Financial Analyst Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Finance Analyst
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Finance Analyst daily rate in South Yorkshire 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 98 - 52
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire 0.20% - 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £561 £488 £406
% change year-on-year +15.13% +20.00% -21.88%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title 905 327 385
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 90.58% 91.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 606 221 235
10th Percentile £340 £185 £221
25th Percentile £408 £385 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £477 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +1.06% -14.55%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £576
90th Percentile £669 £638 £638
Yorkshire median daily rate £480 £463 £463
% change year-on-year +3.78% - -11.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 18
10th Percentile - - £10.90
25th Percentile - £18.10 £12.63
Median hourly rate - £18.35 £13.60
Median % change year-on-year - +34.99% -23.28%
75th Percentile - £18.50 £23.31
90th Percentile - £18.51 £23.75
Yorkshire median hourly rate £42.50 £21.24 £14.50
% change year-on-year +100.09% +46.48% -33.33%

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

Financial Analyst job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Financial Analyst
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 Financial Analyst within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 16 April 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 - 2 £675 - 3
Financial Analyst
Yorkshire

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

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 South Yorkshire 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 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:

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