Cost Accounting Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Cost Accounting
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Cost Accounting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Cost Accounting 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.44% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.47% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £500 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Sheffield

Cost Accounting falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Sheffield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 855 246 330
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield 93.85% 97.62% 93.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 580 164 190
10th Percentile £355 £220 £360
25th Percentile £413 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.25% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £550 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £650 £675
South Yorkshire median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% -13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 8
10th Percentile £16.54 - -
25th Percentile £18.34 £15.22 £10.90
Median hourly rate £22.25 £16.19 £17.63
Median % change year-on-year +37.40% -8.14% -31.55%
75th Percentile £25.15 £17.16 £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £19.34 £16.19 £13.23
% change year-on-year +19.46% +22.37% +24.46%

Cost Accounting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Analyst
1 4 (100.00%) Cost Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Banking Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Financial Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 4 (100.00%) Identity Management
2 3 (75.00%) Cost Management
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Data Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) Identity Access Management
2 3 (75.00%) Performance Metrics
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Visualisation
3 2 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
4 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree