Finance Contracts in the South East

Financial
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 5 4
Rank change year-on-year -4 -1 +5
Contract jobs citing Finance 667 860 1,258
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 11.82% 15.25% 16.38%
As % of the General category 23.79% 26.13% 29.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 382 614 911
10th Percentile £213 £213 £313
25th Percentile £360 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £510
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +2.94% +7.37%
75th Percentile £614 £650 £609
90th Percentile £729 £760 £675
England median daily rate £592 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -1.38% +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 14 9
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.99 £12.95
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.16 £24.42
Median hourly rate £26.71 £31.65 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.62% -2.62% +32.65%
75th Percentile £67.81 £71.56 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.09 £75.00 £58.75
England median hourly rate £27.00 £25.71 £35.00
% change year-on-year +5.02% -26.54% +66.07%

All General Skills
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,804 3,291 4,279
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 49.69% 58.34% 55.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,527 2,221 2,864
10th Percentile £213 £233 £213
25th Percentile £356 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.76%
75th Percentile £608 £629 £588
90th Percentile £688 £721 £662
England median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 346 159 208
10th Percentile £12.88 £15.69 £12.50
25th Percentile £18.32 £23.75 £15.47
Median hourly rate £45.00 £50.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +150.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £61.30 £63.00 £33.75
90th Percentile £70.09 £74.20 £52.65
England median hourly rate £30.44 £31.92 £21.50
% change year-on-year -4.65% +48.47% +2.14%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the South East

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Finance in the South East

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the South East over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in the South East

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Finance in the South East

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the South East over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in the South East

Finance
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Thames Valley -5 301 £475 -6.86% 289
Berkshire 0 208 £509 -7.55% 127
Hampshire -3 127 £580 -0.85% 158
Surrey +2 118 £513 -8.48% 113
Buckinghamshire -2 74 £475 +2.70% 92
West Sussex +2 51 £515 +6.30% 33
Kent -1 37 £481 +28.33% 89
Oxfordshire +5 19 £438 -15.46% 70
East Sussex -4 7 £400 -27.27% 70
Sussex - 3 £425 - 1
Middlesex -4 1 - - 12
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 12 (1.80%) SAS
2 11 (1.65%) Confluence
2 11 (1.65%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.90%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 6 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.30%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.30%) CICS
5 1 (0.15%) Apache
5 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Coherence
5 1 (0.15%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 42 (6.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (5.10%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (2.25%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.20%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.45%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.15%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (2.40%) Oracle EBS
2 10 (1.50%) SAP S/4HANA
3 8 (1.20%) SAP Hybris
4 7 (1.05%) Oracle EBS R12
4 7 (1.05%) SAP FI
5 6 (0.90%) SAP CO
6 5 (0.75%) Maximo
6 5 (0.75%) Oracle Payables
6 5 (0.75%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 5 (0.75%) Oracle Receivables
6 5 (0.75%) SAP FI/CO
6 5 (0.75%) SAP HR
6 5 (0.75%) Unit4 Business World
7 4 (0.60%) Infor SunSystems
8 3 (0.45%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.45%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.45%) Oracle Cash Management
8 3 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.45%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 60 (9.00%) Azure
2 55 (8.25%) Power Platform
3 25 (3.75%) AWS
4 21 (3.15%) Azure DevOps
5 20 (3.00%) Dynamics 365
6 18 (2.70%) Snowflake
7 17 (2.55%) Microsoft 365
8 11 (1.65%) Power Automate
9 10 (1.50%) SaaS
10 9 (1.35%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 8 (1.20%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.90%) Azure Logic Apps
12 6 (0.90%) SuccessFactors
13 5 (0.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 5 (0.75%) Boomi
13 5 (0.75%) Entra ID
14 4 (0.60%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 4 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
14 4 (0.60%) iPaaS
14 4 (0.60%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.25%) WAN
2 26 (3.90%) DMZ
3 25 (3.75%) BGP
3 25 (3.75%) Cisco Firepower
3 25 (3.75%) MPLS
3 25 (3.75%) SSL
4 22 (3.30%) Firewall
5 11 (1.65%) LAN
6 9 (1.35%) VPN
7 8 (1.20%) TCP/IP
7 8 (1.20%) Wireless
8 7 (1.05%) 5G
9 6 (0.90%) VLAN
10 5 (0.75%) Network Security
11 4 (0.60%) Cisco ASA
11 4 (0.60%) Cisco IOS
11 4 (0.60%) Internet
12 3 (0.45%) Junos
12 3 (0.45%) NX-OS
12 3 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (7.05%) Power BI
2 26 (3.90%) Tableau
3 13 (1.95%) Data Lake
4 10 (1.50%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.20%) Electronic Patient Records
5 8 (1.20%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 6 (0.90%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.75%) Big Data
8 5 (0.75%) BusinessObjects
8 5 (0.75%) Crystal Reports
8 5 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.60%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.60%) MS Access
9 4 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.60%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.45%) Impala
10 3 (0.45%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.45%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 28 (4.20%) JIRA
2 10 (1.50%) Git
3 7 (1.05%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.45%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.30%) Selenium
5 2 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.15%) Android Studio
6 1 (0.15%) Appium
6 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.15%) JMeter
6 1 (0.15%) JUnit
6 1 (0.15%) Maven
6 1 (0.15%) MSI
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.15%) Subversion
6 1 (0.15%) TestNG
6 1 (0.15%) TestRail
General
1 134 (20.09%) Social Skills
2 93 (13.94%) Analytical Skills
3 92 (13.79%) Telecoms
4 70 (10.49%) Marketing
5 68 (10.19%) Manufacturing
6 67 (10.04%) Legal
7 66 (9.90%) Banking
8 65 (9.75%) Public Sector
9 45 (6.75%) Electronics
10 41 (6.15%) Retail
11 31 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
12 20 (3.00%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (2.55%) Billing
14 12 (1.80%) Law
14 12 (1.80%) Local Government
14 12 (1.80%) Organisational Skills
15 11 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 10 (1.50%) Financial Institution
17 8 (1.20%) Automotive
17 8 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 134 (20.09%) Analyst
2 88 (13.19%) Project Manager
3 81 (12.14%) Senior
4 60 (9.00%) Lead
5 54 (8.10%) Architect
6 50 (7.50%) Developer
7 38 (5.70%) Consultant
7 38 (5.70%) Network Engineer
8 31 (4.65%) Data Analyst
9 28 (4.20%) Network Architect
10 26 (3.90%) Business Analyst
10 26 (3.90%) Financial Analyst
10 26 (3.90%) Senior Network Engineer
11 20 (3.00%) Senior Manager
12 19 (2.85%) SAP Consultant
12 19 (2.85%) Support Engineer
13 17 (2.55%) Senior Project Manager
14 16 (2.40%) IT Manager
15 14 (2.10%) Coordinator
15 14 (2.10%) Telecoms Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.50%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (1.20%) ADO
3 7 (1.05%) .NET
3 7 (1.05%) Kafka
3 7 (1.05%) Spring
4 6 (0.90%) JSON
4 6 (0.90%) XML
5 5 (0.75%) REST
6 4 (0.60%) React
6 4 (0.60%) RESTful
7 3 (0.45%) Web Services
8 2 (0.30%) .NET Framework
8 2 (0.30%) Blazor
8 2 (0.30%) Entity Framework
8 2 (0.30%) Middleware
8 2 (0.30%) Node.js
8 2 (0.30%) Spring Boot
9 1 (0.15%) NumPy
9 1 (0.15%) Playwright
9 1 (0.15%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 32 (4.80%) NHS
2 26 (3.90%) Credit Risk
3 23 (3.45%) Management Information System
4 19 (2.85%) Product Ownership
5 14 (2.10%) Data Centre
6 8 (1.20%) LIMS
6 8 (1.20%) Virtual Team
7 7 (1.05%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (1.05%) Onboarding
7 7 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (0.90%) Mainframe
9 5 (0.75%) CMDB
9 5 (0.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (0.75%) PMI
9 5 (0.75%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (0.60%) Derivative
10 4 (0.60%) e-Health
11 3 (0.45%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.45%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.45%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 41 (6.15%) Windows
2 17 (2.55%) Windows 10
3 16 (2.40%) Linux
3 16 (2.40%) Unix
4 4 (0.60%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.30%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.15%) Android
7 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.15%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (17.24%) Project Management
2 98 (14.69%) Agile
3 94 (14.09%) Business Intelligence
4 83 (12.44%) Migration
5 74 (11.09%) Problem-Solving
6 71 (10.64%) Programme Management
6 71 (10.64%) Stakeholder Management
7 69 (10.34%) Project Delivery
8 64 (9.60%) ERP
9 55 (8.25%) Analytics
10 48 (7.20%) Digital Marketing
11 46 (6.90%) Continuous Improvement
12 44 (6.60%) DevOps
13 42 (6.30%) Decision-Making
14 38 (5.70%) PRINCE2
14 38 (5.70%) Roadmaps
15 37 (5.55%) Customer Requirements
16 36 (5.40%) ITIL
17 35 (5.25%) Change Management
18 33 (4.95%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 42 (6.30%) SQL
2 27 (4.05%) Python
3 13 (1.95%) C#
3 13 (1.95%) Java
4 8 (1.20%) T-SQL
5 6 (0.90%) ABAP
5 6 (0.90%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.90%) PowerShell
6 5 (0.75%) X++
7 3 (0.45%) C
7 3 (0.45%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.45%) R
7 3 (0.45%) VBScript
8 2 (0.30%) COBOL
8 2 (0.30%) Go
8 2 (0.30%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.15%) JCL
9 1 (0.15%) Perl
9 1 (0.15%) REXX
9 1 (0.15%) VB
Qualifications
1 75 (11.24%) Degree
2 74 (11.09%) Security Cleared
3 34 (5.10%) Cisco Certification
4 32 (4.80%) SC Cleared
5 22 (3.30%) DV Cleared
6 20 (3.00%) ACCA
7 17 (2.55%) CIMA
8 12 (1.80%) Master's Degree
9 11 (1.65%) ICAEW
9 11 (1.65%) PMI Certification
9 11 (1.65%) PMP
10 10 (1.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 9 (1.35%) CCNP
12 7 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
13 6 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (0.75%) DBS Check
15 4 (0.60%) APMP
15 4 (0.60%) CCNA
15 4 (0.60%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (5.55%) PMO
2 25 (3.75%) QA
3 18 (2.70%) IFRS
4 17 (2.55%) SLA
5 10 (1.50%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.35%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.35%) GAAP
7 8 (1.20%) HL7
7 8 (1.20%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.75%) GDPR
8 5 (0.75%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.60%) IFRS 9
9 4 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.30%) ITGC
10 2 (0.30%) P3O
11 1 (0.15%) COBIT
11 1 (0.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 18 (2.70%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.75%) vSphere
4 4 (0.60%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.30%) Docker
6 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.15%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 25 (3.75%) Endace
2 8 (1.20%) Nessus
2 8 (1.20%) Terraform
3 6 (0.90%) Ansible
3 6 (0.90%) SCCM
4 5 (0.75%) WSUS
5 4 (0.60%) AirWatch
5 4 (0.60%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.45%) HP Quality Center
6 3 (0.45%) IBM BigFix
6 3 (0.45%) Netcool
6 3 (0.45%) Tivoli
7 2 (0.30%) NetBackup
7 2 (0.30%) Rundeck
8 1 (0.15%) Control-M
8 1 (0.15%) vRealize
8 1 (0.15%) vRealize Orchestrator
8 1 (0.15%) WMI
Vendors
1 122 (18.29%) SAP
2 75 (11.24%) Microsoft
3 67 (10.04%) Cisco
4 38 (5.70%) Oracle
5 32 (4.80%) F5
6 30 (4.50%) Juniper
7 29 (4.35%) CheckPoint
8 25 (3.75%) Arista
9 22 (3.30%) Alteryx
10 19 (2.85%) IFS
11 18 (2.70%) ServiceNow
12 9 (1.35%) IBM
13 8 (1.20%) Apple
13 8 (1.20%) Concur
13 8 (1.20%) Sun
14 7 (1.05%) MicroStrategy
14 7 (1.05%) VMware
15 6 (0.90%) Adobe
15 6 (0.90%) Dell
15 6 (0.90%) Salesforce