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 24 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 403 340 373
Rank change year-on-year -63 +33 +103
Contract jobs citing Billing 232 186 222
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.50% 0.63% 0.51%
As % of the General category 0.91% 1.00% 0.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 99 129
10th Percentile £331 £263 £243
25th Percentile £448 £400 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £489 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.25% -2.20% -4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £558 £627
90th Percentile £858 £675 £718
UK excluding London median daily rate £456 £485 £515
% change year-on-year -5.88% -5.92% +4.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 11 8
10th Percentile - £29.00 £12.25
25th Percentile £17.00 £50.88 £14.88
Median hourly rate £28.13 £70.00 £15.75
Median % change year-on-year -59.82% +344.44% -74.80%
75th Percentile £36.84 £75.00 £23.72
90th Percentile £42.38 - £50.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.13 £70.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year -59.82% +351.61% -65.56%

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 25,486 18,638 25,438
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.85% 63.10% 58.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,770 11,909 16,090
10th Percentile £305 £300 £270
25th Percentile £406 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £639 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £756
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,614 789 1,927
10th Percentile £13.72 £14.20 £12.77
25th Percentile £17.50 £18.13 £15.41
Median hourly rate £29.00 £28.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% -1.75% -18.57%
75th Percentile £60.00 £56.00 £51.50
90th Percentile £79.70 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.45 £25.29 £27.50
% change year-on-year +0.64% -8.04% -13.07%

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 24 April 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 24 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Billing in the UK

Billing
Top 15 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 24 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
England -76 187 £500 +2.41% 173
London -43 92 £575 +17.95% 92
Work from Home -5 90 £525 +7.69% 113
UK excluding London -86 86 £456 -5.88% 114
South East -49 54 £469 -5.25% 51
North of England -61 14 £447 -8.59% 29
Midlands -50 11 £372 -27.86% 8
West Midlands -52 9 £475 -7.77% 6
North West -37 8 £447 -8.59% 18
East of England -35 6 £613 +11.36% 13
Yorkshire - 6 £441 - 7
Scotland +12 4 £391 +1.40% 2
South West -46 2 £418 -1.76% 9
Wales -12 1 £475 -13.64% 3
East Midlands - 1 £268 - 2

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 5 (2.16%) Apache
1 5 (2.16%) Oracle Workflow
2 4 (1.72%) Appian
2 4 (1.72%) Camunda
2 4 (1.72%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.29%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.86%) Anypoint
4 2 (0.86%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.86%) Tomcat
Applications
1 20 (8.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (3.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.29%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 30 (12.93%) SAP PSCD
2 27 (11.64%) SAP S/4HANA
3 22 (9.48%) SAP BRIM
4 21 (9.05%) SAP FI
5 19 (8.19%) SAP FI-CA
6 12 (5.17%) SAP Hybris
7 10 (4.31%) SAP SD
8 9 (3.88%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 9 (3.88%) Oracle Receivables
9 4 (1.72%) Oracle Payables
9 4 (1.72%) Remedy ITSM
10 3 (1.29%) NetSuite
10 3 (1.29%) SAP ERP
11 2 (0.86%) Oracle BRM
11 2 (0.86%) Oracle EBS
11 2 (0.86%) Oracle ERP
11 2 (0.86%) Salesforce CRM
11 2 (0.86%) SAP CO
11 2 (0.86%) SAP FI/CO
11 2 (0.86%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 30 (12.93%) Azure
2 19 (8.19%) AWS
3 13 (5.60%) GCP
3 13 (5.60%) SAP Commerce Cloud
4 11 (4.74%) SaaS
5 10 (4.31%) Google Kubernetes Engine
6 9 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (3.45%) Power Platform
8 6 (2.59%) Microsoft 365
8 6 (2.59%) Serverless
9 4 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.72%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.72%) OCI
9 4 (1.72%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 3 (1.29%) Azure API Management
10 3 (1.29%) Figma
10 3 (1.29%) GitHub Actions
10 3 (1.29%) Google Docs
10 3 (1.29%) Google Sheets
10 3 (1.29%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.02%) WAN
2 4 (1.72%) Internet
3 3 (1.29%) LAN
3 3 (1.29%) MPLS
3 3 (1.29%) Network Security
3 3 (1.29%) SD-WAN
3 3 (1.29%) Wireless
4 2 (0.86%) Broadband
4 2 (0.86%) GPRS
4 2 (0.86%) GSM
4 2 (0.86%) HTTP
4 2 (0.86%) NaaS
5 1 (0.43%) 4G
5 1 (0.43%) 5G
5 1 (0.43%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.43%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.43%) OSPF
5 1 (0.43%) SMS
5 1 (0.43%) SSL
5 1 (0.43%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.59%) Power BI
2 4 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.29%) Amazon Redshift
3 3 (1.29%) Metadata
4 2 (0.86%) Amazon Athena
4 2 (0.86%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (0.86%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.86%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.86%) Flink
4 2 (0.86%) InfluxDB
4 2 (0.86%) MongoDB
4 2 (0.86%) MySQL
4 2 (0.86%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.86%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.86%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.86%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.86%) TimescaleDB
5 1 (0.43%) Data Vault
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.43%) Redshift Spectrum
Development Applications
1 16 (6.90%) JIRA
2 7 (3.02%) Git
3 3 (1.29%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.86%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.43%) GitLab
5 1 (0.43%) Storybook
General
1 109 (46.98%) Finance
2 80 (34.48%) Social Skills
3 37 (15.95%) Telecoms
4 33 (14.22%) Public Sector
5 27 (11.64%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (5.17%) Banking
6 12 (5.17%) Legal
7 9 (3.88%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (2.59%) Law
8 6 (2.59%) Pharmaceutical
9 5 (2.16%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (2.16%) Retail
10 4 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.29%) Back Office
11 3 (1.29%) General Ledger
11 3 (1.29%) German Language
11 3 (1.29%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.86%) Automotive
12 2 (0.86%) Front Office
12 2 (0.86%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 57 (24.57%) Consultant
2 38 (16.38%) SAP Consultant
3 34 (14.66%) Architect
4 20 (8.62%) Analyst
5 18 (7.76%) Solutions Architect
6 17 (7.33%) Functional Consultant
7 16 (6.90%) Senior
8 13 (5.60%) Developer
8 13 (5.60%) SAP Functional Consultant
9 9 (3.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 9 (3.88%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
10 8 (3.45%) Business Analyst
10 8 (3.45%) Coordinator
11 7 (3.02%) Contracts Manager
11 7 (3.02%) Designer
11 7 (3.02%) Lead
11 7 (3.02%) Oracle Consultant
12 6 (2.59%) Cloud Consultant
12 6 (2.59%) Product Manager
12 6 (2.59%) Solutions Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.47%) BAPI
2 14 (6.03%) REST
3 9 (3.88%) Oracle Fusion
4 8 (3.45%) .NET
5 6 (2.59%) Middleware
5 6 (2.59%) OpenAPI
5 6 (2.59%) SOAP
5 6 (2.59%) Swagger
6 5 (2.16%) GraphQL
7 4 (1.72%) JSON
7 4 (1.72%) Kafka
7 4 (1.72%) Web Services
8 3 (1.29%) EDI
8 3 (1.29%) gRPC
8 3 (1.29%) Lightning Web Components
8 3 (1.29%) Pandas
9 2 (0.86%) Dask
9 2 (0.86%) Next.js
9 2 (0.86%) Polars
9 2 (0.86%) RAML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.60%) Legacy Systems
2 11 (4.74%) Onboarding
3 9 (3.88%) Product Ownership
4 7 (3.02%) Cloud Native
5 6 (2.59%) Distributed Systems
5 6 (2.59%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.16%) Life Science
7 4 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.72%) TM Forum
7 4 (1.72%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.29%) Data Centre
8 3 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (1.29%) IoT
8 3 (1.29%) Private Cloud
9 2 (0.86%) Data Structures
9 2 (0.86%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (0.86%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.29%) Unix
2 2 (0.86%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.43%) Android
3 1 (0.43%) HPUX
3 1 (0.43%) Linux
3 1 (0.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (23.71%) Stakeholder Management
2 37 (15.95%) CRM
3 35 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (13.36%) Decision-Making
5 28 (12.07%) ERP
5 28 (12.07%) Order to Cash
6 26 (11.21%) Agile
7 25 (10.78%) Data Modelling
7 25 (10.78%) Validation
8 24 (10.34%) Workshop Facilitation
9 23 (9.91%) Migration
10 21 (9.05%) Cost Management
11 19 (8.19%) CI/CD
11 19 (8.19%) Roadmaps
12 18 (7.76%) Observability
12 18 (7.76%) Process Improvement
13 17 (7.33%) Data Migration
13 17 (7.33%) Order Management
14 16 (6.90%) User Acceptance Testing
15 15 (6.47%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 22 (9.48%) SQL
2 17 (7.33%) Python
3 10 (4.31%) Java
4 6 (2.59%) PL/SQL
5 4 (1.72%) JavaScript
5 4 (1.72%) PowerShell
6 3 (1.29%) Apex Code
6 3 (1.29%) Bash
6 3 (1.29%) C#
6 3 (1.29%) PHP
6 3 (1.29%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.86%) C++
7 2 (0.86%) DataWeave
7 2 (0.86%) VBA
7 2 (0.86%) X++
8 1 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.43%) Groovy
8 1 (0.43%) R
8 1 (0.43%) SOQL
8 1 (0.43%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 26 (11.21%) Security Cleared
2 13 (5.60%) SC Cleared
3 11 (4.74%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (3.88%) ACCA
5 8 (3.45%) CIMA
6 4 (1.72%) Degree
7 3 (1.29%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.29%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.86%) AAT
8 2 (0.86%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.86%) ECDL
9 1 (0.43%) CCA
9 1 (0.43%) CCDE
9 1 (0.43%) CCDP
9 1 (0.43%) CCIE
9 1 (0.43%) CCNP
9 1 (0.43%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.43%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 1 (0.43%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.17%) Data Quality
2 9 (3.88%) SLA
3 7 (3.02%) GDPR
4 6 (2.59%) PMO
5 3 (1.29%) GxP
5 3 (1.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.86%) GAAP
6 2 (0.86%) IFRS
6 2 (0.86%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.43%) ISO 8583
7 1 (0.43%) QA
System Software
1 4 (1.72%) Active Directory
1 4 (1.72%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (2.59%) Terraform
2 5 (2.16%) Grafana
2 5 (2.16%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.16%) Prometheus
3 2 (0.86%) Amdocs OSS
3 2 (0.86%) SCCM
4 1 (0.43%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 60 (25.86%) SAP
2 33 (14.22%) Oracle
3 26 (11.21%) Microsoft
4 25 (10.78%) Salesforce
5 15 (6.47%) ServiceNow
6 9 (3.88%) Guidewire
7 8 (3.45%) Google
8 6 (2.59%) Ariba
9 5 (2.16%) PeopleSoft
9 5 (2.16%) Workday
10 4 (1.72%) Pega
10 4 (1.72%) Remedy
11 3 (1.29%) Apple
11 3 (1.29%) Atlassian
11 3 (1.29%) CA Agile Central
11 3 (1.29%) Dynatrace
11 3 (1.29%) Spotify
12 2 (0.86%) Amdocs
12 2 (0.86%) Ciena
12 2 (0.86%) MuleSoft