The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Wakefield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 common skills in Wakefield.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
5
36
37
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield
62.50%
73.47%
67.27%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
7
8
10th Percentile
£283
£147
£101
25th Percentile
£378
£163
£105
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£494
£320
£223
Median % change year-on-year
+54.30%
+43.82%
+11.25%
75th Percentile
£569
£380
£300
90th Percentile
£648
£423
£341
West Yorkshire median daily rate
£475
£490
£550
% change year-on-year
-3.06%
-10.91%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
1
Median hourly rate
-
£13.50
£30.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-55.00%
+60.43%
West Yorkshire median hourly rate
£22.14
£13.87
£18.00
% change year-on-year
+59.63%
-22.94%
-3.74%
Finance Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
Finance Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in Wakefield.
Finance Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wakefield
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in Wakefield.
Finance Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Finance also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wakefield region with a requirement for Finance.
Finance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
