Finance Contracts in the Thames Valley

Financial
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 8 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 -2
Contract jobs citing Finance 203 314 448
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 13.52% 11.64% 15.39%
As % of the General category 21.60% 21.43% 25.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 113 171 292
10th Percentile £313 £213 £310
25th Percentile £425 £350 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £475 £523
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.09% +4.50%
75th Percentile £700 £575 £638
90th Percentile - £675 £715
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +0.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 14 3
10th Percentile £17.15 - £15.19
25th Percentile £23.33 £14.50 £17.61
Median hourly rate £32.31 £18.11 £23.30
Median % change year-on-year +78.39% -22.26% -4.59%
75th Percentile £64.38 £39.68 £42.79
90th Percentile £76.82 £68.38 £53.49
South East median hourly rate £75.00 £25.09 £51.88
% change year-on-year +198.92% -51.63% +82.27%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

Finance falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 940 1,465 1,768
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 62.58% 54.32% 60.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 586 755 1,126
10th Percentile £256 £212 £300
25th Percentile £400 £351 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £493 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.42% -1.40% +5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £610
90th Percentile £700 £670 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 140 43
10th Percentile £14.18 £17.59 £16.45
25th Percentile £14.20 £22.50 £21.33
Median hourly rate £26.21 £51.25 £28.16
Median % change year-on-year -48.86% +82.00% +60.91%
75th Percentile £62.24 £62.87 £63.50
90th Percentile £87.28 £87.46 £73.67
South East median hourly rate £19.00 £45.00 £51.05
% change year-on-year -57.78% -11.85% +155.25%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 22 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 22 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 22 June 2025. 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
Berkshire -1 141 £600 +18.11% 2,725
Buckinghamshire +1 49 £465 -2.11% 546
Oxfordshire -1 15 £525 +16.67% 312
Finance
South East

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 8 (3.94%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.97%) SAS
3 1 (0.49%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.49%) Confluence
Applications
1 17 (8.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.46%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.48%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.49%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (9.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (6.90%) Oracle EBS R12
3 13 (6.40%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 9 (4.43%) Oracle Assets
4 9 (4.43%) Oracle EBS
5 7 (3.45%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (2.46%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 4 (1.97%) Avolution ABACUS
8 3 (1.48%) Oracle AGIS
8 3 (1.48%) Oracle Cash Management
8 3 (1.48%) Oracle E-Business Tax
8 3 (1.48%) Oracle Payables
8 3 (1.48%) Oracle Receivables
9 2 (0.99%) Maximo
9 2 (0.99%) Oracle ASCP
9 2 (0.99%) Oracle Financials
9 2 (0.99%) Oracle General Ledger
9 2 (0.99%) SAP FI
9 2 (0.99%) SAP FI/CO
9 2 (0.99%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 28 (13.79%) Azure
2 18 (8.87%) AWS
3 17 (8.37%) Power Platform
4 10 (4.93%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (4.43%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (2.96%) GitHub
6 6 (2.96%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (2.96%) SaaS
7 3 (1.48%) PowerApps
8 2 (0.99%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.49%) Azure AKS
9 1 (0.49%) Azure App Service
9 1 (0.49%) Azure Key Vault
9 1 (0.49%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.49%) Figma
9 1 (0.49%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.49%) OCI
9 1 (0.49%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.49%) Smartsheet
9 1 (0.49%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.49%) Cisco Firepower
1 1 (0.49%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (0.49%) Cisco ISE
1 1 (0.49%) Junos
1 1 (0.49%) LAN
1 1 (0.49%) SMS
1 1 (0.49%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.42%) Power BI
2 10 (4.93%) Big Data
3 6 (2.96%) SQL Server
4 5 (2.46%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.97%) Oracle BI EE
5 4 (1.97%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.97%) Tableau
6 3 (1.48%) IBM InfoSphere
6 3 (1.48%) MySQL
6 3 (1.48%) OLAP
6 3 (1.48%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.99%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.99%) Oracle OLAP
8 1 (0.49%) DocumentDB
8 1 (0.49%) Impala
8 1 (0.49%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.49%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.49%) SAS Enterprise Guide
8 1 (0.49%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 12 (5.91%) Git
2 6 (2.96%) Jenkins
3 5 (2.46%) Selenium
4 3 (1.48%) Postman
5 2 (0.99%) ERwin
5 2 (0.99%) GitLab
5 2 (0.99%) JIRA
6 1 (0.49%) Axure RP
6 1 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.49%) WebDriver
General
1 56 (27.59%) Social Skills
2 50 (24.63%) Analytical Skills
2 50 (24.63%) Telecoms
3 41 (20.20%) Manufacturing
4 32 (15.76%) Public Sector
5 27 (13.30%) Marketing
6 26 (12.81%) Electronics
7 17 (8.37%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (3.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (3.94%) Legal
8 8 (3.94%) Retail
9 7 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (2.96%) General Ledger
11 5 (2.46%) Banking
11 5 (2.46%) Financial Institution
12 4 (1.97%) Agriculture
12 4 (1.97%) Automotive
12 4 (1.97%) Billing
13 3 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.99%) German Language
Job Titles
1 32 (15.76%) Architect
2 30 (14.78%) Analyst
3 21 (10.34%) Active Directory Architect
4 18 (8.87%) Consultant
4 18 (8.87%) Project Manager
5 14 (6.90%) Developer
6 12 (5.91%) SAP Manager
6 12 (5.91%) Senior
7 11 (5.42%) Financial Analyst
8 10 (4.93%) Lead
9 9 (4.43%) Business Analyst
10 7 (3.45%) Administrator
10 7 (3.45%) Data Analyst
10 7 (3.45%) Senior Manager
11 6 (2.96%) SAP Project Manager
11 6 (2.96%) Solutions Architect
12 5 (2.46%) Data Modeller
12 5 (2.46%) Functional Consultant
12 5 (2.46%) Programme Manager
12 5 (2.46%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.46%) .NET
1 5 (2.46%) React
2 4 (1.97%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (0.99%) .NET Core
3 2 (0.99%) AngularJS
3 2 (0.99%) CSS
3 2 (0.99%) FastAPI
3 2 (0.99%) HTML
3 2 (0.99%) REST
3 2 (0.99%) Web Services
4 1 (0.49%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.49%) ADO
4 1 (0.49%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.49%) Django
4 1 (0.49%) EDI
4 1 (0.49%) Entity Framework
4 1 (0.49%) Express.js
4 1 (0.49%) Flask
4 1 (0.49%) NHibernate
4 1 (0.49%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 14 (6.90%) Life Science
2 13 (6.40%) Renewable Energy
3 10 (4.93%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (4.43%) Data Centre
5 5 (2.46%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.97%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.48%) Virtual Team
8 2 (0.99%) Credit Risk
8 2 (0.99%) Cyberattack
8 2 (0.99%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.99%) PMI
9 1 (0.49%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.49%) Cloud Native
9 1 (0.49%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (0.49%) Driving Licence
9 1 (0.49%) Legacy Code
9 1 (0.49%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.49%) Robotics
9 1 (0.49%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 32 (15.76%) Windows
2 5 (2.46%) Linux
2 5 (2.46%) Ubuntu
2 5 (2.46%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.99%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (27.09%) Agile
2 39 (19.21%) Business Intelligence
3 38 (18.72%) Problem-Solving
4 34 (16.75%) Programme Management
5 33 (16.26%) Stakeholder Management
6 29 (14.29%) Project Management
7 26 (12.81%) Digital Marketing
7 26 (12.81%) Migration
8 24 (11.82%) ERP
8 24 (11.82%) Test Automation
9 23 (11.33%) Project Delivery
10 22 (10.84%) Identity Access Management
11 21 (10.34%) Change Management
12 20 (9.85%) Continuous Improvement
13 18 (8.87%) Roadmaps
13 18 (8.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 16 (7.88%) DevOps
14 16 (7.88%) PRINCE2
15 14 (6.90%) Risk Management
16 13 (6.40%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (14.78%) PowerShell
2 20 (9.85%) SQL
3 13 (6.40%) Python
4 4 (1.97%) Apex Code
4 4 (1.97%) Bash
4 4 (1.97%) Java
5 3 (1.48%) C#
5 3 (1.48%) X++
6 2 (0.99%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.49%) Bicep
7 1 (0.49%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.49%) R
7 1 (0.49%) VB
Qualifications
1 41 (20.20%) Security Cleared
2 28 (13.79%) DV Cleared
3 17 (8.37%) ACCA
3 17 (8.37%) SC Cleared
4 12 (5.91%) CIMA
4 12 (5.91%) Degree
5 6 (2.96%) APMP
5 6 (2.96%) PMI Certification
6 5 (2.46%) PMP
7 3 (1.48%) APMG
7 3 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.99%) BC Cleared
8 2 (0.99%) CIPFA
8 2 (0.99%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.99%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.99%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 2 (0.99%) SAP Certification
9 1 (0.49%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.49%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.49%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.43%) SLA
2 7 (3.45%) GDPR
2 7 (3.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 5 (2.46%) IFRS
3 5 (2.46%) P3O
4 4 (1.97%) PMBOK
4 4 (1.97%) PMO
4 4 (1.97%) QA
5 2 (0.99%) IFRS 9
6 1 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.49%) GRC
6 1 (0.49%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.49%) HL7
6 1 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.49%) NIST
System Software
1 22 (10.84%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.97%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (4.43%) Terraform
2 7 (3.45%) Ansible
3 3 (1.48%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.49%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.49%) QRadar
4 1 (0.49%) SCCM
Vendors
1 66 (32.51%) SAP
2 29 (14.29%) Oracle
3 27 (13.30%) Microsoft
4 9 (4.43%) IFS
5 8 (3.94%) Salesforce
6 7 (3.45%) Databricks
7 4 (1.97%) Ariba
7 4 (1.97%) MuleSoft
8 3 (1.48%) Hyperion
8 3 (1.48%) IBM
8 3 (1.48%) Workday
9 2 (0.99%) HP
9 2 (0.99%) ServiceNow
9 2 (0.99%) Sparx
9 2 (0.99%) Virgin Media
10 1 (0.49%) Adobe
10 1 (0.49%) Cisco
10 1 (0.49%) Citrix
10 1 (0.49%) Dell
10 1 (0.49%) Zscaler
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