Finance Contract Job Trends in Sussex

Financial
South East > Sussex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Sussex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 3 3
Rank change year-on-year -6 0 0
Contract jobs citing Finance 1 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Sussex 5.26% 16.67% 25.00%
As % of the General category 8.33% 25.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £466 £410
Median % change year-on-year - +13.72% -45.33%
South East median daily rate £513 £531 £518
% change year-on-year -3.53% +2.52% -2.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £21.25 - -
South East median hourly rate £21.25 £41.25 £25.50
% change year-on-year -48.48% +61.80% +13.31%

All General Skills
Sussex

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 common skills in Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 12 12 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sussex 63.16% 66.67% 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 1
10th Percentile £288 £386 -
25th Percentile £325 £394 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £466 £410
Median % change year-on-year -14.21% +13.72% -34.40%
75th Percentile £475 £506 -
90th Percentile £513 £518 -
South East median daily rate £480 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.50 £51.25 -
Median hourly rate £13.00 £52.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -75.24% - -
75th Percentile £13.50 £53.75 -
90th Percentile £17.43 - -
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £42.50 £50.53
% change year-on-year -51.08% -15.89% +58.34%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Finance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sussex.

Finance job vacancy trend in Sussex

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sussex citing Finance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sussex citing Finance

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Sussex citing Finance.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Sussex citing Finance

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sussex 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Broadband
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Officer
1 1 (100.00%) Project Support Officer
1 1 (100.00%) Support Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) HND