Finance Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Financial
England > Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 3
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 0
Contract jobs citing Finance 531 230 246
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 19.98% 21.36% 14.62%
As % of the General category 36.82% 34.28% 25.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 377 143 138
10th Percentile £372 £330 £378
25th Percentile £430 £388 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.16% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £650 £588 £575
90th Percentile £713 £648 £650
England median daily rate £550 £575 £590
% change year-on-year -4.35% -2.54% -1.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile - - £12.05
25th Percentile - - £12.93
Median hourly rate £35.00 £18.51 £13.23
Median % change year-on-year +89.09% +39.91% -
75th Percentile - - £19.51
90th Percentile - - £40.44
England median hourly rate £25.08 £40.25 £27.00
% change year-on-year -37.70% +49.07% +5.02%

All General Skills
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 Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,442 671 969
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 54.25% 62.30% 57.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 928 395 548
10th Percentile £313 £237 £199
25th Percentile £406 £357 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £490
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -5.61% -6.67%
75th Percentile £565 £572 £575
90th Percentile £684 £638 £638
England median daily rate £515 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -1.90% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 28 85
10th Percentile £15.48 £11.60 -
25th Percentile £19.66 £17.06 £12.15
Median hourly rate £24.00 £20.35 £14.63
Median % change year-on-year +17.97% +39.11% -24.56%
75th Percentile £46.25 £22.14 £18.27
90th Percentile £68.75 £31.45 £34.33
England median hourly rate £30.81 £27.76 £30.44
% change year-on-year +10.99% -8.79% -4.89%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Finance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Finance job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Finance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Finance

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in Yorkshire

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Finance.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing Finance

Finance
Contract Job Locations in 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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
South Yorkshire -1 353 £510 +8.74% 55
West Yorkshire -5 144 £525 +5.00% 99
North Yorkshire +2 21 £700 +27.27% 20
East Yorkshire -12 1 - - 10
Finance
England

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

Application Platforms
1 33 (6.21%) Confluence
2 30 (5.65%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.94%) TPMS
5 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.38%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.19%) CICS
6 1 (0.19%) IIS
6 1 (0.19%) nginx
6 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 27 (5.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (3.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 16 (3.01%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (1.51%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (2.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 6 (1.13%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.38%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.38%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.19%) Actimize
4 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.19%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.19%) SAP FI-AP
4 1 (0.19%) SAP FI-CA
4 1 (0.19%) SAP MRS
4 1 (0.19%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.19%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.19%) Temenos T24
4 1 (0.19%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 85 (16.01%) Azure
2 77 (14.50%) GCP
3 60 (11.30%) AWS
4 39 (7.34%) Microsoft 365
5 32 (6.03%) GitHub
6 26 (4.90%) Entra ID
7 24 (4.52%) OpenShift
8 19 (3.58%) OneDrive
9 18 (3.39%) Microsoft Copilot
9 18 (3.39%) Power Platform
9 18 (3.39%) SaaS
10 9 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
11 8 (1.51%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (1.51%) Rubrik
12 7 (1.32%) AWS CloudFormation
12 7 (1.32%) PaaS
13 6 (1.13%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (1.13%) PowerApps
14 5 (0.94%) IaaS
14 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 24 (4.52%) Network Security
2 20 (3.77%) Firewall
3 11 (2.07%) DNS
4 8 (1.51%) SSL
5 6 (1.13%) TCP/IP
5 6 (1.13%) VPN
6 5 (0.94%) SNMP
6 5 (0.94%) SSH
7 3 (0.56%) DHCP
7 3 (0.56%) SAN
8 2 (0.38%) Internet
8 2 (0.38%) iSCSI
8 2 (0.38%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.19%) BIG-IP
9 1 (0.19%) DMZ
9 1 (0.19%) HTTP
9 1 (0.19%) Kerberos
9 1 (0.19%) LAN
9 1 (0.19%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.19%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.82%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (1.88%) Power BI
3 7 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (1.32%) Metadata
4 6 (1.13%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (0.75%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.75%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.56%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.56%) DB2
6 3 (0.56%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.38%) Big Data
7 2 (0.38%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.38%) Power Query
7 2 (0.38%) PowerPivot
7 2 (0.38%) Tableau
8 1 (0.19%) GIS
8 1 (0.19%) Looker
8 1 (0.19%) Neo4j
8 1 (0.19%) Redis
Development Applications
1 55 (10.36%) JIRA
2 41 (7.72%) Jenkins
3 13 (2.45%) Sonatype Nexus
4 12 (2.26%) GitLab
5 10 (1.88%) Git
6 8 (1.51%) Cucumber
6 8 (1.51%) Jaeger
7 7 (1.32%) Selenium
8 6 (1.13%) REST Assured
9 5 (0.94%) Liquibase
10 3 (0.56%) CircleCI
11 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.38%) Flyway
11 2 (0.38%) git-flow
11 2 (0.38%) JUnit
11 2 (0.38%) Mockito
11 2 (0.38%) Oracle Forms
12 1 (0.19%) Hudson
12 1 (0.19%) Postman
12 1 (0.19%) Robot Framework
General
1 189 (35.59%) Social Skills
2 121 (22.79%) Banking
3 62 (11.68%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (5.84%) Financial Institution
5 26 (4.90%) Legal
6 23 (4.33%) Documentation Skills
6 23 (4.33%) Public Sector
7 17 (3.20%) Law
8 16 (3.01%) Influencing Skills
8 16 (3.01%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (1.88%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (1.69%) Retail
11 8 (1.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.13%) Billing
13 4 (0.75%) Manufacturing
13 4 (0.75%) Publishing
14 3 (0.56%) Advertising
15 2 (0.38%) International Banking
15 2 (0.38%) Marketing
15 2 (0.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 71 (13.37%) Lead
2 61 (11.49%) Analyst
3 59 (11.11%) Project Manager
4 54 (10.17%) Architect
5 39 (7.34%) Developer
6 34 (6.40%) Senior
7 33 (6.21%) Business Analyst
8 27 (5.08%) Consultant
8 27 (5.08%) DevOps Engineer
9 14 (2.64%) Java Developer
10 13 (2.45%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 13 (2.45%) Programme Manager
11 12 (2.26%) Infrastructure Manager
11 12 (2.26%) Microsoft 365 Architect
12 11 (2.07%) Solutions Architect
13 10 (1.88%) DevSecOps Consultant
13 10 (1.88%) Lead Architect
14 9 (1.69%) Data Architect
14 9 (1.69%) Product Owner
14 9 (1.69%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.14%) REST
2 16 (3.01%) OpenTelemetry
3 15 (2.82%) Spring Boot
4 14 (2.64%) Kafka
4 14 (2.64%) Middleware
4 14 (2.64%) RESTful
5 12 (2.26%) Microsoft Graph
5 12 (2.26%) OpenID
6 11 (2.07%) Node.js
6 11 (2.07%) React
7 10 (1.88%) SailPoint
8 8 (1.51%) OAuth
9 7 (1.32%) LDAP
9 7 (1.32%) OAuth2
10 6 (1.13%) JWT
10 6 (1.13%) Oracle Fusion
10 6 (1.13%) SAML
10 6 (1.13%) Spring
11 4 (0.75%) Elastic Stack
11 4 (0.75%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 33 (6.21%) Product Ownership
2 31 (5.84%) Cloud Native
3 29 (5.46%) Data Protection Act
4 27 (5.08%) Data Centre
5 17 (3.20%) Distributed Systems
5 17 (3.20%) Onboarding
6 16 (3.01%) Management Information System
7 15 (2.82%) Mainframe
8 10 (1.88%) AI Agents
8 10 (1.88%) Public Cloud
8 10 (1.88%) Security Posture
9 8 (1.51%) Mobile App
10 7 (1.32%) Virtual Team
11 6 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.75%) Data Structures
13 4 (0.75%) PMI
13 4 (0.75%) SCADA
14 3 (0.56%) CCTV
14 3 (0.56%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 34 (6.40%) Linux
2 21 (3.95%) Windows
3 8 (1.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 7 (1.32%) zOS
5 6 (1.13%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.94%) Android
6 5 (0.94%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.94%) Unix
7 3 (0.56%) VMS
8 2 (0.38%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.38%) MVS
9 1 (0.19%) AIX
9 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (23.73%) Stakeholder Management
2 109 (20.53%) DevOps
3 104 (19.59%) CI/CD
4 95 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
5 93 (17.51%) Agile
6 71 (13.37%) Cybersecurity
7 70 (13.18%) Roadmaps
8 68 (12.81%) Continuous Improvement
9 64 (12.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 61 (11.49%) Observability
11 57 (10.73%) Project Management
12 56 (10.55%) Migration
13 53 (9.98%) Risk Management
14 49 (9.23%) DevSecOps
15 47 (8.85%) AI
16 40 (7.53%) ERP
16 40 (7.53%) Project Delivery
17 39 (7.34%) Identity Access Management
18 37 (6.97%) Microservices
19 36 (6.78%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 69 (12.99%) Python
2 50 (9.42%) Java
3 40 (7.53%) SQL
4 29 (5.46%) PowerShell
5 14 (2.64%) Bash
6 12 (2.26%) Rust
7 11 (2.07%) Go
8 6 (1.13%) JavaScript
8 6 (1.13%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.94%) VB
10 4 (0.75%) VBA
11 3 (0.56%) JCL
11 3 (0.56%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.38%) C#
12 2 (0.38%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.38%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.38%) PromQL
13 1 (0.19%) COBOL
13 1 (0.19%) Groovy
13 1 (0.19%) REXX
Qualifications
1 43 (8.10%) Degree
2 25 (4.71%) PMP
3 21 (3.95%) Security Cleared
4 19 (3.58%) PMI Certification
5 18 (3.39%) CISM
5 18 (3.39%) CISSP
6 15 (2.82%) SC Cleared
7 11 (2.07%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 11 (2.07%) CCSP
7 11 (2.07%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (1.69%) AWS Certification
8 9 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.51%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.94%) FFIEC
10 5 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.75%) JNCIA
11 4 (0.75%) JNCIS
12 3 (0.56%) CCSK
12 3 (0.56%) TOGAF Certification
13 2 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.71%) PMO
2 17 (3.20%) GDPR
2 17 (3.20%) NIST
2 17 (3.20%) QA
3 11 (2.07%) Data Quality
4 10 (1.88%) PCI DSS
5 7 (1.32%) SLA
6 5 (0.94%) GLBA
6 5 (0.94%) GRC
7 3 (0.56%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.19%) Dodd-Frank
9 1 (0.19%) GxP
9 1 (0.19%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.19%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 31 (5.84%) Docker
2 13 (2.45%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.51%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.94%) RACF
5 5 (0.94%) vSphere
6 4 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.56%) KVM
8 2 (0.38%) ACF2
8 2 (0.38%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.38%) SRDF
8 2 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.38%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 60 (11.30%) Kubernetes
2 40 (7.53%) Ansible
3 29 (5.46%) Terraform
4 22 (4.14%) Grafana
5 18 (3.39%) Prometheus
6 12 (2.26%) Microsoft Intune
7 8 (1.51%) Kiali
8 5 (0.94%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.94%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.75%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.75%) Puppet
10 3 (0.56%) Control-M
10 3 (0.56%) OMEGAMON
10 3 (0.56%) PowerCLI
11 2 (0.38%) Argo
11 2 (0.38%) Consul
11 2 (0.38%) IBM Guardium
11 2 (0.38%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.38%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 91 (17.14%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.65%) Splunk
3 26 (4.90%) ServiceNow
4 25 (4.71%) SAP
5 24 (4.52%) Google
6 16 (3.01%) Oracle
7 13 (2.45%) IBM
8 10 (1.88%) VMware
9 9 (1.69%) Dell
10 8 (1.51%) Foundry
10 8 (1.51%) Sonatype
11 7 (1.32%) Red Hat
11 7 (1.32%) Workday
12 6 (1.13%) Apple
12 6 (1.13%) Databricks
12 6 (1.13%) IFS
13 5 (0.94%) Black Duck
13 5 (0.94%) Fortinet
13 5 (0.94%) Thales
14 4 (0.75%) Juniper