General Ledger
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term General Ledger in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited General Ledger over the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 437 | 444 | 536 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +92 | +46 |
| Contract jobs citing General Ledger | 121 | 118 | 96 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.37% | 0.31% | 0.19% |
| As % of the General category | 0.58% | 0.53% | 0.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 78 | 60 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £404 | £438 | £419 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £486 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £528 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +4.17% | +12.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £674 | £689 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £786 | £753 | £698 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £520 | £550 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.45% | +2.33% | +19.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.30 | - | £18.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £36.75 | £41.25 | £18.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.41% | +117.95% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.63 | £43.75 | £20.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.50 | - | £20.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.00 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.59% | +117.95% | - |
All General Skills
UK
General Ledger 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 | 20,972 | 22,348 | 29,321 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 63.65% | 58.00% | 59.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13,001 | 13,375 | 19,847 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £281 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £671 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,207 | 1,105 | 1,076 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £14.71 | £13.96 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.17 | £17.08 | £16.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.36 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.87% | +28.58% | +12.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.13 | £60.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £70.39 | £70.66 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.30 | £35.36 | £27.08 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.76% | +30.56% | +28.96% |
General Ledger
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing General Ledger as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
General Ledger
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing General Ledger.
General Ledger
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing General Ledger over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.
General Ledger
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing General Ledger.
General Ledger
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing General Ledger over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.
General Ledger
Top 14 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing General Ledger within the UK over the 6 months to 19 September 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 | +15 | 109 | £575 | +4.55% | 44 |
| London | +26 | 73 | £595 | -5.81% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +31 | 42 | £600 | +9.09% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 34 | £520 | -5.45% | 32 |
| South East | +19 | 12 | £515 | +3.00% | 19 |
| Midlands | -11 | 10 | £550 | +1.85% | 3 |
| North of England | -40 | 6 | £447 | -22.26% | 5 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 5 | £455 | -41.29% | 2 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 5 | £575 | +6.48% | 1 |
| East of England | +2 | 4 | £600 | +541.71% | 3 |
| North West | -14 | 4 | £447 | -22.26% | 3 |
| South West | +15 | 3 | £475 | -7.32% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | -18 | 2 | £650 | -23.53% | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £210 | - | 2 |
General Ledger
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:
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