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

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 -2
Contract jobs citing Finance 527 222 242
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 20.36% 20.98% 14.55%
As % of the General category 37.40% 33.74% 25.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 370 137 140
10th Percentile £368 £318 £378
25th Percentile £430 £385 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £522 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.89% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £650 £575 £575
90th Percentile £714 £639 £638
England median daily rate £550 £575 £590
% change year-on-year -4.35% -2.54% -1.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 6
10th Percentile - - £11.90
25th Percentile - - £12.78
Median hourly rate £35.00 £18.51 £13.23
Median % change year-on-year +89.09% +39.91% -
75th Percentile - - £17.01
90th Percentile - - £19.51
England median hourly rate £23.83 £38.11 £26.97
% change year-on-year -37.48% +41.31% +0.47%

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 1,409 658 961
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 54.42% 62.19% 57.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 908 392 551
10th Percentile £311 £235 £200
25th Percentile £406 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £455 £490
Median % change year-on-year +9.89% -7.14% -6.67%
75th Percentile £567 £564 £575
90th Percentile £684 £638 £625
England median daily rate £514 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.10% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 25 84
10th Percentile £14.78 £11.60 -
25th Percentile £18.71 £16.50 £12.15
Median hourly rate £23.41 £18.55 £14.63
Median % change year-on-year +26.17% +26.84% -21.76%
75th Percentile £52.81 £22.14 £16.01
90th Percentile £68.75 £31.99 £25.83
England median hourly rate £30.67 £27.39 £30.00
% change year-on-year +11.97% -8.71% -6.25%

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 24 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 24 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 0 353 £508 +8.37% 65
West Yorkshire -7 142 £550 +10.00% 150
North Yorkshire -1 20 £700 +27.27% 22
East Yorkshire -11 1 - - 11
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 (6.45%) Confluence
2 30 (5.69%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.14%) 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 28 (5.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 15 (2.85%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.33%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 12 (2.28%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 6 (1.14%) 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 83 (15.75%) Azure
2 74 (14.04%) GCP
3 58 (11.01%) AWS
4 43 (8.16%) Microsoft 365
5 32 (6.07%) GitHub
6 25 (4.74%) Entra ID
7 24 (4.55%) OpenShift
8 22 (4.17%) Power Platform
9 19 (3.61%) OneDrive
10 18 (3.42%) Microsoft Copilot
11 17 (3.23%) SaaS
12 9 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (1.52%) Rubrik
14 7 (1.33%) AWS CloudFormation
14 7 (1.33%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (1.33%) PaaS
15 6 (1.14%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (1.14%) PowerApps
16 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Purview
17 4 (0.76%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.36%) Network Security
2 20 (3.80%) Firewall
3 12 (2.28%) DNS
4 7 (1.33%) SSL
5 6 (1.14%) SNMP
5 6 (1.14%) SSH
5 6 (1.14%) TCP/IP
5 6 (1.14%) VPN
6 4 (0.76%) DHCP
7 3 (0.57%) Internet
7 3 (0.57%) SAN
7 3 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.38%) iSCSI
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 (2.85%) PostgreSQL
2 14 (2.66%) Power BI
3 7 (1.33%) Metadata
4 6 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.14%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (0.76%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.76%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.57%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.57%) DB2
6 3 (0.57%) 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 (10.44%) JIRA
2 41 (7.78%) Jenkins
3 12 (2.28%) GitLab
3 12 (2.28%) Sonatype Nexus
4 10 (1.90%) Git
5 8 (1.52%) Cucumber
5 8 (1.52%) Jaeger
6 7 (1.33%) Selenium
7 6 (1.14%) REST Assured
8 5 (0.95%) Liquibase
9 3 (0.57%) CircleCI
10 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.38%) Flyway
10 2 (0.38%) git-flow
10 2 (0.38%) JUnit
10 2 (0.38%) Mockito
10 2 (0.38%) Oracle Forms
11 1 (0.19%) Hudson
11 1 (0.19%) Postman
11 1 (0.19%) Robot Framework
General
1 185 (35.10%) Social Skills
2 123 (23.34%) Banking
3 62 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (5.88%) Financial Institution
5 27 (5.12%) Documentation Skills
6 22 (4.17%) Legal
6 22 (4.17%) Public Sector
7 16 (3.04%) Influencing Skills
8 15 (2.85%) Law
8 15 (2.85%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (1.71%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (1.71%) Retail
10 7 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.14%) Billing
12 4 (0.76%) General Ledger
12 4 (0.76%) Publishing
13 3 (0.57%) Advertising
14 2 (0.38%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.38%) Manufacturing
14 2 (0.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 68 (12.90%) Lead
2 65 (12.33%) Analyst
3 59 (11.20%) Project Manager
4 54 (10.25%) Architect
5 39 (7.40%) Business Analyst
5 39 (7.40%) Developer
6 37 (7.02%) Senior
7 26 (4.93%) Consultant
7 26 (4.93%) DevOps Engineer
8 14 (2.66%) Java Developer
9 13 (2.47%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 13 (2.47%) Programme Manager
10 12 (2.28%) Infrastructure Manager
10 12 (2.28%) Microsoft 365 Architect
11 11 (2.09%) Solutions Architect
12 10 (1.90%) Lead Architect
13 9 (1.71%) Data Architect
13 9 (1.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 9 (1.71%) Python Developer
13 9 (1.71%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (4.17%) REST
2 16 (3.04%) OpenTelemetry
3 15 (2.85%) Spring Boot
4 14 (2.66%) Kafka
4 14 (2.66%) RESTful
5 12 (2.28%) Microsoft Graph
5 12 (2.28%) Middleware
6 11 (2.09%) Node.js
6 11 (2.09%) OpenID
6 11 (2.09%) React
7 10 (1.90%) SailPoint
8 7 (1.33%) LDAP
8 7 (1.33%) OAuth
8 7 (1.33%) OAuth2
9 6 (1.14%) JWT
9 6 (1.14%) Oracle Fusion
9 6 (1.14%) Spring
10 5 (0.95%) SAML
11 4 (0.76%) Elastic Stack
11 4 (0.76%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.07%) Product Ownership
2 31 (5.88%) Cloud Native
3 30 (5.69%) Data Protection Act
4 26 (4.93%) Data Centre
5 17 (3.23%) Distributed Systems
6 16 (3.04%) Management Information System
6 16 (3.04%) Onboarding
7 13 (2.47%) Mainframe
8 10 (1.90%) AI Agents
9 9 (1.71%) Security Posture
10 8 (1.52%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.52%) Public Cloud
11 7 (1.33%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (1.33%) Virtual Team
12 5 (0.95%) Hybrid Cloud
12 5 (0.95%) SCADA
13 4 (0.76%) Data Structures
13 4 (0.76%) PMI
14 3 (0.57%) Cyber Threat
14 3 (0.57%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 34 (6.45%) Linux
2 21 (3.98%) Windows
3 7 (1.33%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 6 (1.14%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.95%) Android
5 5 (0.95%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.95%) Unix
5 5 (0.95%) zOS
6 3 (0.57%) VMS
7 2 (0.38%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.38%) MVS
8 1 (0.19%) AIX
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (22.96%) Stakeholder Management
2 109 (20.68%) DevOps
3 102 (19.35%) CI/CD
4 94 (17.84%) Agile
4 94 (17.84%) Problem-Solving
5 71 (13.47%) Cybersecurity
6 68 (12.90%) Roadmaps
7 65 (12.33%) Continuous Improvement
8 62 (11.76%) Migration
8 62 (11.76%) Observability
8 62 (11.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 58 (11.01%) Project Management
10 53 (10.06%) Risk Management
11 47 (8.92%) AI
12 45 (8.54%) DevSecOps
13 43 (8.16%) Project Delivery
14 40 (7.59%) Decision-Making
15 39 (7.40%) ERP
15 39 (7.40%) Identity Access Management
16 37 (7.02%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 68 (12.90%) Python
2 50 (9.49%) Java
3 40 (7.59%) SQL
4 27 (5.12%) PowerShell
5 13 (2.47%) Bash
6 12 (2.28%) Rust
7 11 (2.09%) Go
8 6 (1.14%) JavaScript
8 6 (1.14%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.95%) VB
10 4 (0.76%) VBA
11 3 (0.57%) JCL
11 3 (0.57%) 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 46 (8.73%) Degree
2 24 (4.55%) PMP
3 21 (3.98%) Security Cleared
4 18 (3.42%) PMI Certification
5 17 (3.23%) CISM
5 17 (3.23%) CISSP
6 15 (2.85%) SC Cleared
7 10 (1.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 10 (1.90%) CCSP
7 10 (1.90%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (1.71%) AWS Certification
8 9 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.52%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.14%) FFIEC
11 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.76%) JNCIA
12 4 (0.76%) JNCIS
13 3 (0.57%) CCSK
13 3 (0.57%) TOGAF Certification
14 2 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.55%) PMO
2 18 (3.42%) GDPR
2 18 (3.42%) NIST
3 17 (3.23%) QA
4 12 (2.28%) Data Quality
5 11 (2.09%) PCI DSS
6 7 (1.33%) SLA
7 6 (1.14%) GLBA
8 5 (0.95%) GRC
9 3 (0.57%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.19%) Dodd-Frank
11 1 (0.19%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.19%) ISO 8583
11 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 31 (5.88%) Docker
2 12 (2.28%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.33%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (0.95%) vSphere
6 4 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.57%) KVM
7 3 (0.57%) RACF
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 59 (11.20%) Kubernetes
2 41 (7.78%) Ansible
3 28 (5.31%) Terraform
4 22 (4.17%) Grafana
5 18 (3.42%) Prometheus
6 12 (2.28%) Microsoft Intune
7 8 (1.52%) Kiali
8 5 (0.95%) Jamf Pro
8 5 (0.95%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.76%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.76%) Puppet
9 4 (0.76%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.57%) Control-M
10 3 (0.57%) PowerCLI
11 2 (0.38%) Argo
11 2 (0.38%) Consul
11 2 (0.38%) IBM Guardium
11 2 (0.38%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.38%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.38%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 90 (17.08%) Microsoft
2 31 (5.88%) Splunk
3 27 (5.12%) ServiceNow
4 23 (4.36%) Google
4 23 (4.36%) SAP
5 16 (3.04%) Oracle
6 11 (2.09%) IBM
7 10 (1.90%) VMware
8 9 (1.71%) Dell
8 9 (1.71%) Sonatype
9 8 (1.52%) Foundry
10 7 (1.33%) Red Hat
10 7 (1.33%) Workday
11 6 (1.14%) Apple
11 6 (1.14%) Databricks
11 6 (1.14%) IFS
11 6 (1.14%) Thales
12 5 (0.95%) Fortinet
13 4 (0.76%) Broadcom
13 4 (0.76%) Juniper