Finance Contracts in the Thames Valley

Financial
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 11 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 -6 -1
Contract jobs citing Finance 205 290 487
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 13.57% 10.80% 16.62%
As % of the General category 21.29% 19.53% 26.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 166 325
10th Percentile £294 £213 £320
25th Percentile £450 £350 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -1.96% +3.87%
75th Percentile £675 £600 £638
90th Percentile £700 £720 £704
South East median daily rate £517 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +1.95% -3.33% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 10 2
10th Percentile £15.76 £16.65 £25.17
25th Percentile £19.91 £19.84 £30.46
Median hourly rate £57.50 £28.50 £41.03
Median % change year-on-year +101.75% -30.53% -17.95%
75th Percentile £70.00 £61.25 £51.71
90th Percentile £80.23 £68.89 £57.06
South East median hourly rate £63.75 £26.73 £40.00
% change year-on-year +138.50% -33.18% +23.08%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 963 1,485 1,831
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 63.73% 55.29% 62.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 584 787 1,231
10th Percentile £265 £205 £303
25th Percentile £409 £325 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £502 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.68% -5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £613 £588 £601
90th Percentile £700 £675 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £488 £500
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 137 41
10th Percentile - £17.86 £18.50
25th Percentile £14.20 £22.61 £22.50
Median hourly rate £26.38 £48.40 £32.30
Median % change year-on-year -45.50% +49.85% +84.57%
75th Percentile £61.37 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.71 £75.24 £75.75
South East median hourly rate £23.34 £45.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -48.13% -5.26% +137.50%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Finance in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Finance in the Thames Valley

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Berkshire +4 157 £600 +17.07% 186
Buckinghamshire 0 38 £496 +4.47% 101
Oxfordshire -2 12 £625 +47.06% 110
Finance
South East

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 5 (2.44%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.46%) SAS
3 1 (0.49%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (4.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (4.39%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (3.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.95%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.46%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 20 (9.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (4.88%) Oracle EBS
2 10 (4.88%) Oracle EBS R12
2 10 (4.88%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 4 (1.95%) Maximo
3 4 (1.95%) Oracle ASCP
3 4 (1.95%) Oracle Financials
4 3 (1.46%) Oracle Retail
4 3 (1.46%) SAP ERP
4 3 (1.46%) SAP GRC
4 3 (1.46%) SAP MDG
5 2 (0.98%) Avolution ABACUS
5 2 (0.98%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.98%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.98%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.98%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.98%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.98%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.49%) Primavera
6 1 (0.49%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 28 (13.66%) Azure
2 17 (8.29%) AWS
3 12 (5.85%) Power Platform
4 11 (5.37%) Azure DevOps
5 6 (2.93%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (2.44%) GitHub
6 5 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (1.46%) Azure Data Factory
7 3 (1.46%) GCP
8 2 (0.98%) Azure AKS
8 2 (0.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 2 (0.98%) Entra ID
8 2 (0.98%) PaaS
8 2 (0.98%) PowerApps
8 2 (0.98%) SaaS
8 2 (0.98%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.49%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.49%) Figma
9 1 (0.49%) OCI
9 1 (0.49%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.46%) Network Security
2 2 (0.98%) iSCSI
2 2 (0.98%) NGFW
2 2 (0.98%) SSL
2 2 (0.98%) Wireless
3 1 (0.49%) Broadband
3 1 (0.49%) Cisco Firepower
3 1 (0.49%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (0.49%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (0.49%) Junos
3 1 (0.49%) LAN
3 1 (0.49%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (0.49%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.90%) Power BI
2 7 (3.41%) Big Data
3 5 (2.44%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.95%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (1.46%) MySQL
6 2 (0.98%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.98%) IBM InfoSphere
6 2 (0.98%) OLAP
6 2 (0.98%) Oracle OLAP
6 2 (0.98%) Tableau
7 1 (0.49%) DocumentDB
7 1 (0.49%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.49%) Impala
7 1 (0.49%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.49%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.49%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.49%) SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
1 12 (5.85%) Git
2 5 (2.44%) Jenkins
2 5 (2.44%) Selenium
3 4 (1.95%) JIRA
4 3 (1.46%) Postman
4 3 (1.46%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.98%) ERwin
6 1 (0.49%) Axure RP
6 1 (0.49%) GitLab
6 1 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.49%) WebDriver
General
1 59 (28.78%) Social Skills
2 56 (27.32%) Telecoms
3 48 (23.41%) Manufacturing
4 45 (21.95%) Analytical Skills
5 44 (21.46%) Marketing
6 42 (20.49%) Public Sector
7 36 (17.56%) Electronics
8 18 (8.78%) Organisational Skills
9 16 (7.80%) Retail
10 9 (4.39%) Legal
11 7 (3.41%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (2.93%) Automotive
13 5 (2.44%) Banking
14 4 (1.95%) Agriculture
14 4 (1.95%) General Ledger
14 4 (1.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (1.95%) Presentation Skills
15 3 (1.46%) Billing
15 3 (1.46%) Local Government
16 2 (0.98%) Law
Job Titles
1 32 (15.61%) Architect
2 24 (11.71%) Consultant
3 23 (11.22%) Analyst
3 23 (11.22%) Project Manager
4 21 (10.24%) Active Directory Architect
5 12 (5.85%) Senior
6 11 (5.37%) Functional Consultant
7 10 (4.88%) Oracle Consultant
7 10 (4.88%) Oracle Functional Consultant
8 8 (3.90%) Administrator
8 8 (3.90%) Azure Engineer
8 8 (3.90%) Lead
8 8 (3.90%) SAP Manager
9 7 (3.41%) Business Analyst
9 7 (3.41%) Finance Manager
9 7 (3.41%) Senior Manager
10 6 (2.93%) IT Manager
10 6 (2.93%) SAP Project Manager
11 5 (2.44%) Data Analyst
11 5 (2.44%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.46%) .NET
1 3 (1.46%) ADO
1 3 (1.46%) Gherkin
1 3 (1.46%) PySpark
1 3 (1.46%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (0.98%) .NET Core
2 2 (0.98%) SAML
2 2 (0.98%) YAML
3 1 (0.49%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.49%) ASP.NET Web API
3 1 (0.49%) CSS
3 1 (0.49%) Django
3 1 (0.49%) Entity Framework
3 1 (0.49%) HTML
3 1 (0.49%) iXBRL
3 1 (0.49%) NHibernate
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.49%) REST
3 1 (0.49%) RESTful
3 1 (0.49%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.37%) Life Science
2 10 (4.88%) Renewable Energy
3 9 (4.39%) Data Centre
4 8 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (3.41%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.93%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.95%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.98%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.98%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.98%) PMI
9 2 (0.98%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.49%) Augmented Reality
10 1 (0.49%) CMDB
10 1 (0.49%) Credit Risk
10 1 (0.49%) FMCG
10 1 (0.49%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.49%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.49%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 33 (16.10%) Windows
2 7 (3.41%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.44%) Linux
3 5 (2.44%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.49%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (26.34%) Agile
2 44 (21.46%) Programme Management
3 43 (20.98%) Business Intelligence
4 40 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
5 36 (17.56%) Digital Marketing
6 31 (15.12%) Project Management
7 30 (14.63%) Project Delivery
7 30 (14.63%) Stakeholder Management
8 25 (12.20%) Test Automation
9 24 (11.71%) Identity Access Management
9 24 (11.71%) Migration
10 21 (10.24%) Change Management
11 18 (8.78%) PRINCE2
11 18 (8.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 17 (8.29%) DevOps
13 13 (6.34%) ERP
13 13 (6.34%) Roadmaps
14 12 (5.85%) ITIL
14 12 (5.85%) Risk Management
15 11 (5.37%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 30 (14.63%) PowerShell
2 11 (5.37%) Python
2 11 (5.37%) SQL
3 4 (1.95%) Bash
4 3 (1.46%) C#
5 2 (0.98%) Bicep
6 1 (0.49%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.49%) VB
6 1 (0.49%) X++
Qualifications
1 51 (24.88%) Security Cleared
2 31 (15.12%) DV Cleared
3 24 (11.71%) SC Cleared
4 16 (7.80%) ACCA
5 13 (6.34%) CIMA
6 12 (5.85%) Degree
7 7 (3.41%) PMI Certification
8 5 (2.44%) PMP
9 3 (1.46%) APMG
9 3 (1.46%) APMP
9 3 (1.46%) ISEB
10 2 (0.98%) BC Cleared
10 2 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.98%) CISM
10 2 (0.98%) CISSP
10 2 (0.98%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.98%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.98%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 1 (0.49%) CCAB
11 1 (0.49%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.88%) PMO
2 9 (4.39%) QA
3 7 (3.41%) GDPR
4 5 (2.44%) IFRS
5 4 (1.95%) PMBOK
5 4 (1.95%) SLA
6 3 (1.46%) GRC
7 2 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.98%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.98%) P3O
7 2 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.49%) COBIT
8 1 (0.49%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.49%) IFRS 9
8 1 (0.49%) NIST
System Software
1 25 (12.20%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.98%) NFS
3 2 (0.98%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.98%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.49%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (2.93%) Ansible
1 6 (2.93%) Terraform
2 3 (1.46%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.98%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (0.98%) vRealize
3 2 (0.98%) vRealize Orchestrator
4 1 (0.49%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.49%) SCCM
Vendors
1 66 (32.20%) SAP
2 27 (13.17%) Microsoft
3 22 (10.73%) Oracle
4 10 (4.88%) Databricks
5 4 (1.95%) Dynatrace
5 4 (1.95%) IFS
5 4 (1.95%) VMware
6 3 (1.46%) Ariba
6 3 (1.46%) HP
6 3 (1.46%) IBM
6 3 (1.46%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.46%) Splunk
7 2 (0.98%) Cisco
7 2 (0.98%) Dell
7 2 (0.98%) Sparx
7 2 (0.98%) Virgin Media
7 2 (0.98%) Workday
8 1 (0.49%) Adobe
8 1 (0.49%) Citrix
8 1 (0.49%) Zscaler