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 advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 5 4
Rank change year-on-year -5 -1 +3
Contract jobs citing Finance 295 461 543
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 11.15% 16.24% 15.59%
As % of the General category 20.25% 26.34% 25.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 169 305 364
10th Percentile £213 £308 £250
25th Percentile £350 £419 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £510 £498
Median % change year-on-year -4.41% +2.51% +10.56%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £596
90th Percentile £703 £700 £650
South East median daily rate £504 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.10% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 2 6
10th Percentile £14.50 £25.17 £10.93
25th Percentile £16.38 £30.46 £11.86
Median hourly rate £25.38 £41.03 £31.85
Median % change year-on-year -38.15% +28.81% +27.40%
75th Percentile £48.75 £51.71 £52.88
90th Percentile £68.63 £57.06 £67.38
South East median hourly rate £26.71 £31.65 £32.50
% change year-on-year -15.62% -2.62% +30.00%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,457 1,750 2,110
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 55.09% 61.64% 60.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 786 1,165 1,349
10th Percentile £205 £280 £206
25th Percentile £326 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +2.70%
75th Percentile £588 £610 £575
90th Percentile £675 £700 £648
South East median daily rate £493 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -1.40% - +7.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 41 72
10th Percentile £17.62 £18.50 £10.77
25th Percentile £22.58 £22.00 £12.83
Median hourly rate £47.50 £29.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +63.79% +65.71% -16.86%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £21.62
90th Percentile £75.94 £75.75 £34.75
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -23.08%

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

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

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

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

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 12 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
Berkshire -3 196 £513 -10.87% 111
Buckinghamshire -3 79 £463 - 91
Oxfordshire +7 20 £438 -16.67% 60
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 11 (3.73%) SAS
2 9 (3.05%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.69%) Confluence
4 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.34%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.34%) CICS
Applications
1 35 (11.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (8.47%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (3.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (2.71%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.36%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (2.37%) Oracle EBS
1 7 (2.37%) Oracle EBS R12
1 7 (2.37%) SAP FI
2 6 (2.03%) SAP CO
2 6 (2.03%) SAP FI/CO
2 6 (2.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (2.03%) Unit4 Business World
3 5 (1.69%) Maximo
4 4 (1.36%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (1.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 4 (1.36%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (1.02%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (1.02%) NetSuite
5 3 (1.02%) Oracle Cash Management
5 3 (1.02%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (1.02%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.68%) Avolution ABACUS
6 2 (0.68%) Oracle Assets
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle AGIS
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle Retail
Cloud Services
1 20 (6.78%) Azure
1 20 (6.78%) Power Platform
2 16 (5.42%) Snowflake
3 12 (4.07%) AWS
4 11 (3.73%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (3.39%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (1.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 5 (1.69%) Azure Data Factory
6 5 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
6 5 (1.69%) Entra ID
6 5 (1.69%) Power Automate
7 4 (1.36%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (1.36%) SaaS
8 3 (1.02%) WhatsApp
9 2 (0.68%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.68%) OCI
10 1 (0.34%) GitHub Actions
10 1 (0.34%) PaaS
10 1 (0.34%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.34%) SAP Fieldglass
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.10%) DMZ
2 7 (2.37%) 5G
3 6 (2.03%) Firewall
4 5 (1.69%) Cisco IOS
5 4 (1.36%) Network Security
5 4 (1.36%) VPN
6 3 (1.02%) NX-OS
6 3 (1.02%) WAN
7 2 (0.68%) BGP
7 2 (0.68%) Cisco ASA
7 2 (0.68%) Cisco Firepower
7 2 (0.68%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (0.68%) MPLS
7 2 (0.68%) SSL
8 1 (0.34%) 3G
8 1 (0.34%) 4G
8 1 (0.34%) ATM
8 1 (0.34%) Junos
8 1 (0.34%) LAN
8 1 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.12%) Tableau
2 20 (6.78%) Power BI
3 6 (2.03%) NoSQL
4 5 (1.69%) Crystal Reports
5 4 (1.36%) Big Data
5 4 (1.36%) Oracle Database
6 3 (1.02%) Oracle Exadata
6 3 (1.02%) Power Query
6 3 (1.02%) PowerPivot
7 2 (0.68%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.68%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.68%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 2 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.68%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.68%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.34%) DB2
8 1 (0.34%) OLTP
8 1 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 12 (4.07%) JIRA
2 6 (2.03%) Git
3 2 (0.68%) Selenium
4 1 (0.34%) Appium
4 1 (0.34%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.34%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.34%) JMeter
4 1 (0.34%) JUnit
4 1 (0.34%) MLflow
4 1 (0.34%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.34%) TestNG
4 1 (0.34%) TestRail
General
1 54 (18.31%) Social Skills
2 51 (17.29%) Analytical Skills
3 46 (15.59%) Telecoms
4 42 (14.24%) Legal
5 36 (12.20%) Banking
6 19 (6.44%) Presentation Skills
7 17 (5.76%) Public Sector
8 16 (5.42%) Manufacturing
8 16 (5.42%) Retail
9 15 (5.08%) Marketing
10 12 (4.07%) Law
11 9 (3.05%) Billing
11 9 (3.05%) Electronics
12 7 (2.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
12 7 (2.37%) Wholesale Banking
13 6 (2.03%) Pharmaceutical
14 5 (1.69%) Corporate Banking
14 5 (1.69%) General Ledger
14 5 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 75 (25.42%) Analyst
2 31 (10.51%) Lead
3 30 (10.17%) Senior
4 28 (9.49%) Project Manager
5 23 (7.80%) Financial Analyst
6 22 (7.46%) Network Engineer
7 19 (6.44%) Consultant
7 19 (6.44%) Data Analyst
8 18 (6.10%) Developer
8 18 (6.10%) Senior Network Engineer
9 13 (4.41%) Architect
9 13 (4.41%) Telecoms Manager
10 11 (3.73%) Functional Consultant
11 10 (3.39%) Business Analyst
11 10 (3.39%) Coordinator
12 9 (3.05%) Operations Manager
12 9 (3.05%) Programme Manager
13 8 (2.71%) Finance Manager
13 8 (2.71%) Senior Manager
13 8 (2.71%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.69%) React
2 2 (0.68%) Flash
2 2 (0.68%) REST
3 1 (0.34%) .NET
3 1 (0.34%) ADO
3 1 (0.34%) Jest
3 1 (0.34%) JSON
3 1 (0.34%) MDX
3 1 (0.34%) NgRx
3 1 (0.34%) NumPy
3 1 (0.34%) OAuth
3 1 (0.34%) OpenID
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.34%) Pandas
3 1 (0.34%) Playwright
3 1 (0.34%) PySpark
3 1 (0.34%) RxJS
3 1 (0.34%) Spring
3 1 (0.34%) Spring Boot
3 1 (0.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (8.47%) Credit Risk
2 13 (4.41%) Product Ownership
3 9 (3.05%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.37%) Data Centre
4 7 (2.37%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (2.03%) Mainframe
5 6 (2.03%) Video Conferencing
6 5 (1.69%) PMI
7 4 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.02%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.02%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.68%) Blackberry
9 2 (0.68%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.68%) FMCG
9 2 (0.68%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.68%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.68%) NHS
9 2 (0.68%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.34%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.34%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.71%) Windows
2 6 (2.03%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.36%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.02%) Linux
5 2 (0.68%) Mac OS X
5 2 (0.68%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (18.98%) Project Management
2 40 (13.56%) Migration
3 39 (13.22%) Project Delivery
4 37 (12.54%) Problem-Solving
5 36 (12.20%) Stakeholder Management
6 34 (11.53%) Analytics
7 30 (10.17%) Business Intelligence
8 28 (9.49%) Agile
9 24 (8.14%) Decision-Making
10 23 (7.80%) Logistics
11 22 (7.46%) ERP
11 22 (7.46%) Roadmaps
12 20 (6.78%) Dashboard Development
12 20 (6.78%) PRINCE2
13 19 (6.44%) DevOps
14 18 (6.10%) Change Management
14 18 (6.10%) Procure-to-Pay
14 18 (6.10%) Programme Management
15 17 (5.76%) B2B
15 17 (5.76%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (8.47%) SQL
2 10 (3.39%) Python
3 4 (1.36%) Java
4 2 (0.68%) C#
4 2 (0.68%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.34%) COBOL
5 1 (0.34%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.34%) JCL
5 1 (0.34%) R
5 1 (0.34%) Scala
5 1 (0.34%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 38 (12.88%) Degree
2 23 (7.80%) Cisco Certification
3 19 (6.44%) Security Cleared
4 13 (4.41%) ACCA
4 13 (4.41%) SC Cleared
5 11 (3.73%) ICAEW
6 10 (3.39%) CIMA
6 10 (3.39%) DV Cleared
7 9 (3.05%) PMI Certification
8 6 (2.03%) CCNP
8 6 (2.03%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 5 (1.69%) PMP
9 5 (1.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 3 (1.02%) APMP
10 3 (1.02%) ISEB
10 3 (1.02%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.68%) PgMP
11 2 (0.68%) RIBA
12 1 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.34%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (7.12%) PMO
2 14 (4.75%) IFRS
3 12 (4.07%) QA
4 9 (3.05%) GAAP
5 6 (2.03%) SLA
6 5 (1.69%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.69%) IFRS 9
7 4 (1.36%) Data Quality
7 4 (1.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (1.02%) GDPR
9 2 (0.68%) ITGC
10 1 (0.34%) FATCA
10 1 (0.34%) MiFID
10 1 (0.34%) P3O
System Software
1 6 (2.03%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (2.03%) AirWatch
2 4 (1.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.02%) Ansible
3 3 (1.02%) Netcool
3 3 (1.02%) Terraform
4 2 (0.68%) Endace
4 2 (0.68%) HP Quality Center
4 2 (0.68%) Nessus
4 2 (0.68%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 38 (12.88%) Microsoft
2 31 (10.51%) Cisco
3 24 (8.14%) SAP
4 22 (7.46%) CheckPoint
5 21 (7.12%) Oracle
6 18 (6.10%) Alteryx
7 17 (5.76%) Arista
8 8 (2.71%) ServiceNow
9 7 (2.37%) HP
9 7 (2.37%) MicroStrategy
10 6 (2.03%) Apple
10 6 (2.03%) F5
10 6 (2.03%) Juniper
11 5 (1.69%) Concur
11 5 (1.69%) IFS
11 5 (1.69%) Planview
11 5 (1.69%) Reuters
11 5 (1.69%) Salesforce
12 4 (1.36%) IBM
12 4 (1.36%) Workday