Cost Analyst Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Cost Analyst
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Cost Analyst daily rate in Sheffield is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
11 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cost Analyst 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.65% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.73% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £500 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Sheffield with a recognized job title 822 223 311
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.54% 87.45% 88.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 561 154 189
10th Percentile £350 £220 £335
25th Percentile £413 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £545 £594 £588
90th Percentile £650 £650 £675
South Yorkshire median daily rate £482 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -3.60% +5.26% -11.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £15.22 £10.90
Median hourly rate £25.15 £16.19 £17.63
Median % change year-on-year +55.34% -8.14% -29.50%
75th Percentile - £17.16 £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.15 £16.19 £13.23
% change year-on-year +55.34% +22.37% -33.85%

Cost Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cost Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Cost Analyst job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Cost Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 11 March 2026, Cost Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Sheffield region featuring Cost Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 6 (100.00%) Identity Management
2 5 (83.33%) Cost Management
2 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (83.33%) Financial Analysis
2 5 (83.33%) Identity Access Management
2 5 (83.33%) Performance Metrics
2 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (66.67%) Cost Accounting
3 4 (66.67%) Data Analysis
3 4 (66.67%) Degree
4 3 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
4 3 (50.00%) Visualisation
5 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (16.67%) Budgeting
6 1 (16.67%) Business Case
6 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation

Cost Analyst Skill Set
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 6 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (16.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 6 (100.00%) Identity Management
2 5 (83.33%) Cost Management
2 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (83.33%) Financial Analysis
2 5 (83.33%) Identity Access Management
2 5 (83.33%) Performance Metrics
2 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (66.67%) Cost Accounting
3 4 (66.67%) Data Analysis
4 3 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
4 3 (50.00%) Visualisation
5 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (16.67%) Budgeting
6 1 (16.67%) Business Case
6 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Degree