Finance Contracts in Essex

Financial
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies advertised in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 6 19
Rank change year-on-year +1 +13 +7
Contract jobs citing Finance 30 37 39
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex 13.39% 14.98% 9.95%
As % of the General category 25.42% 26.43% 17.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 20 22
10th Percentile £329 £367 £329
25th Percentile £398 £414 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £494
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +6.28% -1.20%
75th Percentile £639 £575 £633
90th Percentile £675 £681 £674
East of England median daily rate £500 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 6
10th Percentile - £23.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £35.65 £26.29 £14.56
Median hourly rate £61.33 £31.90 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +92.24% +48.37% -
75th Percentile £88.00 £38.14 £22.25
90th Percentile - £41.51 £44.01
East of England median hourly rate £38.12 £49.00 £28.25
% change year-on-year -22.20% +73.45% +101.79%

All General Skills
Essex

Finance is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Essex with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 118 140 219
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 52.68% 56.68% 55.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 98 145
10th Percentile £233 £210 £239
25th Percentile £300 £331 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year -17.50% +1.01% +10.00%
75th Percentile £578 £575 £575
90th Percentile £629 £649 £630
East of England median daily rate £451 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -9.75% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 6 15
10th Percentile £10.42 £31.28 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.17 £42.07 £16.63
Median hourly rate £35.65 £51.02 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.12% +137.28% -7.37%
75th Percentile £64.25 £61.56 £60.21
90th Percentile £83.58 £65.63 £71.45
East of England median hourly rate £38.12 £19.81 £15.37
% change year-on-year +92.43% +28.89% +2.47%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Essex

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in Essex.

Daily rate trend for Finance in Essex

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in Essex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Essex over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in Essex

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in Essex.

Hourly rate trend for Finance in Essex

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Essex

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in Essex over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in Essex

Finance
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Essex region over the 6 months to 31 May 2024. 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
Basildon +7 10 £600 +36.36% 9
Chelmsford -1 2 £338 -43.75% 7
Colchester - 2 £563 - 6
Epping - 2 £413 - 1
Thurrock - 1 £375 -
Brentwood - 1 - - 12
Finance
East of England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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 1 (3.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Teamcenter
2 1 (3.33%) SAP ERP
2 1 (3.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (3.33%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 7 (23.33%) GCP
2 6 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
3 5 (16.67%) Google Sheets
3 5 (16.67%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.67%) Firewall
1 2 (6.67%) VPN
1 2 (6.67%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (16.67%) GIS
1 5 (16.67%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.33%) JIRA
General
1 16 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 12 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (26.67%) Banking
4 6 (20.00%) Retail
5 5 (16.67%) Back Office
6 2 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (6.67%) Local Government
6 2 (6.67%) Manufacturing
7 1 (3.33%) Automotive
7 1 (3.33%) Aviation
7 1 (3.33%) Financial Institution
7 1 (3.33%) French Language
Job Titles
1 8 (26.67%) Architect
2 7 (23.33%) Solutions Architect
3 5 (16.67%) Developer
3 5 (16.67%) Digital Transformation
3 5 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Manager
3 5 (16.67%) Transformation Manager
4 3 (10.00%) Enterprise Architect
4 3 (10.00%) Project Manager
4 3 (10.00%) React Developer
4 3 (10.00%) Senior
5 2 (6.67%) Analyst
5 2 (6.67%) Business Analyst
5 2 (6.67%) Consultant
5 2 (6.67%) Developer/Software Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) IT Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) IT Support Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) Java Developer
5 2 (6.67%) Software Developer
5 2 (6.67%) Software Engineer
5 2 (6.67%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.00%) React
2 2 (6.67%) CSS
2 2 (6.67%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (26.67%) Legacy Systems
2 5 (16.67%) Management Information System
3 2 (6.67%) Driving Licence
3 2 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (3.33%) Housing Association
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (30.00%) Agile
2 9 (30.00%) Roadmaps
3 8 (26.67%) Business Strategy
3 8 (26.67%) DevOps
3 8 (26.67%) Identity Management
3 8 (26.67%) Migration
3 8 (26.67%) Technical Leadership
3 8 (26.67%) TOGAF
4 7 (23.33%) Computer Science
4 7 (23.33%) Data Science
4 7 (23.33%) Enterprise Architecture
4 7 (23.33%) Fintech
4 7 (23.33%) Zachman Framework
5 6 (20.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
5 6 (20.00%) Technology Transformation
6 5 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (16.67%) Data Analysis
6 5 (16.67%) Line Management
6 5 (16.67%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (30.00%) Java
2 5 (16.67%) SQL
3 3 (10.00%) TypeScript
4 2 (6.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 11 (36.67%) Degree
2 7 (23.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.33%) Master's Degree
3 1 (3.33%) PgMP
3 1 (3.33%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.33%) PMP
3 1 (3.33%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.33%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 12 (40.00%) Google
2 3 (10.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.33%) SAP