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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -4 0 +4
Contract jobs citing Finance 639 853 1,242
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 11.61% 15.19% 16.20%
As % of the General category 23.14% 25.99% 29.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 369 612 899
10th Percentile £212 £213 £313
25th Percentile £363 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £606
90th Percentile £729 £760 £675
England median daily rate £590 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -1.67% +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 14 8
10th Percentile £14.50 £21.80 £12.75
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.16 £27.71
Median hourly rate £26.71 £31.65 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.62% -2.62% +32.65%
75th Percentile £55.50 £71.56 £52.63
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £61.63
England median hourly rate £26.97 £26.85 £34.57
% change year-on-year +0.47% -22.35% +64.03%

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 2,761 3,282 4,244
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 50.16% 58.45% 55.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,513 2,234 2,825
10th Percentile £212 £240 £213
25th Percentile £356 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £495
Median % change year-on-year - +1.01% +4.76%
75th Percentile £608 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £720 £660
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 343 160 209
10th Percentile £12.88 £16.93 £12.46
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.47 £14.51
Median hourly rate £45.00 £47.79 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.84% +138.95% -26.77%
75th Percentile £61.30 £63.19 £32.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.10 £49.00
England median hourly rate £30.00 £32.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year -6.25% +48.84% -

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 23 May 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 23 May 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 23 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
Thames Valley -6 292 £494 -3.19% 276
Berkshire -2 200 £513 -8.48% 123
Hampshire -1 120 £575 -1.71% 146
Surrey +4 109 £513 -6.82% 108
Buckinghamshire -2 73 £462 -0.12% 92
West Sussex +1 53 £515 +7.35% 31
Kent -1 34 £450 +6.51% 81
Oxfordshire +5 19 £438 -16.67% 61
East Sussex -8 4 £688 +25.00% 67
Sussex - 4 £418 - 4
Middlesex -1 1 - - 9
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 (1.88%) Confluence
1 12 (1.88%) SAS
2 11 (1.72%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.94%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.31%) CICS
4 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.16%) Apache
5 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 43 (6.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (5.48%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (2.35%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (1.41%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (2.50%) Oracle EBS
2 11 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (1.56%) SAP Hybris
4 7 (1.10%) Oracle EBS R12
4 7 (1.10%) SAP FI
5 6 (0.94%) SAP CO
6 5 (0.78%) Maximo
6 5 (0.78%) Oracle Payables
6 5 (0.78%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 5 (0.78%) Oracle Receivables
6 5 (0.78%) SAP FI/CO
6 5 (0.78%) SAP HR
6 5 (0.78%) Unit4 Business World
7 4 (0.63%) Infor SunSystems
7 4 (0.63%) SAP BRIM
7 4 (0.63%) SAP PSCD
8 3 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
8 3 (0.47%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.47%) Oracle Cash Management
8 3 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 54 (8.45%) Azure
2 50 (7.82%) Power Platform
3 22 (3.44%) Azure DevOps
4 20 (3.13%) AWS
5 19 (2.97%) Dynamics 365
6 18 (2.82%) Snowflake
7 14 (2.19%) Microsoft 365
8 11 (1.72%) Power Automate
8 11 (1.72%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 9 (1.41%) SaaS
10 8 (1.25%) PowerApps
11 6 (0.94%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 6 (0.94%) Azure Data Factory
11 6 (0.94%) Azure Logic Apps
11 6 (0.94%) Entra ID
11 6 (0.94%) SuccessFactors
12 5 (0.78%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (0.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 5 (0.78%) Boomi
13 4 (0.63%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 34 (5.32%) WAN
2 26 (4.07%) DMZ
3 25 (3.91%) BGP
3 25 (3.91%) Cisco Firepower
3 25 (3.91%) MPLS
3 25 (3.91%) SSL
4 17 (2.66%) Firewall
5 9 (1.41%) LAN
5 9 (1.41%) VPN
6 7 (1.10%) 5G
7 5 (0.78%) Network Security
8 4 (0.63%) Cisco ASA
8 4 (0.63%) Cisco IOS
8 4 (0.63%) Internet
8 4 (0.63%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.63%) Wireless
9 3 (0.47%) Junos
9 3 (0.47%) NX-OS
9 3 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.31%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (6.73%) Power BI
2 26 (4.07%) Tableau
3 12 (1.88%) Data Lake
4 9 (1.41%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.25%) Electronic Patient Records
6 7 (1.10%) NoSQL
6 7 (1.10%) SQL Server
7 6 (0.94%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.78%) BusinessObjects
8 5 (0.78%) Crystal Reports
8 5 (0.78%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.63%) Big Data
9 4 (0.63%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.63%) MS Access
9 4 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.63%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.47%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.47%) Power Query
10 3 (0.47%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 28 (4.38%) JIRA
2 10 (1.56%) Git
3 8 (1.25%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.31%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.31%) Selenium
4 2 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.16%) Android Studio
5 1 (0.16%) Appium
5 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.16%) JMeter
5 1 (0.16%) JUnit
5 1 (0.16%) MLflow
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.16%) Subversion
5 1 (0.16%) TestNG
5 1 (0.16%) TestRail
General
1 133 (20.81%) Social Skills
2 87 (13.62%) Analytical Skills
3 83 (12.99%) Telecoms
4 66 (10.33%) Marketing
5 65 (10.17%) Legal
6 63 (9.86%) Banking
6 63 (9.86%) Manufacturing
7 60 (9.39%) Public Sector
8 40 (6.26%) Retail
9 38 (5.95%) Electronics
10 34 (5.32%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (3.29%) Billing
12 19 (2.97%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (1.88%) Law
13 12 (1.88%) Local Government
13 12 (1.88%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.25%) Automotive
15 8 (1.25%) Financial Institution
15 8 (1.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 133 (20.81%) Analyst
2 87 (13.62%) Project Manager
3 78 (12.21%) Senior
4 61 (9.55%) Lead
5 47 (7.36%) Architect
6 44 (6.89%) Developer
7 38 (5.95%) Consultant
8 36 (5.63%) Network Engineer
9 30 (4.69%) Data Analyst
10 28 (4.38%) Network Architect
11 27 (4.23%) Business Analyst
12 26 (4.07%) Senior Network Engineer
13 23 (3.60%) Financial Analyst
14 19 (2.97%) Senior Manager
15 18 (2.82%) SAP Consultant
16 17 (2.66%) Senior Project Manager
17 16 (2.50%) Functional Consultant
17 16 (2.50%) Support Engineer
18 14 (2.19%) Desktop Engineer
18 14 (2.19%) Telecoms Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.56%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (1.10%) .NET
2 7 (1.10%) ADO
3 6 (0.94%) JSON
3 6 (0.94%) Kafka
3 6 (0.94%) Spring
3 6 (0.94%) XML
4 5 (0.78%) React
4 5 (0.78%) REST
5 4 (0.63%) RESTful
6 3 (0.47%) Web Services
7 2 (0.31%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.31%) Blazor
7 2 (0.31%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.31%) Node.js
7 2 (0.31%) SAP Fiori
7 2 (0.31%) Spring Boot
8 1 (0.16%) Android SDK
8 1 (0.16%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.16%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 33 (5.16%) NHS
2 26 (4.07%) Credit Risk
3 23 (3.60%) Management Information System
4 22 (3.44%) Product Ownership
5 14 (2.19%) Data Centre
6 8 (1.25%) LIMS
7 7 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (1.10%) Mainframe
7 7 (1.10%) Onboarding
7 7 (1.10%) Virtual Team
8 6 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (0.78%) CMDB
9 5 (0.78%) PMI
9 5 (0.78%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (0.63%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.63%) e-Health
10 4 (0.63%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 3 (0.47%) Derivative
11 3 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.47%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 35 (5.48%) Windows
2 18 (2.82%) Windows 10
3 16 (2.50%) Unix
4 12 (1.88%) Linux
5 4 (0.63%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.16%) Android
7 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (17.37%) Project Management
2 90 (14.08%) Agile
3 84 (13.15%) Business Intelligence
4 79 (12.36%) Migration
5 75 (11.74%) Stakeholder Management
6 69 (10.80%) Project Delivery
7 67 (10.49%) Problem-Solving
8 65 (10.17%) Programme Management
9 61 (9.55%) ERP
10 52 (8.14%) Analytics
11 45 (7.04%) DevOps
12 43 (6.73%) Continuous Improvement
13 42 (6.57%) Decision-Making
14 41 (6.42%) Digital Marketing
14 41 (6.42%) Roadmaps
15 36 (5.63%) Change Management
15 36 (5.63%) Customer Requirements
15 36 (5.63%) Logistics
15 36 (5.63%) PRINCE2
16 35 (5.48%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 43 (6.73%) SQL
2 24 (3.76%) Python
3 12 (1.88%) C#
3 12 (1.88%) Java
4 8 (1.25%) T-SQL
5 6 (0.94%) ABAP
6 5 (0.78%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.78%) X++
7 3 (0.47%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.47%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.31%) C
8 2 (0.31%) COBOL
8 2 (0.31%) Go
8 2 (0.31%) R
8 2 (0.31%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.31%) VBScript
9 1 (0.16%) CLIST
9 1 (0.16%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.16%) SELCOPY
9 1 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 73 (11.42%) Degree
2 65 (10.17%) Security Cleared
3 34 (5.32%) Cisco Certification
4 32 (5.01%) SC Cleared
5 20 (3.13%) ACCA
6 17 (2.66%) CIMA
7 16 (2.50%) DV Cleared
8 12 (1.88%) Master's Degree
9 11 (1.72%) ICAEW
10 9 (1.41%) CCNP
10 9 (1.41%) PMI Certification
10 9 (1.41%) PMP
10 9 (1.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 8 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (0.78%) DBS Check
15 4 (0.63%) APMP
15 4 (0.63%) CCNA
15 4 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (6.26%) PMO
2 21 (3.29%) QA
3 19 (2.97%) IFRS
4 15 (2.35%) SLA
5 11 (1.72%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.56%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.41%) GAAP
7 9 (1.41%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.25%) HL7
9 5 (0.78%) GDPR
9 5 (0.78%) IFRS 9
9 5 (0.78%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.31%) ITGC
12 1 (0.16%) COBIT
12 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 1 (0.16%) P3O
System Software
1 13 (2.03%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.47%) vSphere
3 2 (0.31%) Docker
3 2 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 25 (3.91%) Endace
2 8 (1.25%) Terraform
3 6 (0.94%) Ansible
4 4 (0.63%) AirWatch
4 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.63%) Nessus
5 3 (0.47%) HP Quality Center
5 3 (0.47%) IBM BigFix
5 3 (0.47%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.47%) Netcool
5 3 (0.47%) SCCM
5 3 (0.47%) Tivoli
6 2 (0.31%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.31%) Rundeck
6 2 (0.31%) WSUS
7 1 (0.16%) vRealize
7 1 (0.16%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 112 (17.53%) SAP
2 67 (10.49%) Cisco
2 67 (10.49%) Microsoft
3 36 (5.63%) Oracle
4 32 (5.01%) F5
5 30 (4.69%) Juniper
6 29 (4.54%) CheckPoint
7 25 (3.91%) Arista
8 22 (3.44%) Alteryx
9 18 (2.82%) ServiceNow
10 17 (2.66%) IFS
11 8 (1.25%) Concur
11 8 (1.25%) Sun
12 7 (1.10%) Apple
12 7 (1.10%) IBM
12 7 (1.10%) MicroStrategy
12 7 (1.10%) Salesforce
13 6 (0.94%) Adobe
13 6 (0.94%) Dell
14 5 (0.78%) HP