Financial Analyst Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Finance Analyst
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Finance Analyst daily rate in Sheffield is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 - 48
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.22% - 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% - 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £675 - -

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 834 281 312
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.26% 90.94% 90.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 568 188 189
10th Percentile £355 £220 £335
25th Percentile £411 £388 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.42% -0.11% -13.64%
75th Percentile £550 £577 £588
90th Percentile £669 £639 £655
South Yorkshire median daily rate £477 £475 £470
% change year-on-year +0.42% +1.06% -14.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 10
10th Percentile - - £10.90
25th Percentile - £18.10 £11.33
Median hourly rate - £18.35 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year - -16.58% +16.65%
75th Percentile - £18.50 £23.75
90th Percentile - £18.51 -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate - £18.35 £13.60
% change year-on-year - +34.99% -23.28%

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Financial Analyst job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in Sheffield

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 16 April 2026, Financial 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 Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Anaconda
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Cost Accounting
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (50.00%) SQL

Financial 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Wholesale Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Anaconda
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Cost Accounting
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree