Financial
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in South Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +2 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Finance | 258 | 95 | 102 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire | 32.53% | 32.20% | 23.02% |
| As % of the General category | 50.39% | 48.72% | 35.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 181 | 53 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £438 | £402 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £480 | £445 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £534 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.05% | +1.71% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £643 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £490 | £515 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.90% | +3.00% | -2.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £11.47 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £11.90 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £12.75 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £13.05 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £13.16 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £25.00 | - | £11.97 |
All General Skills
South Yorkshire
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 general skills in South Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 512 | 195 | 291 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire | 64.56% | 66.10% | 65.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 348 | 113 | 176 |
| 10th Percentile | £314 | £209 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £425 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £513 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.34% | -5.09% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £539 | £600 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £663 | £720 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £485 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.00% | - | -3.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.44 | £12.05 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £13.49 | £12.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.85 | £16.19 | £13.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.45% | +22.37% | -30.37% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £18.58 | £19.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £19.43 | £32.00 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £21.30 | £21.25 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.24% | +21.43% | -7.89% |
Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Finance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.
Finance
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Finance.
Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in South Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.
Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in South Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Finance.
Finance
Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | -1 | 250 | £475 | -11.05% | 35 |
| Doncaster | - | 3 | £450 | - | 5 |
| Barnsley | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Finance Yorkshire |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:
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