Billing Contract Job Trends

Billing
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Billing in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Billing over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 383 368 366
Rank change year-on-year -15 -2 -3
Contract jobs citing Billing 318 194 213
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.59% 0.59% 0.55%
As % of the General category 1.08% 0.93% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 169 123 135
10th Percentile £400 £300 £267
25th Percentile £468 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -3.51%
75th Percentile £638 £588 £600
90th Percentile £767 £700 £654
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +15.76% -15.00% -3.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 5 10
10th Percentile £13.45 £18.16 -
25th Percentile £13.70 £19.91 £14.50
Median hourly rate £16.50 £28.50 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year -42.11% -10.94% -82.22%
75th Percentile £25.00 £57.50 £74.69
90th Percentile £42.38 £61.25 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.98 £19.91 £21.50
% change year-on-year -19.76% -7.40% +62.08%

All General Skills
UK

Billing 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 29,505 20,771 22,278
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 55.01% 63.48% 57.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,438 12,920 13,838
10th Percentile £313 £275 £288
25th Percentile £415 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £650
90th Percentile £738 £745 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £494
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.89% -1.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,281 1,174 1,263
10th Percentile £13.81 £13.46 £14.06
25th Percentile £17.11 £16.17 £16.80
Median hourly rate £31.50 £25.15 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +25.25% -28.87% +27.47%
75th Percentile £56.00 £50.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £69.90 £70.36
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.00 £22.14 £35.00
% change year-on-year +44.53% -36.74% +34.62%

Billing
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Billing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Billing job vacancy trend in the UK

Billing
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Billing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Billing

Billing
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Billing over the 6 months to 26 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Billing in the UK

Billing
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Billing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Billing

Billing
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Billing over the 6 months to 26 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Billing in the UK

Billing
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Billing within the UK over the 6 months to 26 August 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
England -45 249 £537 +19.33% 152
London -42 130 £575 +17.95% 69
Work from Home +1 124 £500 +2.56% 72
UK excluding London -39 121 £492 +15.76% 87
South East -57 49 £470 +4.44% 27
North of England -60 25 £492 +14.69% 28
Midlands -36 21 £488 +36.84% 14
West Midlands -47 16 £473 +32.63% 7
North West -43 14 £600 -7.69% 19
Scotland - 11 £525 - 1
Yorkshire -33 10 £461 +50.63% 6
South West -51 8 £500 +17.65% 10
East of England -20 7 £581 +66.07% 5
East Midlands - 3 £550 - 7
Northern Ireland 0 1 - -
Wales -14 1 £475 -13.64% 3
North East - 1 - - 3

Billing
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.20%) Confluence
2 5 (1.57%) Anypoint
3 4 (1.26%) Apache
3 4 (1.26%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.63%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.31%) Mendix
5 1 (0.31%) Mule
5 1 (0.31%) NetWeaver
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.31%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 17 (5.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.57%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.63%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.63%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 49 (15.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 42 (13.21%) SAP BRIM
3 26 (8.18%) SAP FI
4 23 (7.23%) SAP FI-CA
4 23 (7.23%) SAP SD
5 22 (6.92%) SAP PSCD
6 17 (5.35%) NetSuite
7 13 (4.09%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 11 (3.46%) Oracle Receivables
9 10 (3.14%) Oracle Payables
10 8 (2.52%) SAP Hybris
11 7 (2.20%) Dynamics CRM
12 6 (1.89%) Oracle ERP
12 6 (1.89%) SAP Convergent Charging
13 5 (1.57%) Sage X3
14 4 (1.26%) Salesforce CRM
14 4 (1.26%) SAP CO
14 4 (1.26%) SAP ERP
15 3 (0.94%) Cloudability
15 3 (0.94%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 49 (15.41%) Azure
2 34 (10.69%) AWS
3 26 (8.18%) GCP
4 22 (6.92%) SaaS
5 16 (5.03%) Dynamics 365
5 16 (5.03%) Power Platform
6 13 (4.09%) Serverless
7 11 (3.46%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 10 (3.14%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (2.52%) GitHub
9 8 (2.52%) GitHub Actions
9 8 (2.52%) OCI
10 7 (2.20%) Snowflake
11 6 (1.89%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 6 (1.89%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 5 (1.57%) Amazon S3
12 5 (1.57%) Cloud Functions
12 5 (1.57%) Fivetran
12 5 (1.57%) SuccessFactors
13 4 (1.26%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.83%) WAN
2 5 (1.57%) Broadband
2 5 (1.57%) SD-WAN
3 4 (1.26%) HTTP
4 3 (0.94%) 5G
4 3 (0.94%) Internet
4 3 (0.94%) LAN
4 3 (0.94%) MPLS
4 3 (0.94%) Network Security
4 3 (0.94%) SMS
5 2 (0.63%) 4G
5 2 (0.63%) Multicast
5 2 (0.63%) NaaS
5 2 (0.63%) Radio Access Network
5 2 (0.63%) VoLTE
5 2 (0.63%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.83%) BigQuery
1 9 (2.83%) Power BI
2 8 (2.52%) Amazon Redshift
2 8 (2.52%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.89%) NoSQL
4 5 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (1.57%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.26%) Delta Lake
6 3 (0.94%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.94%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.94%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.63%) Apache Cassandra
7 2 (0.63%) Elasticsearch
7 2 (0.63%) Flink
7 2 (0.63%) InfluxDB
7 2 (0.63%) Looker
7 2 (0.63%) Metadata
7 2 (0.63%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.63%) MySQL
7 2 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 15 (4.72%) JIRA
2 6 (1.89%) Git
3 4 (1.26%) RStudio
4 2 (0.63%) JMeter
4 2 (0.63%) LoadRunner
4 2 (0.63%) NeoLoad
4 2 (0.63%) Oracle APEX
4 2 (0.63%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.31%) GitLab
5 1 (0.31%) Jenkins
General
1 166 (52.20%) Finance
2 92 (28.93%) Social Skills
3 40 (12.58%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (11.64%) Telecoms
5 27 (8.49%) Public Sector
6 20 (6.29%) Banking
7 14 (4.40%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (4.40%) Influencing Skills
8 11 (3.46%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (3.14%) Legal
10 9 (2.83%) Marketing
11 8 (2.52%) Corporate Banking
12 7 (2.20%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (1.89%) Retail
14 5 (1.57%) Back Office
14 5 (1.57%) General Ledger
14 5 (1.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (1.26%) Financial Institution
15 4 (1.26%) Manufacturing
15 4 (1.26%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 79 (24.84%) Consultant
2 64 (20.13%) Architect
3 55 (17.30%) SAP Consultant
4 41 (12.89%) Analyst
5 33 (10.38%) Lead
6 31 (9.75%) Business Analyst
7 29 (9.12%) Functional Consultant
8 28 (8.81%) Solutions Architect
9 27 (8.49%) Senior
10 23 (7.23%) SAP Functional Consultant
11 13 (4.09%) SAP SD Consultant
12 12 (3.77%) Developer
13 11 (3.46%) Platform Engineer
14 9 (2.83%) Financial Analyst
14 9 (2.83%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
15 8 (2.52%) Data Engineer
15 8 (2.52%) Product Lead
15 8 (2.52%) Salesforce Analyst
15 8 (2.52%) Salesforce Business Analyst
15 8 (2.52%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (5.97%) REST
2 18 (5.66%) BAPI
3 12 (3.77%) Terraform
4 11 (3.46%) Oracle Fusion
5 10 (3.14%) Kafka
6 7 (2.20%) OpenAPI
6 7 (2.20%) Swagger
7 6 (1.89%) .NET
7 6 (1.89%) EDI
7 6 (1.89%) SAP Fiori
7 6 (1.89%) SOAP
8 5 (1.57%) Middleware
8 5 (1.57%) RAML
9 4 (1.26%) JSON
9 4 (1.26%) PySpark
9 4 (1.26%) Web Services
9 4 (1.26%) XML
10 2 (0.63%) IDoc
10 2 (0.63%) Lightning Web Components
10 2 (0.63%) Loki
Miscellaneous
1 27 (8.49%) Legacy Systems
2 20 (6.29%) Product Ownership
3 18 (5.66%) Onboarding
4 13 (4.09%) Data Protection Act
5 11 (3.46%) Cloud Native
6 6 (1.89%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.57%) Life Science
7 5 (1.57%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.57%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 5 (1.57%) TM Forum
7 5 (1.57%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.26%) CMDB
8 4 (1.26%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
8 4 (1.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.94%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.94%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.89%) Android
2 4 (1.26%) Windows
3 2 (0.63%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.63%) HPUX
3 2 (0.63%) Linux
3 2 (0.63%) Unix
4 1 (0.31%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (32.70%) Stakeholder Management
2 62 (19.50%) Migration
3 55 (17.30%) ERP
4 52 (16.35%) Roadmaps
5 50 (15.72%) CRM
6 48 (15.09%) Order to Cash
7 45 (14.15%) Agile
8 43 (13.52%) Problem-Solving
8 43 (13.52%) Workshop Facilitation
9 40 (12.58%) User Acceptance Testing
10 37 (11.64%) Validation
11 34 (10.69%) Order Management
12 31 (9.75%) Analytics
13 29 (9.12%) Decision-Making
14 28 (8.81%) AI
15 27 (8.49%) Continuous Improvement
15 27 (8.49%) Data Migration
15 27 (8.49%) Revenue Management
16 26 (8.18%) Requirements Gathering
16 26 (8.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 31 (9.75%) SQL
2 21 (6.60%) Python
3 7 (2.20%) Java
4 5 (1.57%) DataWeave
4 5 (1.57%) R
4 5 (1.57%) X++
5 3 (0.94%) Bash
5 3 (0.94%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.94%) Rust
6 2 (0.63%) ABAP
6 2 (0.63%) Apex Code
6 2 (0.63%) C#
6 2 (0.63%) C++
6 2 (0.63%) Go
6 2 (0.63%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.63%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.63%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 28 (8.81%) Security Cleared
2 22 (6.92%) BPSS Clearance
3 14 (4.40%) SC Cleared
4 7 (2.20%) Degree
5 6 (1.89%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (1.57%) AWS Certification
6 5 (1.57%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.94%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.63%) ACCA
8 2 (0.63%) CBAP
8 2 (0.63%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.31%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.31%) AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
9 1 (0.31%) CIMA
9 1 (0.31%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.31%) NVQ Level 3
9 1 (0.31%) PMP
9 1 (0.31%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.66%) Data Quality
2 11 (3.46%) SLA
3 7 (2.20%) QA
4 6 (1.89%) GDPR
4 6 (1.89%) PMO
5 5 (1.57%) IFRS
5 5 (1.57%) ISO 20022
5 5 (1.57%) SEPA
6 4 (1.26%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.94%) GxP
8 2 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.31%) GAAP
9 1 (0.31%) ISO 8583
9 1 (0.31%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 3 (0.94%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.63%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (2.52%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.57%) Grafana
3 3 (0.94%) Prometheus
4 2 (0.63%) Amdocs OSS
4 2 (0.63%) Argo
4 2 (0.63%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.63%) SCCM
Vendors
1 108 (33.96%) SAP
2 43 (13.52%) Microsoft
3 40 (12.58%) Salesforce
4 37 (11.64%) Oracle
5 14 (4.40%) Ariba
6 12 (3.77%) ServiceNow
7 11 (3.46%) Google
8 7 (2.20%) Databricks
8 7 (2.20%) Guidewire
8 7 (2.20%) Sage
9 6 (1.89%) Computacenter
10 5 (1.57%) Dynatrace
10 5 (1.57%) MuleSoft
10 5 (1.57%) PagerDuty
11 4 (1.26%) NetCracker
12 3 (0.94%) Amdocs
13 2 (0.63%) AppDynamics
13 2 (0.63%) Ciena
13 2 (0.63%) Splunk
13 2 (0.63%) Talend