Finance Manager
UK
The median Finance Manager daily rate in the UK is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 May 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 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 430 | 420 | 558 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | +138 | +76 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Finance Manager | 91 | 154 | 143 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.36% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.39% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 74 | 119 | 105 |
| 10th Percentile | £450 | £463 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £531 | £563 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £725 | £725 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +20.83% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £834 | £800 | £763 |
| 90th Percentile | £938 | £828 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £530 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.49% | -11.67% | +11.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £26.50 | £28.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £27.00 | £30.76 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +140.74% | -12.21% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £27.50 | £32.89 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £27.00 | £30.76 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -12.21% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 26,964 | 39,481 | 54,050 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.38% | 92.78% | 94.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,546 | 25,683 | 37,739 |
| 10th Percentile | £295 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,040 | 2,653 | 1,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.83 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.18 | £16.30 | £19.45 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.18 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.79% | -18.89% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.31 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.70 | £76.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.24 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.91% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Finance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Finance Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Finance Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance Manager.
Finance Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance Manager over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
Finance Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance Manager.
Finance Manager
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 16 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +18 | 88 | £725 | - | 103 |
| London | -8 | 64 | £725 | - | 76 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 41 | £725 | - | 50 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 25 | £575 | +8.49% | 49 |
| South East | +47 | 8 | £650 | -7.14% | 22 |
| Midlands | +15 | 8 | £588 | +38.24% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 5 | £725 | +70.59% | 2 |
| East of England | +24 | 3 | £650 | +15.56% | 2 |
| North of England | +9 | 3 | £463 | -7.50% | 7 |
| North West | +9 | 3 | £463 | +20.13% | 4 |
| South West | +38 | 2 | £501 | -19.11% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 2 | £518 | +17.97% | 4 |
| Scotland | -1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Finance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Finance Manager 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 featuring Finance Manager in the job title.
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Finance Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: