Finance Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Financial
UK > UK excluding London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -2 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Finance | 3,934 | 2,676 | 2,683 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 13.90% | 16.67% | 15.60% |
| As % of the General category | 25.86% | 27.54% | 27.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,255 | 1,781 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £308 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £509 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.80% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £588 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £713 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £525 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | -2.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 302 | 83 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.57 | £14.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £15.55 | £23.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £21.50 | £30.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +104.47% | -30.25% | +25.82% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £28.96 | £55.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £57.10 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £43.96 | £27.40 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.44% | -16.97% | +28.35% |
All General Skills
UK excluding London
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 general skills in the UK excluding London.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 15,213 | 9,716 | 9,700 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 53.74% | 60.54% | 56.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,965 | 5,896 | 5,307 |
| 10th Percentile | £256 | £206 | £209 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £360 | £360 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -1.04% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £662 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,488 | 999 | 738 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.35 | £14.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.37 | £15.62 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.72 | £21.10 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.64% | -29.67% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.87 | £40.56 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.25 | £71.80 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.04 | £24.34 | £31.97 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.08% | -23.87% | +7.07% |
Finance Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Finance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Finance Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Finance.
Finance Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Finance Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Finance.
Finance Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Finance Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | 0 | 1,378 | £514 | +9.36% | 1,132 |
| South East | -2 | 749 | £500 | -1.72% | 1,108 |
| North West | -2 | 651 | £500 | +11.11% | 595 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 644 | £517 | +3.43% | 393 |
| Midlands | -3 | 611 | £515 | +8.42% | 614 |
| Scotland | +1 | 549 | £463 | -2.63% | 601 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 454 | £514 | -2.10% | 381 |
| South West | -5 | 336 | £525 | -4.55% | 450 |
| East of England | +3 | 195 | £523 | -5.00% | 392 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 151 | £500 | +19.05% | 233 |
| Wales | +2 | 77 | £525 | +16.67% | 128 |
| North East | -9 | 76 | £575 | +29.21% | 153 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 65 | £463 | -11.90% | 284 |
| Channel Islands | -1 | 5 | £600 | - | 7 |
| South Coast | - | 1 | £450 | - | |
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Finance Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
General
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Skills | 35.0% | 1,375 |
| 2 | Banking | 16.3% | 642 |
| 3 | Analytical Skills | 13.8% | 544 |
| 4 | Organisational Skills | 7.5% | 295 |
| 5 | Public Sector | 7.5% | 294 |
| 6 | Legal | 6.8% | 269 |
| 7 | Influencing Skills | 3.8% | 151 |
| 8 | Retail | 3.8% | 150 |
| 9 | Manufacturing | 2.9% | 115 |
| 10 | Billing | 2.5% | 99 |
| 11 | General Ledger | 2.4% | 94 |
| 12 | Local Government | 2.2% | 86 |
| 13 | Inclusion and Diversity | 2.1% | 84 |
| 14 | Documentation Skills | 2.0% | 79 |
| 15 | Marketing | 1.9% | 74 |
| 16 | Investment Banking | 1.7% | 68 |
| 17 | Financial Institution | 1.7% | 66 |
| 18 | Telecoms | 1.7% | 65 |
| 19 | Presentation Skills | 1.6% | 63 |
| 20 | Aerospace | 1.2% | 47 |