ICAEW Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for ICAEW qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 - 131
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing ICAEW 1 0 11
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.035% - 0.40%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.075% - 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £190
75th Percentile - - £195
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate - - £190

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

ICAEW falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,336 554 1,141
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 46.13% 36.86% 41.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 900 322 599
10th Percentile £300 £300 £213
25th Percentile £394 £425 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £599 £638 £619
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £541 £550
% change year-on-year -3.00% -1.59% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 33 109
10th Percentile £16.65 £17.70 £18.00
25th Percentile £23.52 £32.05 £41.50
Median hourly rate £81.50 £61.50 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +32.53% +5.48% -0.77%
75th Percentile £85.75 £70.00 £70.39
90th Percentile £95.00 £85.64 £87.09
South East median hourly rate £53.25 £56.75 £57.35
% change year-on-year -6.17% -1.05% +4.37%

ICAEW
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ICAEW relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

ICAEW job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

ICAEW
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing ICAEW.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing ICAEW

ICAEW
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 ICAEW within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 15 April 2026. 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 - 1 - -
ICAEW
South East

ICAEW
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Finance Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS 9