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 4 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 -2
Contract jobs citing Finance 483 216 233
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 19.86% 21.16% 13.96%
As % of the General category 36.26% 34.02% 24.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 336 134 138
10th Percentile £363 £350 £343
25th Percentile £419 £393 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.05% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £588 £569
90th Percentile £700 £650 £638
England median daily rate £538 £575 £588
% change year-on-year -6.52% -2.13% -2.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 6
10th Percentile - - £11.90
25th Percentile - - £12.78
Median hourly rate - £18.51 £13.23
Median % change year-on-year - +39.91% -
75th Percentile - - £17.01
90th Percentile - - £19.51
England median hourly rate £23.83 £36.56 £27.00
% change year-on-year -34.82% +35.39% +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 1,332 635 953
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 54.77% 62.19% 57.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 869 375 550
10th Percentile £292 £252 £198
25th Percentile £400 £360 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £469 £479
Median % change year-on-year +2.35% -2.04% -8.81%
75th Percentile £565 £575 £575
90th Percentile £670 £648 £650
England median daily rate £505 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -3.81% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 25 80
10th Percentile £14.25 £11.60 £12.11
25th Percentile £17.04 £16.50 £12.15
Median hourly rate £22.81 £18.55 £14.63
Median % change year-on-year +22.96% +26.84% -16.33%
75th Percentile £56.69 £22.14 £15.19
90th Percentile £68.75 £38.68 £25.83
England median hourly rate £30.50 £27.50 £30.16
% change year-on-year +10.91% -8.82% -7.20%

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 4 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 4 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 +1 324 £503 +1.67% 74
West Yorkshire -9 126 £500 - 135
North Yorkshire -3 20 £700 +27.27% 23
East Yorkshire -13 1 - - 14
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 34 (7.04%) Confluence
2 28 (5.80%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.86%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.66%) TPMS
5 2 (0.41%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.41%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.21%) nginx
6 1 (0.21%) SAS
Applications
1 34 (7.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 17 (3.52%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.24%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.41%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 5 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.83%) Unit4 Business World
5 3 (0.62%) Cloudability
6 2 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.41%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.41%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.41%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.21%) Actimize
7 1 (0.21%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.21%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.21%) SAP FI-AP
7 1 (0.21%) SAP FI-CA
7 1 (0.21%) SAP MRS
7 1 (0.21%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.21%) SAP Retail
7 1 (0.21%) Temenos T24
7 1 (0.21%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 68 (14.08%) Azure
2 61 (12.63%) GCP
3 47 (9.73%) AWS
4 40 (8.28%) Microsoft 365
5 27 (5.59%) GitHub
6 26 (5.38%) Power Platform
7 22 (4.55%) Entra ID
7 22 (4.55%) OpenShift
8 19 (3.93%) OneDrive
9 16 (3.31%) SaaS
10 15 (3.11%) Microsoft Copilot
11 13 (2.69%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (1.66%) PaaS
13 7 (1.45%) AWS CloudFormation
13 7 (1.45%) Rubrik
14 6 (1.24%) Microsoft Purview
15 4 (0.83%) Azure Data Factory
15 4 (0.83%) GitHub Actions
15 4 (0.83%) IaaS
16 3 (0.62%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.52%) Firewall
2 12 (2.48%) DNS
2 12 (2.48%) Network Security
3 9 (1.86%) SSL
4 8 (1.66%) SNMP
4 8 (1.66%) SSH
5 6 (1.24%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.62%) DHCP
6 3 (0.62%) Internet
6 3 (0.62%) VPN
6 3 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.41%) iSCSI
7 2 (0.41%) SAN
8 1 (0.21%) Kerberos
8 1 (0.21%) LAN
8 1 (0.21%) NetScaler
8 1 (0.21%) PSTN
8 1 (0.21%) Reverse Proxy
8 1 (0.21%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.21%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (4.35%) Power BI
2 13 (2.69%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (1.45%) Metadata
4 6 (1.24%) NoSQL
5 5 (1.04%) Power Query
5 5 (1.04%) PowerPivot
6 4 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.83%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.62%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.62%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.62%) SQL Server
8 2 (0.41%) Big Data
8 2 (0.41%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.41%) DB2
8 2 (0.41%) GIS
9 1 (0.21%) Data Mart
9 1 (0.21%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.21%) Redis
9 1 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 52 (10.77%) JIRA
2 39 (8.07%) Jenkins
3 12 (2.48%) GitLab
3 12 (2.48%) Sonatype Nexus
4 8 (1.66%) Jaeger
5 7 (1.45%) Git
5 7 (1.45%) Selenium
6 6 (1.24%) Cucumber
6 6 (1.24%) REST Assured
7 4 (0.83%) Liquibase
8 3 (0.62%) CircleCI
9 2 (0.41%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.21%) Hudson
10 1 (0.21%) Postman
10 1 (0.21%) Robot Framework
General
1 177 (36.65%) Social Skills
2 112 (23.19%) Banking
3 54 (11.18%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (6.00%) Financial Institution
5 27 (5.59%) Documentation Skills
6 21 (4.35%) Public Sector
7 19 (3.93%) Legal
8 15 (3.11%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (2.07%) Law
9 10 (2.07%) Presentation Skills
9 10 (2.07%) Retail
10 9 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (1.24%) Billing
12 4 (0.83%) General Ledger
13 3 (0.62%) Advertising
13 3 (0.62%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.41%) Local Government
14 2 (0.41%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.41%) Publishing
14 2 (0.41%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 63 (13.04%) Analyst
2 61 (12.63%) Project Manager
3 56 (11.59%) Lead
4 43 (8.90%) Architect
5 39 (8.07%) Business Analyst
6 37 (7.66%) Senior
7 35 (7.25%) Developer
8 24 (4.97%) DevOps Engineer
9 20 (4.14%) Consultant
10 12 (2.48%) Java Developer
10 12 (2.48%) Programme Manager
11 11 (2.28%) Lead Architect
12 10 (2.07%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 10 (2.07%) Infrastructure Manager
12 10 (2.07%) Product Owner
12 10 (2.07%) SAP Manager
12 10 (2.07%) Technical Manager
12 10 (2.07%) Technical Project Manager
13 9 (1.86%) Microsoft 365 Architect
13 9 (1.86%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.11%) REST
2 14 (2.90%) OpenTelemetry
3 13 (2.69%) Kafka
3 13 (2.69%) Spring Boot
4 12 (2.48%) Microsoft Graph
4 12 (2.48%) RESTful
5 11 (2.28%) OpenID
6 10 (2.07%) Middleware
7 8 (1.66%) LDAP
7 8 (1.66%) SailPoint
8 6 (1.24%) Oracle Fusion
8 6 (1.24%) React
9 5 (1.04%) OAuth
9 5 (1.04%) OAuth2
9 5 (1.04%) SAML
10 4 (0.83%) Elastic Stack
10 4 (0.83%) JWT
10 4 (0.83%) Spring
11 3 (0.62%) .NET
11 3 (0.62%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.21%) Cloud Native
1 30 (6.21%) Data Protection Act
1 30 (6.21%) Product Ownership
2 21 (4.35%) Data Centre
3 17 (3.52%) Distributed Systems
4 16 (3.31%) Management Information System
4 16 (3.31%) Onboarding
5 9 (1.86%) AI Agents
5 9 (1.86%) Mainframe
6 8 (1.66%) Mobile App
6 8 (1.66%) Public Cloud
7 6 (1.24%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (1.24%) SCADA
7 6 (1.24%) Security Posture
8 5 (1.04%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (1.04%) Virtual Team
9 4 (0.83%) PMI
9 4 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.62%) CCTV
10 3 (0.62%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 33 (6.83%) Linux
2 20 (4.14%) Windows
3 5 (1.04%) Android
3 5 (1.04%) Apple iOS
3 5 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 5 (1.04%) Unix
4 4 (0.83%) VMS
5 3 (0.62%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.62%) zOS
6 2 (0.41%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.41%) MVS
7 1 (0.21%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (22.77%) Stakeholder Management
2 98 (20.29%) DevOps
2 98 (20.29%) Problem-Solving
3 89 (18.43%) CI/CD
4 85 (17.60%) Agile
5 70 (14.49%) Cybersecurity
6 61 (12.63%) Roadmaps
7 58 (12.01%) Migration
8 55 (11.39%) Project Management
9 49 (10.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 47 (9.73%) Continuous Improvement
10 47 (9.73%) Observability
11 42 (8.70%) Decision-Making
11 42 (8.70%) Project Delivery
12 41 (8.49%) ERP
13 40 (8.28%) AI
14 39 (8.07%) Risk Management
15 38 (7.87%) Business Case
15 38 (7.87%) DevSecOps
16 36 (7.45%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 61 (12.63%) Python
2 45 (9.32%) SQL
3 43 (8.90%) Java
4 21 (4.35%) PowerShell
5 11 (2.28%) Bash
6 9 (1.86%) Go
6 9 (1.86%) Rust
7 7 (1.45%) VBA
8 6 (1.24%) Shell Script
9 5 (1.04%) JavaScript
9 5 (1.04%) VB
10 3 (0.62%) C#
10 3 (0.62%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.41%) JCL
11 2 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.41%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.21%) CLIST
12 1 (0.21%) Groovy
12 1 (0.21%) Korn
12 1 (0.21%) REXX
Qualifications
1 44 (9.11%) Degree
2 21 (4.35%) PMP
3 16 (3.31%) Security Cleared
4 14 (2.90%) PMI Certification
5 13 (2.69%) CISM
5 13 (2.69%) CISSP
6 10 (2.07%) Master's Degree
6 10 (2.07%) SC Cleared
7 8 (1.66%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.66%) FFIEC
8 7 (1.45%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.24%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 6 (1.24%) CCSP
9 6 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (1.04%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.41%) ACCA
11 2 (0.41%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.41%) CCSK
11 2 (0.41%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.38%) PMO
2 22 (4.55%) GDPR
3 18 (3.73%) NIST
4 17 (3.52%) QA
5 13 (2.69%) Data Quality
5 13 (2.69%) PCI DSS
6 8 (1.66%) GLBA
7 5 (1.04%) SLA
8 3 (0.62%) GRC
9 2 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 1 (0.21%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.21%) Basel III
10 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.21%) Dodd-Frank
10 1 (0.21%) ISO 8583
10 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 27 (5.59%) Docker
2 10 (2.07%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.66%) Active Directory
4 5 (1.04%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.04%) vSphere
5 3 (0.62%) KVM
6 2 (0.41%) ACF2
6 2 (0.41%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.41%) RACF
6 2 (0.41%) SRDF
6 2 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.41%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.21%) XenApp
7 1 (0.21%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 50 (10.35%) Kubernetes
2 33 (6.83%) Ansible
3 25 (5.18%) Terraform
4 20 (4.14%) Grafana
5 16 (3.31%) Prometheus
6 9 (1.86%) Microsoft Intune
7 8 (1.66%) Kiali
8 5 (1.04%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.83%) Puppet
9 4 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.62%) Control-M
10 3 (0.62%) PowerCLI
11 2 (0.41%) Argo
11 2 (0.41%) IBM Guardium
11 2 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.41%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.41%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.21%) Nessus
12 1 (0.21%) Network Intrusion Detection System
12 1 (0.21%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 80 (16.56%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.63%) Splunk
3 21 (4.35%) SAP
4 17 (3.52%) Google
4 17 (3.52%) Oracle
4 17 (3.52%) ServiceNow
5 10 (2.07%) VMware
6 9 (1.86%) Sonatype
7 8 (1.66%) Dell
7 8 (1.66%) Thales
8 7 (1.45%) Foundry
8 7 (1.45%) IBM
8 7 (1.45%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.24%) Apple
9 6 (1.24%) BiZZdesign
9 6 (1.24%) IFS
9 6 (1.24%) Workday
10 4 (0.83%) Broadcom
10 4 (0.83%) Databricks
10 4 (0.83%) Okta