Financial
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Finance | 8,070 | 12,236 | 17,919 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 18.94% | 21.52% | 20.48% |
| As % of the General category | 32.69% | 36.73% | 36.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,397 | 8,706 | 12,693 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £400 | £380 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £496 | £468 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £580 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | +4.35% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £713 | £725 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £825 | £770 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 248 | 106 | 145 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £18.50 | £12.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.13 | £21.24 | £20.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.97 | £26.85 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.47% | -23.30% | +56.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.12 | £49.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £56.25 | £71.25 | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £43.75 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.43% | +94.44% | +25.70% |
All General Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 24,689 | 33,314 | 49,422 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 57.95% | 58.58% | 56.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,578 | 23,090 | 34,263 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £440 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £496 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +5.26% | +9.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,927 | 1,017 | 1,407 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.41 | £17.72 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +44.44% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.45 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £28.16 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.57% | +48.21% | -4.76% |
Finance
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance.
Finance
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
Finance
Top 18 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -1 | 7,059 | £595 | -0.83% | 6,317 |
| London | 0 | 4,702 | £613 | -2.39% | 3,212 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 3,280 | £600 | - | 3,172 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 2,558 | £513 | -2.38% | 3,634 |
| South East | -3 | 628 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,071 |
| North of England | +1 | 609 | £500 | -4.76% | 875 |
| Midlands | +4 | 378 | £548 | +9.50% | 594 |
| Scotland | 0 | 372 | £489 | -2.25% | 271 |
| North West | +3 | 348 | £500 | - | 511 |
| South West | +2 | 328 | £555 | -3.48% | 432 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 264 | £525 | +5.00% | 381 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 237 | £500 | -9.09% | 260 |
| East of England | +4 | 209 | £525 | +0.96% | 295 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 105 | £550 | +18.28% | 213 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 31 | £450 | - | 69 |
| North East | +7 | 19 | £500 | -16.67% | 111 |
| Wales | -9 | 17 | £550 | +4.76% | 105 |
| Isle of Man | 0 | 7 | £388 | +96.20% | 6 |
Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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