Accountant Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

Accountant
South East > West Sussex

The median Accountant daily rate in West Sussex is £363, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Accountant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 0.36% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £331 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 - -
75th Percentile £394 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £425 £275 -
% change year-on-year +54.55% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 245 122 234
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.09% 89.05% 95.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 165 81 174
10th Percentile £275 £240 £213
25th Percentile £360 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £518
90th Percentile £702 £634 £588
South East median daily rate £510 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 13 11
10th Percentile £13.13 £15.39 £13.19
25th Percentile £13.26 £16.95 £18.20
Median hourly rate £36.06 £18.82 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +91.60% -12.47% -2.98%
75th Percentile £59.38 £36.25 £22.25
90th Percentile £67.50 £81.15 £28.92
South East median hourly rate £45.59 £42.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year +7.26% -5.56% -

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Accountant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

Accountant job vacancy trend in West Sussex

Accountant
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in West Sussex

Accountant
Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in West Sussex

Accountant Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 26 March 2026, Accountant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Sussex region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform

Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA