Financial Institution Contracts

Financial Institution
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Financial Institution in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Financial Institution over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 270 321 298
Rank change year-on-year +51 -23 +84
Contract jobs citing Financial Institution 269 267 483
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.92% 0.62% 0.86%
As % of the General category 1.46% 1.08% 1.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 175 193 386
10th Percentile £414 £254 £450
25th Percentile £500 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
75th Percentile £728 £700 £725
90th Percentile £875 £775 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £495 £525
% change year-on-year +1.01% -5.71% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67.98 - -
Median hourly rate £73.23 - -
75th Percentile £78.47 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £73.23 - -

All General Skills
UK

Financial Institution falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 18,479 24,712 32,855
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 63.36% 57.60% 58.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,679 15,544 22,797
10th Percentile £281 £275 £313
25th Percentile £405 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £756 £763 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 818 1,977 985
10th Percentile £13.50 £12.78 £13.41
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.50 £17.50
Median hourly rate £28.00 £30.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -7.69% +44.44%
75th Percentile £55.00 £52.50 £61.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £66.45 £72.01
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.34 £28.25 £27.50
% change year-on-year -13.84% +2.73% +41.03%

Financial Institution
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Financial Institution as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Financial Institution in the UK

Financial Institution
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Financial Institution.

Daily rate trend for Financial Institution in the UK

Financial Institution
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Institution over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Financial Institution in the UK

Financial Institution
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Financial Institution.

Hourly rate trend for Financial Institution in the UK

Financial Institution
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Institution within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 +39 226 £619 +3.08% 623
London +36 186 £650 +5.26% 537
UK excluding London +84 73 £500 +1.01% 139
Work from Home -2 61 £600 - 300
Scotland +14 20 £475 -36.67% 28
North of England +25 19 £535 +1.90% 37
Northern Ireland - 16 £468 - 19
Yorkshire +24 11 £550 - 10
North West +7 8 £481 -8.46% 27
South West +46 7 £550 +22.22% 11
Midlands +18 7 £500 +66.67% 22
West Midlands +16 5 £500 +66.67% 16
South East +39 4 - - 13
East Midlands - 2 £394 - 6

Financial Institution
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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (5.95%) Apache Spark
2 8 (2.97%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (2.23%) Confluence
5 3 (1.12%) Apache
6 2 (0.74%) CICS
6 2 (0.74%) CMS
6 2 (0.74%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.37%) nginx
7 1 (0.37%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.37%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.37%) Tomcat
Applications
1 21 (7.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (5.58%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (3.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (2.60%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (2.23%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.74%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.74%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.37%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.37%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 4 (1.49%) Avolution ABACUS
2 3 (1.12%) ION Anvil
3 2 (0.74%) Kondor
3 2 (0.74%) Oracle 11i
3 2 (0.74%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.74%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.37%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.37%) IntelliMatch
4 1 (0.37%) Loan IQ
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.37%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.37%) PeopleSoft Financials
4 1 (0.37%) SimCorp Dimension
4 1 (0.37%) Summit
4 1 (0.37%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 44 (16.36%) Azure
2 26 (9.67%) AWS
3 9 (3.35%) GCP
4 8 (2.97%) Power Platform
5 7 (2.60%) Azure Data Factory
5 7 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (2.23%) Cloud Computing
6 6 (2.23%) OCI
6 6 (2.23%) SaaS
7 5 (1.86%) Serverless
8 4 (1.49%) Snowflake
9 3 (1.12%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.12%) Azure AKS
9 3 (1.12%) Azure API Management
9 3 (1.12%) Azure Sentinel
9 3 (1.12%) Entra ID
9 3 (1.12%) IaaS
9 3 (1.12%) OneDrive
10 2 (0.74%) Azure Functions
10 2 (0.74%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.35%) Network Security
2 8 (2.97%) Firewall
3 4 (1.49%) DHCP
3 4 (1.49%) DNS
3 4 (1.49%) HTTP
3 4 (1.49%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.12%) Skype
5 2 (0.74%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (0.74%) VSAN
6 1 (0.37%) Modbus
6 1 (0.37%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.37%) SMTP
6 1 (0.37%) SWIFTNet
6 1 (0.37%) VLAN
6 1 (0.37%) VoIP
6 1 (0.37%) VPN
6 1 (0.37%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.20%) Relational Database
2 10 (3.72%) NoSQL
3 9 (3.35%) Oracle Database
3 9 (3.35%) Tableau
4 8 (2.97%) Big Data
4 8 (2.97%) Power BI
4 8 (2.97%) SQL Server
5 7 (2.60%) Hadoop
6 6 (2.23%) DB2
6 6 (2.23%) Delta Lake
6 6 (2.23%) MongoDB
7 5 (1.86%) Apache Hive
8 4 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (1.12%) BigQuery
9 3 (1.12%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.74%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.74%) Impala
10 2 (0.74%) Looker
10 2 (0.74%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 13 (4.83%) JIRA
2 12 (4.46%) Git
3 10 (3.72%) JUnit
4 9 (3.35%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.49%) Ant
5 4 (1.49%) GitLab
6 3 (1.12%) Cucumber
6 3 (1.12%) SoapUI
6 3 (1.12%) Toad
7 2 (0.74%) Bitbucket Server
7 2 (0.74%) Maven
7 2 (0.74%) Selenium
7 2 (0.74%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.37%) AppScan
8 1 (0.37%) ERwin
8 1 (0.37%) Mockito
8 1 (0.37%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.37%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.37%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.37%) Xcode
General
1 269 (100.00%) Finance
2 131 (48.70%) Social Skills
3 95 (35.32%) Banking
4 64 (23.79%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (14.50%) Front Office
6 31 (11.52%) Investment Banking
7 12 (4.46%) Retail
8 9 (3.35%) Legal
8 9 (3.35%) Retail Banking
9 7 (2.60%) Back Office
9 7 (2.60%) Corporate Banking
9 7 (2.60%) General Ledger
10 6 (2.23%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.86%) Marketing
12 3 (1.12%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.12%) International Banking
12 3 (1.12%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.12%) Public Sector
13 2 (0.74%) French Language
13 2 (0.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 55 (20.45%) Developer
2 32 (11.90%) Analyst
2 32 (11.90%) Business Analyst
2 32 (11.90%) Senior
3 17 (6.32%) Project Manager
4 16 (5.95%) Architect
4 16 (5.95%) Lead
5 15 (5.58%) Java Developer
6 12 (4.46%) Data Engineer
7 9 (3.35%) Data Analyst
7 9 (3.35%) Electronic Trading Business Analyst
7 9 (3.35%) Front Office Business Analyst
7 9 (3.35%) Investment Banking Business Analyst
7 9 (3.35%) Solutions Architect
8 8 (2.97%) C# Developer
8 8 (2.97%) Data Business Analyst
8 8 (2.97%) Programme Manager
8 8 (2.97%) Python Developer
8 8 (2.97%) Senior Architect
9 7 (2.60%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.46%) Kafka
2 10 (3.72%) SailPoint
3 9 (3.35%) Spring
4 7 (2.60%) Middleware
4 7 (2.60%) React
5 6 (2.23%) .NET
5 6 (2.23%) PySpark
5 6 (2.23%) REST
5 6 (2.23%) SOAP
5 6 (2.23%) XML
6 5 (1.86%) TensorFlow
7 4 (1.49%) Gherkin
7 4 (1.49%) IBM Integration Bus
8 3 (1.12%) Apache Avro
8 3 (1.12%) EDI
8 3 (1.12%) FIX Protocol
8 3 (1.12%) JMS
8 3 (1.12%) JSON
8 3 (1.12%) Node.js
8 3 (1.12%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.43%) Fixed Income
2 16 (5.95%) Algorithms
2 16 (5.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 16 (5.95%) Hedge funds
3 14 (5.20%) Data Structures
4 13 (4.83%) Distributed Systems
5 12 (4.46%) Onboarding
6 10 (3.72%) Derivative
7 9 (3.35%) Management Information System
8 8 (2.97%) Security Posture
9 6 (2.23%) Credit Risk
9 6 (2.23%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (2.23%) Product Ownership
9 6 (2.23%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 5 (1.86%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.86%) Equities
11 4 (1.49%) Distributed Computing
11 4 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.49%) Market Risk
12 3 (1.12%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 28 (10.41%) Linux
2 15 (5.58%) Windows
3 13 (4.83%) Unix
4 5 (1.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 3 (1.12%) AIX
5 3 (1.12%) VMS
6 2 (0.74%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.37%) Android
7 1 (0.37%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.37%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.37%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.37%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.37%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.37%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (31.60%) Problem-Solving
2 56 (20.82%) Agile
3 36 (13.38%) Migration
4 35 (13.01%) Risk Management
5 32 (11.90%) CI/CD
6 30 (11.15%) Project Management
7 27 (10.04%) Artificial Intelligence
8 26 (9.67%) Computer Science
9 25 (9.29%) Stakeholder Management
10 24 (8.92%) User Acceptance Testing
11 23 (8.55%) Analytics
12 22 (8.18%) Electronic Trading
13 20 (7.43%) DevOps
13 20 (7.43%) Software Engineering
13 20 (7.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 19 (7.06%) Business Analysis
14 19 (7.06%) Decision-Making
15 18 (6.69%) Test Automation
16 17 (6.32%) Project Delivery
17 16 (5.95%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 72 (26.77%) Python
2 49 (18.22%) SQL
3 45 (16.73%) Java
4 16 (5.95%) C#
5 13 (4.83%) C++
6 11 (4.09%) JavaScript
7 10 (3.72%) Shell Script
8 7 (2.60%) BeanShell
9 6 (2.23%) C
9 6 (2.23%) Perl
9 6 (2.23%) PL/SQL
9 6 (2.23%) TypeScript
10 5 (1.86%) Bash
11 4 (1.49%) PowerShell
12 3 (1.12%) Korn
13 2 (0.74%) Scala
13 2 (0.74%) VBA
14 1 (0.37%) Assembly Language
14 1 (0.37%) JCL
14 1 (0.37%) PeopleCode
Qualifications
1 47 (17.47%) Degree
2 14 (5.20%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (3.72%) Master's Degree
4 6 (2.23%) CISSP
5 4 (1.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 4 (1.49%) AWS Certification
5 4 (1.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 4 (1.49%) Azure Certification
5 4 (1.49%) CCSP
5 4 (1.49%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.49%) GCIH
5 4 (1.49%) PhD
5 4 (1.49%) PMI Certification
5 4 (1.49%) PMP
5 4 (1.49%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.74%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.37%) CEH
7 1 (0.37%) CISA
7 1 (0.37%) GIAC
7 1 (0.37%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.20%) QA
2 11 (4.09%) Data Quality
2 11 (4.09%) MiFID
3 9 (3.35%) GDPR
4 8 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (2.60%) PMO
6 5 (1.86%) SLA
7 4 (1.49%) NIST
7 4 (1.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (1.12%) Basel III
8 3 (1.12%) Dodd-Frank
8 3 (1.12%) ISO 20022
8 3 (1.12%) PCI DSS
8 3 (1.12%) SEPA
9 2 (0.74%) EMIR
10 1 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.37%) Basel II
10 1 (0.37%) COBIT
10 1 (0.37%) IFRS
10 1 (0.37%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 14 (5.20%) Docker
2 7 (2.60%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (1.86%) Active Directory
4 3 (1.12%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.12%) vSphere
5 2 (0.74%) HDFS
5 2 (0.74%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.74%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.37%) KVM
6 1 (0.37%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 22 (8.18%) Kubernetes
2 18 (6.69%) Terraform
3 12 (4.46%) Ansible
4 5 (1.86%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.86%) SCCM
5 2 (0.74%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.74%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.74%) PingFederate
6 1 (0.37%) HP Fortify
6 1 (0.37%) Nagios
6 1 (0.37%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.37%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.37%) Red Hat Satellite
6 1 (0.37%) WSUS
Vendors
1 30 (11.15%) Microsoft
2 22 (8.18%) Oracle
3 12 (4.46%) ION Trading
4 11 (4.09%) Databricks
5 7 (2.60%) Google
5 7 (2.60%) IBM
5 7 (2.60%) ServiceNow
6 6 (2.23%) Cisco
6 6 (2.23%) Commvault
6 6 (2.23%) Sybase
7 5 (1.86%) VMware
8 4 (1.49%) Adobe
8 4 (1.49%) Juniper
8 4 (1.49%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.49%) SAP
9 3 (1.12%) Bloomberg
9 3 (1.12%) F5
9 3 (1.12%) Perforce
10 2 (0.74%) Alteryx
10 2 (0.74%) Splunk