The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
+1 |
+5 |
| Contract jobs citing Finance |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Stoke-on-Trent |
6.25% |
12.50% |
7.41% |
| As % of the General category |
22.22% |
16.67% |
14.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£289 |
- |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£316 |
£425 |
£344 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£361 |
£450 |
£388 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-19.83% |
+16.13% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£405 |
£475 |
£431 |
| 90th Percentile |
£432 |
- |
£450 |
| Staffordshire median daily rate |
£723 |
£550 |
£438 |
| % change year-on-year |
+31.36% |
+25.71% |
-7.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£24.22 |
- |
| Staffordshire median hourly rate |
- |
£24.22 |
£37.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-35.41% |
+258.85% |
Finance falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Stoke-on-Trent.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
9 |
12 |
14 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent |
28.13% |
75.00% |
51.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
9 |
8 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
£295 |
£189 |
£250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£306 |
£350 |
£298 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£350 |
£400 |
£300 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.50% |
+33.33% |
-41.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£450 |
£481 |
£395 |
| 90th Percentile |
£494 |
£498 |
£463 |
| Staffordshire median daily rate |
£405 |
£200 |
£369 |
| % change year-on-year |
+102.50% |
-45.77% |
-26.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
4 |
1 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£13.14 |
£10.93 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+20.22% |
+4.59% |
| Staffordshire median hourly rate |
- |
£30.00 |
£15.90 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+88.68% |
-42.18% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Finance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Daily Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Finance.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Stoke-on-Trent
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Stoke-on-Trent over the 6 months to 16 June 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Finance.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:
