Financial Controller Contract Job Trends in the South West

Financial Controller
England > South West

As of 24 October 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Financial Controller daily rate in the South West.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Controller 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £575 £580 £425
% change year-on-year -0.86% +36.47% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the South West with a recognized job title 1,818 2,275 3,002
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.07% 92.44% 95.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,028 1,357 2,014
10th Percentile £223 £225 £300
25th Percentile £375 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% +2.38%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £640
90th Percentile £725 £701 £713
England median daily rate £512 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.57% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 240 213 307
10th Percentile £14.36 £12.89 £17.72
25th Percentile £18.22 £33.00 £44.63
Median hourly rate £25.15 £65.50 £57.33
Median % change year-on-year -61.60% +14.25% -4.45%
75th Percentile £63.75 £71.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £45.55
% change year-on-year -40.82% -6.69% +57.49%

Financial Controller
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Financial Controller' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Financial Controller job vacancy trend in the South West

Financial Controller
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Controller job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Controller job vacancies in the South West

Financial Controller
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Financial Controller job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Financial Controller job vacancies in the South West

Financial Controller
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Controller within the South West region over the 6 months to 24 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol - 2 - -
Wiltshire - 1 - -
Financial Controller
England

Financial Controller Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 24 October 2025, Financial Controller contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South West region featuring Financial Controller in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ACCA
1 3 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 3 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 3 (100.00%) GAAP
1 3 (100.00%) IFRS
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) SaaS
2 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management

Financial Controller Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 3 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Due Diligence
2 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Regulatory Compliance
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) GAAP
1 3 (100.00%) IFRS
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft