Financial Controller Contracts in the Thames Valley

Financial Controller
South East > Thames Valley

The median Financial Controller daily rate in the Thames Valley is £555, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 119 -
Rank change year-on-year +9 - -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Financial Controller 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.12% 0.089% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.097% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £551 - -
25th Percentile £553 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 - -
75th Percentile £558 - -
90th Percentile £559 - -
South East median daily rate £555 £500 -
% change year-on-year +11.00% - -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,527 2,059 2,654
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.55% 91.43% 95.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 925 1,181 1,805
10th Percentile £270 £263 £263
25th Percentile £400 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £510
Median % change year-on-year -2.19% +0.23% +2.00%
75th Percentile £600 £619 £615
90th Percentile £688 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £515 £500
% change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 117 92
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.69 £16.25
25th Percentile £15.13 £22.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £58.30 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -56.86% +20.45% +145.06%
75th Percentile £60.43 £70.39 £66.00
90th Percentile £86.83 £88.50 £74.74
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.15% +14.70% +122.22%

Financial Controller
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Financial Controller in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Financial Controller in the Thames Valley

Financial Controller
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Controller job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Controller job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Financial Controller
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Financial Controller job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Financial Controller job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Financial Controller
DemandTrendContract 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 Financial Controller within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 24 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Buckinghamshire - 2 £555 -
Financial Controller
South East

Financial Controller Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 24 August 2025, Financial Controller contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring Financial Controller in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Stress Testing
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) ACCA
2 1 (50.00%) CIMA
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management

Financial Controller Skill Set
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Stress Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ACCA
1 1 (50.00%) CIMA
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared