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 8 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 620 369 292
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 21.70% 22.35% 19.82%
As % of the General category 39.09% 36.50% 37.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 445 259 161
10th Percentile £360 £321 £378
25th Percentile £414 £400 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £618 £578 £619
90th Percentile £694 £675 £715
England median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 3 1
10th Percentile £19.69 - -
25th Percentile £23.53 - -
Median hourly rate £35.00 £15.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +133.33% -78.57% +571.79%
75th Percentile £43.96 £20.00 -
90th Percentile - £23.00 -
England median hourly rate £42.48 £28.43 £35.00
% change year-on-year +49.40% -18.77% +36.13%

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 1,586 1,011 788
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 55.51% 61.24% 53.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 999 665 429
10th Percentile £322 £235 £300
25th Percentile £413 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -4.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £579 £550 £584
90th Percentile £675 £638 £667
England median daily rate £525 £500 £530
% change year-on-year +5.00% -5.66% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 112 31 32
10th Percentile £13.45 £15.00 £13.89
25th Percentile £16.62 £17.48 £15.22
Median hourly rate £22.51 £22.14 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +1.65% +2.98% +10.58%
75th Percentile £35.00 £40.02 £40.00
90th Percentile £38.54 £81.25 £42.50
England median hourly rate £29.00 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +15.31% -28.14% +16.67%

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 8 October 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in Yorkshire

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 8 October 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 +1 351 £514 +9.36% 191
West Yorkshire +6 223 £525 - 381
North Yorkshire +5 29 £461 -5.38% 65
East Yorkshire -9 1 - - 28
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 36 (5.81%) Confluence
2 13 (2.10%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.65%) Apache
3 4 (0.65%) IBM Transformation Extender
4 3 (0.48%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.48%) SAS
4 3 (0.48%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.32%) CICS
5 2 (0.32%) nginx
6 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.16%) Apache Superset
6 1 (0.16%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) IIS
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 26 (4.19%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 13 (2.10%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.13%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.32%) EngageOne
6 1 (0.16%) Maple
6 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (3.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.65%) Maximo
3 3 (0.48%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.48%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.32%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.32%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.16%) CA PPM
5 1 (0.16%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.16%) Exstream
5 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.16%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.16%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP MRS
5 1 (0.16%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 125 (20.16%) Azure
2 116 (18.71%) GCP
3 89 (14.35%) AWS
4 40 (6.45%) Power Platform
5 37 (5.97%) GitHub
6 26 (4.19%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (3.55%) Entra ID
8 18 (2.90%) Microsoft 365
9 17 (2.74%) OpenShift
10 15 (2.42%) GitHub Actions
11 14 (2.26%) SaaS
12 13 (2.10%) Microsoft Copilot
13 12 (1.94%) PowerApps
14 8 (1.29%) Google Kubernetes Engine
15 7 (1.13%) Azure AI
15 7 (1.13%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (1.13%) Azure Monitor
15 7 (1.13%) Copilot Studio
15 7 (1.13%) Dynamics 365
16 6 (0.97%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 44 (7.10%) Network Security
2 13 (2.10%) Firewall
3 9 (1.45%) SSL
4 6 (0.97%) VPN
5 5 (0.81%) DNS
6 4 (0.65%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.48%) SAN
7 3 (0.48%) WAN
8 2 (0.32%) BIG-IP
8 2 (0.32%) DHCP
8 2 (0.32%) LAN
8 2 (0.32%) Multicast
9 1 (0.16%) DMZ
9 1 (0.16%) HTTP
9 1 (0.16%) Internet
9 1 (0.16%) Kerberos
9 1 (0.16%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.16%) SSH
9 1 (0.16%) VSAN
9 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.19%) Power BI
2 16 (2.58%) SQL Server
3 14 (2.26%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.61%) BigQuery
4 10 (1.61%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.29%) Db2
5 8 (1.29%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.97%) Metadata
7 5 (0.81%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.81%) Elasticsearch
7 5 (0.81%) Neo4j
7 5 (0.81%) SAP HANA
8 4 (0.65%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.48%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.48%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.32%) Apache Cassandra
10 2 (0.32%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.32%) ZAP BI
Development Applications
1 56 (9.03%) JIRA
2 25 (4.03%) Jenkins
3 14 (2.26%) Git
4 6 (0.97%) Cucumber
4 6 (0.97%) JMeter
4 6 (0.97%) Postman
5 5 (0.81%) Claude Code
5 5 (0.81%) Sonatype Nexus
6 4 (0.65%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.65%) LoadRunner
6 4 (0.65%) Selenium
7 3 (0.48%) Liquibase
7 3 (0.48%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.32%) Applitools
8 2 (0.32%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.32%) Flyway
8 2 (0.32%) git-flow
8 2 (0.32%) Newman
8 2 (0.32%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.32%) WebDriver
General
1 223 (35.97%) Social Skills
2 155 (25.00%) Banking
3 91 (14.68%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (6.77%) Legal
5 37 (5.97%) Organisational Skills
6 31 (5.00%) Financial Institution
7 28 (4.52%) Influencing Skills
8 27 (4.35%) Public Sector
9 17 (2.74%) Retail
10 15 (2.42%) Manufacturing
11 12 (1.94%) Law
12 11 (1.77%) Billing
13 9 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.45%) Private Banking
14 8 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (1.13%) Investment Banking
16 6 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
17 5 (0.81%) Publishing
18 4 (0.65%) Retail Banking
19 3 (0.48%) Corporate Banking
Job Titles
1 104 (16.77%) Lead
2 75 (12.10%) Senior
3 65 (10.48%) Architect
4 59 (9.52%) Analyst
5 55 (8.87%) Developer
6 40 (6.45%) Consultant
7 34 (5.48%) Project Manager
8 30 (4.84%) Solutions Architect
9 20 (3.23%) Administrator
9 20 (3.23%) Business Analyst
10 19 (3.06%) DevSecOps Consultant
11 16 (2.58%) DevOps Engineer
12 15 (2.42%) Programme Manager
12 15 (2.42%) Technical Leader
13 14 (2.26%) Senior Architect
14 13 (2.10%) Data Analyst
14 13 (2.10%) Java Developer
14 13 (2.10%) Senior Manager
14 13 (2.10%) Technical Manager
15 12 (1.94%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (6.45%) Terraform
2 27 (4.35%) Kafka
3 26 (4.19%) Middleware
3 26 (4.19%) REST
4 22 (3.55%) React
5 16 (2.58%) Node.js
6 15 (2.42%) .NET
6 15 (2.42%) OAuth
7 13 (2.10%) OAuth2
8 12 (1.94%) OpenID
8 12 (1.94%) SAML
8 12 (1.94%) Spring Boot
9 11 (1.77%) ASP.NET
10 9 (1.45%) ISPF
10 9 (1.45%) RESTful
11 8 (1.29%) .NET Framework
11 8 (1.29%) Spring
12 6 (0.97%) RabbitMQ
12 6 (0.97%) SailPoint
12 6 (0.97%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 58 (9.35%) Cloud Native
2 36 (5.81%) Product Ownership
3 32 (5.16%) Data Protection Act
4 30 (4.84%) Onboarding
5 29 (4.68%) Mainframe
6 28 (4.52%) AI Agents
6 28 (4.52%) Data Centre
7 21 (3.39%) Virtual Team
8 17 (2.74%) Public Cloud
9 16 (2.58%) Distributed Systems
9 16 (2.58%) Enterprise Software
10 12 (1.94%) Clustering
10 12 (1.94%) Security Posture
11 11 (1.77%) PKI
12 10 (1.61%) Hybrid Cloud
12 10 (1.61%) Podcast
12 10 (1.61%) Replication
12 10 (1.61%) Web Conferencing
13 9 (1.45%) Data Structures
13 9 (1.45%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.03%) Linux
2 15 (2.42%) zOS
3 13 (2.10%) Windows
4 7 (1.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 7 (1.13%) Unix
4 7 (1.13%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.65%) VMS
6 3 (0.48%) Android
6 3 (0.48%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.32%) MVS
8 1 (0.16%) AIX
8 1 (0.16%) Check Point GAiA
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (35.97%) Stakeholder Management
2 135 (21.77%) CI/CD
3 127 (20.48%) Agile
4 115 (18.55%) Continuous Improvement
5 102 (16.45%) Roadmaps
6 96 (15.48%) DevOps
7 85 (13.71%) AI
8 82 (13.23%) Problem-Solving
9 80 (12.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 76 (12.26%) Risk Management
11 72 (11.61%) Cybersecurity
12 71 (11.45%) Observability
13 70 (11.29%) DevSecOps
14 67 (10.81%) Change Management
15 61 (9.84%) Migration
16 58 (9.35%) Project Management
17 55 (8.87%) Decision-Making
18 54 (8.71%) Project Delivery
19 52 (8.39%) Analytics
20 46 (7.42%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 82 (13.23%) Python
2 44 (7.10%) Java
3 42 (6.77%) SQL
4 26 (4.19%) PowerShell
5 16 (2.58%) Bash
6 15 (2.42%) Go
7 14 (2.26%) C#
8 13 (2.10%) JavaScript
9 7 (1.13%) Rust
9 7 (1.13%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.81%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.81%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.65%) ABAP
12 3 (0.48%) COBOL
12 3 (0.48%) JCL
12 3 (0.48%) Korn
12 3 (0.48%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.48%) VBA
13 2 (0.32%) Bicep
13 2 (0.32%) PromQL
Qualifications
1 38 (6.13%) Degree
2 26 (4.19%) PMP
3 24 (3.87%) CISM
4 23 (3.71%) PMI Certification
5 21 (3.39%) CISSP
6 18 (2.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 18 (2.90%) CCSP
6 18 (2.90%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (2.74%) Security Cleared
8 16 (2.58%) BPSS Clearance
9 15 (2.42%) SC Cleared
10 12 (1.94%) AWS Certification
11 10 (1.61%) Azure Certification
12 8 (1.29%) Computer Science Degree
13 6 (0.97%) CCSK
13 6 (0.97%) CRISC
14 4 (0.65%) CISA
14 4 (0.65%) JNCIA
14 4 (0.65%) JNCIS
14 4 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.65%) Data Quality
2 24 (3.87%) PMO
3 17 (2.74%) QA
4 10 (1.61%) SLA
5 9 (1.45%) GDPR
5 9 (1.45%) NIST
6 7 (1.13%) GRC
6 7 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (0.97%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.65%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.48%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.32%) IFRS
10 2 (0.32%) P3O
11 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.16%) Dodd-Frank
11 1 (0.16%) GxP
11 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.16%) MiFID
System Software
1 21 (3.39%) Docker
2 19 (3.06%) Active Directory
3 13 (2.10%) RACF
3 13 (2.10%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.45%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (1.13%) vSphere
6 5 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.65%) ACF2
8 2 (0.32%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.32%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
9 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 77 (12.42%) Kubernetes
2 24 (3.87%) Ansible
3 14 (2.26%) Grafana
3 14 (2.26%) Prometheus
4 11 (1.77%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (1.61%) OMEGAMON
6 8 (1.29%) Control-M
7 7 (1.13%) Kustomize
7 7 (1.13%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (1.13%) Tivoli
8 5 (0.81%) Jamf Pro
9 4 (0.65%) Argo
9 4 (0.65%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.65%) Tivoli Monitoring
10 2 (0.32%) Consul
10 2 (0.32%) Dell DRAC
10 2 (0.32%) Packer
10 2 (0.32%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.32%) SCCM
10 2 (0.32%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 106 (17.10%) Microsoft
2 42 (6.77%) SAP
3 36 (5.81%) Google
4 35 (5.65%) IBM
5 31 (5.00%) Oracle
6 23 (3.71%) ServiceNow
7 15 (2.42%) Databricks
8 14 (2.26%) VMware
9 12 (1.94%) Splunk
10 10 (1.61%) Foundry
10 10 (1.61%) Workday
11 9 (1.45%) Sage
12 8 (1.29%) Ariba
12 8 (1.29%) Concur
12 8 (1.29%) Dynatrace
13 6 (0.97%) OpenAI
14 5 (0.81%) AppDynamics
14 5 (0.81%) Atlassian
14 5 (0.81%) Delphix
14 5 (0.81%) Okta