Finance Contracts in the South East

Financial
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -4 0 +4
Contract jobs citing Finance 646 866 1,218
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 11.72% 15.22% 15.81%
As % of the General category 23.28% 26.00% 28.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 387 607 884
10th Percentile £205 £213 £272
25th Percentile £361 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £614 £650 £612
90th Percentile £733 £749 £675
England median daily rate £590 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -1.67% +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 14 8
10th Percentile £16.50 £21.80 £12.50
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.16 £27.71
Median hourly rate £26.73 £31.65 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.55% -2.62% +30.00%
75th Percentile £51.50 £71.56 £52.63
90th Percentile £70.04 £75.00 £61.63
England median hourly rate £26.97 £25.71 £33.00
% change year-on-year +4.90% -22.09% +48.51%

All General Skills
South East

Finance is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,775 3,331 4,225
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 50.33% 58.54% 54.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,532 2,270 2,781
10th Percentile £205 £240 £211
25th Percentile £356 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.11%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £721 £663
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 329 169 215
10th Percentile £12.86 £18.23 £12.31
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.38 £15.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -21.57%
75th Percentile £61.30 £63.00 £32.29
90th Percentile £70.04 £73.72 £48.75
England median hourly rate £30.50 £32.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -6.15% +51.16% -4.17%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the South East

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Finance in the South East

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the South East over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in the South East

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Finance in the South East

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the South East over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in the South East

Finance
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the South East region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
Thames Valley -5 294 £500 -1.96% 256
Berkshire -3 196 £513 -10.09% 102
Hampshire +3 127 £575 - 130
Surrey +4 102 £513 -6.82% 107
Buckinghamshire -2 79 £463 - 92
West Sussex +1 58 £515 +6.30% 25
Kent -1 34 £240 -43.53% 66
Oxfordshire +5 19 £425 -19.05% 62
East Sussex -8 5 £600 +9.09% 41
Sussex - 4 £418 - 3
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (1.86%) Confluence
1 12 (1.86%) SAS
2 10 (1.55%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.93%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.31%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.31%) CICS
5 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.31%) GemFire
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.15%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 43 (6.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (2.32%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.24%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.15%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (2.48%) Oracle EBS
2 15 (2.32%) SAP S/4HANA
3 14 (2.17%) SAP Hybris
4 10 (1.55%) SAP PSCD
5 9 (1.39%) SAP FI
6 8 (1.24%) SAP BRIM
6 8 (1.24%) SAP CO
6 8 (1.24%) SAP HR
7 7 (1.08%) Oracle EBS R12
7 7 (1.08%) SAP FI/CO
8 6 (0.93%) Unit4 Business World
9 5 (0.77%) Maximo
9 5 (0.77%) Oracle Payables
9 5 (0.77%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 5 (0.77%) Oracle Receivables
10 4 (0.62%) Infor SunSystems
11 3 (0.46%) Dynamics AX
11 3 (0.46%) NetSuite
11 3 (0.46%) Oracle Cash Management
11 3 (0.46%) Oracle General Ledger
Cloud Services
1 52 (8.05%) Azure
2 50 (7.74%) Power Platform
3 25 (3.87%) AWS
4 22 (3.41%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (2.79%) Dynamics 365
5 18 (2.79%) Snowflake
6 15 (2.32%) SAP Commerce Cloud
7 13 (2.01%) Microsoft 365
8 11 (1.70%) Power Automate
9 9 (1.39%) SaaS
9 9 (1.39%) SuccessFactors
10 8 (1.24%) Boomi
10 8 (1.24%) PowerApps
11 6 (0.93%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 6 (0.93%) Azure Data Factory
11 6 (0.93%) Azure Logic Apps
11 6 (0.93%) Entra ID
12 5 (0.77%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (0.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 5 (0.77%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 32 (4.95%) WAN
2 26 (4.02%) DMZ
3 25 (3.87%) BGP
3 25 (3.87%) Cisco Firepower
3 25 (3.87%) MPLS
3 25 (3.87%) SSL
4 17 (2.63%) Firewall
5 12 (1.86%) VPN
6 7 (1.08%) 5G
6 7 (1.08%) LAN
7 6 (0.93%) Cisco IOS
7 6 (0.93%) Network Security
8 5 (0.77%) Cisco ASA
9 4 (0.62%) Internet
9 4 (0.62%) Wireless
10 3 (0.46%) Junos
10 3 (0.46%) NetScaler
10 3 (0.46%) NX-OS
10 3 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.46%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (6.66%) Power BI
2 25 (3.87%) Tableau
3 10 (1.55%) Data Lake
4 8 (1.24%) Electronic Patient Records
4 8 (1.24%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (0.77%) BusinessObjects
6 5 (0.77%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (0.77%) Oracle Reports
6 5 (0.77%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.62%) Big Data
7 4 (0.62%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.62%) MS Access
7 4 (0.62%) Oracle Database
7 4 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.46%) Oracle Exadata
8 3 (0.46%) Power Query
8 3 (0.46%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 29 (4.49%) JIRA
2 10 (1.55%) Git
3 7 (1.08%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.31%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.15%) Android Studio
5 1 (0.15%) Appium
5 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.15%) JMeter
5 1 (0.15%) JUnit
5 1 (0.15%) MLflow
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.15%) Selenium
5 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.15%) Subversion
5 1 (0.15%) TestNG
General
1 142 (21.98%) Social Skills
2 86 (13.31%) Telecoms
3 82 (12.69%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (11.15%) Public Sector
5 69 (10.68%) Manufacturing
6 65 (10.06%) Marketing
7 62 (9.60%) Legal
8 61 (9.44%) Banking
9 42 (6.50%) Electronics
10 38 (5.88%) Retail
11 34 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
12 22 (3.41%) Billing
13 20 (3.10%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (1.86%) Law
14 12 (1.86%) Local Government
14 12 (1.86%) Organisational Skills
15 8 (1.24%) Automotive
15 8 (1.24%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.24%) Financial Institution
16 7 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 129 (19.97%) Analyst
2 86 (13.31%) Project Manager
3 72 (11.15%) Senior
4 65 (10.06%) Lead
5 51 (7.89%) Architect
6 47 (7.28%) Consultant
7 39 (6.04%) Developer
8 37 (5.73%) Network Engineer
9 30 (4.64%) Data Analyst
10 28 (4.33%) Network Architect
11 27 (4.18%) SAP Consultant
12 26 (4.02%) Senior Network Engineer
13 24 (3.72%) Financial Analyst
14 23 (3.56%) Business Analyst
15 21 (3.25%) Support Engineer
16 20 (3.10%) Functional Consultant
17 18 (2.79%) Desktop Engineer
17 18 (2.79%) Desktop Support
17 18 (2.79%) Desktop Support Engineer
17 18 (2.79%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.55%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (1.24%) .NET
2 8 (1.24%) JSON
3 6 (0.93%) Kafka
3 6 (0.93%) REST
3 6 (0.93%) Spring
3 6 (0.93%) XML
4 5 (0.77%) ADO
4 5 (0.77%) React
5 4 (0.62%) RESTful
6 3 (0.46%) SAP Fiori
6 3 (0.46%) Web Services
7 2 (0.31%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.31%) Blazor
7 2 (0.31%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.31%) Flash
7 2 (0.31%) Node.js
7 2 (0.31%) Spring Boot
8 1 (0.15%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.15%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 37 (5.73%) NHS
2 26 (4.02%) Management Information System
3 25 (3.87%) Credit Risk
4 23 (3.56%) Product Ownership
5 14 (2.17%) Data Centre
6 8 (1.24%) LIMS
7 7 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (1.08%) Mainframe
7 7 (1.08%) Onboarding
7 7 (1.08%) Video Conferencing
7 7 (1.08%) Virtual Team
8 5 (0.77%) CMDB
8 5 (0.77%) PMI
8 5 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (0.62%) e-Health
10 3 (0.46%) Cloud Native
10 3 (0.46%) Enterprise Software
10 3 (0.46%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (0.46%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (0.46%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 39 (6.04%) Windows
2 23 (3.56%) Windows 10
3 15 (2.32%) Unix
4 10 (1.55%) Linux
5 4 (0.62%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.46%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.31%) Mac OS X
7 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.15%) Android
8 1 (0.15%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.15%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (17.80%) Project Management
2 88 (13.62%) Business Intelligence
3 86 (13.31%) Agile
4 84 (13.00%) Migration
5 75 (11.61%) Stakeholder Management
6 70 (10.84%) Project Delivery
7 69 (10.68%) Programme Management
8 63 (9.75%) Problem-Solving
9 58 (8.98%) ERP
10 50 (7.74%) Analytics
11 45 (6.97%) DevOps
11 45 (6.97%) Digital Marketing
12 44 (6.81%) Decision-Making
12 44 (6.81%) Roadmaps
13 42 (6.50%) Continuous Improvement
14 39 (6.04%) Logistics
15 37 (5.73%) ITIL
15 37 (5.73%) PRINCE2
16 35 (5.42%) Customer Requirements
17 34 (5.26%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 42 (6.50%) SQL
2 18 (2.79%) Python
3 13 (2.01%) C#
4 10 (1.55%) Java
5 8 (1.24%) T-SQL
6 6 (0.93%) ABAP
7 5 (0.77%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.77%) X++
8 3 (0.46%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.46%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.31%) COBOL
9 2 (0.31%) Go
10 1 (0.15%) CLIST
10 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.15%) Groovy
10 1 (0.15%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.15%) R
10 1 (0.15%) Scala
10 1 (0.15%) SELCOPY
10 1 (0.15%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 72 (11.15%) Degree
2 69 (10.68%) Security Cleared
3 36 (5.57%) SC Cleared
4 34 (5.26%) Cisco Certification
5 24 (3.72%) ACCA
6 20 (3.10%) CIMA
7 17 (2.63%) DV Cleared
8 11 (1.70%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (1.70%) ICAEW
8 11 (1.70%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.70%) PMP
9 10 (1.55%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.39%) CCNP
10 9 (1.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 7 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.08%) ITIL Certification
12 5 (0.77%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 4 (0.62%) APMP
13 4 (0.62%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (6.50%) PMO
2 20 (3.10%) IFRS
3 16 (2.48%) QA
4 14 (2.17%) SLA
5 12 (1.86%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.55%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.39%) GAAP
8 8 (1.24%) HL7
8 8 (1.24%) PCI DSS
9 5 (0.77%) GDPR
9 5 (0.77%) IFRS 9
9 5 (0.77%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.31%) ITGC
12 1 (0.15%) COBIT
12 1 (0.15%) FATCA
12 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 1 (0.15%) MiFID
12 1 (0.15%) P3O
System Software
1 12 (1.86%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.31%) Docker
2 2 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.15%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.15%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (3.87%) Endace
2 8 (1.24%) Terraform
3 6 (0.93%) AirWatch
3 6 (0.93%) Ansible
4 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.46%) IBM BigFix
5 3 (0.46%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.46%) Nessus
5 3 (0.46%) Netcool
5 3 (0.46%) Tivoli
6 2 (0.31%) HP Quality Center
6 2 (0.31%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.31%) Rundeck
6 2 (0.31%) SCCM
6 2 (0.31%) WSUS
Vendors
1 131 (20.28%) SAP
2 70 (10.84%) Cisco
3 66 (10.22%) Microsoft
4 39 (6.04%) Oracle
5 33 (5.11%) F5
6 31 (4.80%) Juniper
7 30 (4.64%) CheckPoint
8 25 (3.87%) Arista
9 22 (3.41%) Alteryx
10 19 (2.94%) ServiceNow
11 13 (2.01%) IFS
12 10 (1.55%) Apple
12 10 (1.55%) Sun
13 9 (1.39%) Concur
13 9 (1.39%) Dell
14 7 (1.08%) HP
14 7 (1.08%) MicroStrategy
15 6 (0.93%) Adobe
15 6 (0.93%) IBM
15 6 (0.93%) Salesforce