The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Watford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Finance 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 in Watford.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
16
42
66
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford
32.00%
47.73%
56.41%
Number of daily rates quoted
10
21
50
10th Percentile
£297
£263
£170
25th Percentile
£372
£306
£263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£375
£511
Median % change year-on-year
+33.33%
-26.65%
+20.29%
75th Percentile
£584
£438
£675
90th Percentile
£589
£600
£739
Hertfordshire median daily rate
£525
£400
£525
% change year-on-year
+31.25%
-23.81%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
6
0
10th Percentile
-
£13.28
-
25th Percentile
£13.25
£13.69
-
Median hourly rate
£13.50
£14.31
-
Median % change year-on-year
-5.68%
-
-
75th Percentile
£13.75
£14.94
-
90th Percentile
-
£16.88
-
Hertfordshire median hourly rate
£43.00
£43.00
£61.25
% change year-on-year
-
-29.80%
+11.36%
Finance Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Finance Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Finance.
Finance Daily Rate Histogram in Watford
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Watford over the 6 months to 25 August 2025.
Finance Hourly Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Finance.
Finance Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford
For the 6 months to 25 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Finance also mentioned 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 across the Watford region with a requirement for Finance.
Finance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford 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:
