Finance Contracts in Reading

Financial
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies advertised in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 3 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 15 5
Rank change year-on-year +2 -10 +15
Contract jobs citing Finance 133 113 194
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 11.25% 10.78% 13.97%
As % of the General category 18.73% 17.88% 24.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 76 126
10th Percentile £355 £363 £223
25th Percentile £463 £449 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £600 £485
Median % change year-on-year -14.58% +23.71% -8.06%
75th Percentile £628 £678 £600
90th Percentile £675 £719 £669
Berkshire median daily rate £509 £550 £475
% change year-on-year -7.55% +15.79% +10.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £14.50 - £47.50
Median hourly rate £15.00 - £50.00
75th Percentile £35.75 - £52.50
90th Percentile £55.63 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £23.91 £41.03 £51.50
% change year-on-year -41.71% -20.34% +101.96%

All General Skills
Reading

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 Reading with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 710 632 806
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 60.07% 60.31% 58.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 364 475
10th Percentile £211 £359 £221
25th Percentile £400 £437 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% -2.56%
75th Percentile £608 £662 £588
90th Percentile £675 £713 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £515 £475
% change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 7 7
10th Percentile £16.90 £34.40 £18.35
25th Percentile £51.25 £54.07 £23.38
Median hourly rate £61.06 £64.68 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.59% +115.58% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72.33 £68.11 £34.95
90th Percentile £87.53 £71.60 £42.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £58.49 £37.00 £21.51
% change year-on-year +58.08% +72.01% +2.19%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Reading

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Daily rate trend for Finance in Reading

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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Reading over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in Reading

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Hourly rate trend for Finance in Reading

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in Reading over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in Reading

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 7 (5.26%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.76%) SAS
3 1 (0.75%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 13 (9.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (6.02%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (2.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (5.26%) Oracle EBS
1 7 (5.26%) Oracle EBS R12
2 5 (3.76%) Maximo
3 4 (3.01%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (3.01%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 4 (3.01%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (2.26%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (1.50%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.75%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.75%) Oracle AGIS
6 1 (0.75%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.75%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.75%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.75%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.75%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.75%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 16 (12.03%) Snowflake
2 13 (9.77%) Azure
3 9 (6.77%) Power Platform
4 7 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (3.01%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 4 (3.01%) Azure Data Factory
5 4 (3.01%) Azure Monitor
5 4 (3.01%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.26%) Power Automate
6 3 (2.26%) SaaS
7 2 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.75%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.75%) PaaS
8 1 (0.75%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.77%) DMZ
2 6 (4.51%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (13.53%) Tableau
2 9 (6.77%) Power BI
3 5 (3.76%) Crystal Reports
4 4 (3.01%) NoSQL
5 2 (1.50%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.75%) GIS
6 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 1 (0.75%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.75%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (3.01%) Git
2 3 (2.26%) JIRA
General
1 41 (30.83%) Telecoms
2 40 (30.08%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (22.56%) Legal
4 13 (9.77%) Banking
5 12 (9.02%) Social Skills
6 11 (8.27%) Billing
6 11 (8.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (6.02%) Marketing
7 8 (6.02%) Retail
8 6 (4.51%) Law
8 6 (4.51%) Public Sector
9 4 (3.01%) Electronics
9 4 (3.01%) Manufacturing
9 4 (3.01%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (2.26%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (2.26%) Mandarin Language
11 2 (1.50%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.75%) French Language
12 1 (0.75%) Italian Language
12 1 (0.75%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 46 (34.59%) Analyst
2 17 (12.78%) Financial Analyst
2 17 (12.78%) Lead
3 16 (12.03%) Senior
4 13 (9.77%) Developer
4 13 (9.77%) Telecoms Manager
5 11 (8.27%) Data Analyst
6 9 (6.77%) Network Engineer
6 9 (6.77%) Senior Network Engineer
7 8 (6.02%) Consultant
7 8 (6.02%) Operations Manager
8 7 (5.26%) Commercial Analyst
8 7 (5.26%) Functional Consultant
8 7 (5.26%) Oracle Consultant
8 7 (5.26%) Oracle Functional Consultant
8 7 (5.26%) Programme Manager
9 6 (4.51%) Lead Data Analyst
9 6 (4.51%) Network Manager
9 6 (4.51%) Procurement Manager
9 6 (4.51%) Report Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.01%) React
2 1 (0.75%) ADO
2 1 (0.75%) MDX
2 1 (0.75%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 16 (12.03%) Credit Risk
2 8 (6.02%) Product Ownership
3 7 (5.26%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.50%) Virtual Team
5 1 (0.75%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.75%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.75%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (23.31%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (17.29%) Analytics
3 19 (14.29%) Dashboard Development
4 18 (13.53%) Decision-Making
5 16 (12.03%) Actionable Insight
5 16 (12.03%) Contract Management
5 16 (12.03%) Logistics
5 16 (12.03%) Migration
5 16 (12.03%) Project Delivery
5 16 (12.03%) Project Management
6 15 (11.28%) Customer Experience
7 14 (10.53%) Procure-to-Pay
8 13 (9.77%) DevOps
9 12 (9.02%) Agile
9 12 (9.02%) Stakeholder Management
10 11 (8.27%) Business Intelligence
10 11 (8.27%) ERP
11 10 (7.52%) Mathematics
11 10 (7.52%) Performance Analysis
12 9 (6.77%) Budgeting and Forecasting
Programming Languages
1 8 (6.02%) SQL
2 4 (3.01%) Python
3 2 (1.50%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.75%) C#
4 1 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 23 (17.29%) Degree
2 12 (9.02%) ACCA
3 11 (8.27%) ICAEW
4 9 (6.77%) CIMA
4 9 (6.77%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (2.26%) CPIM
5 3 (2.26%) PMP
5 3 (2.26%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.26%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.50%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.50%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.75%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.02%) PMO
2 9 (6.77%) GAAP
2 9 (6.77%) IFRS
3 8 (6.02%) QA
4 2 (1.50%) ITGC
4 2 (1.50%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.75%) P3O
5 1 (0.75%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (3.01%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 18 (13.53%) Alteryx
2 14 (10.53%) Oracle
3 12 (9.02%) Microsoft
4 11 (8.27%) IFS
5 10 (7.52%) CheckPoint
6 9 (6.77%) Arista
6 9 (6.77%) Cisco
7 7 (5.26%) SAP
8 4 (3.01%) OpenText
9 3 (2.26%) Dynatrace
9 3 (2.26%) Splunk
10 1 (0.75%) Ceridian
10 1 (0.75%) Concur
10 1 (0.75%) IBM
10 1 (0.75%) Workday