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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 629 360 285
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 21.56% 22.89% 19.31%
As % of the General category 39.14% 36.62% 36.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 448 255 161
10th Percentile £363 £323 £378
25th Percentile £415 £400 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £618 £584 £619
90th Percentile £688 £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 £42.30 £28.43 £35.00
% change year-on-year +48.79% -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 1,607 983 791
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 55.07% 62.49% 53.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,015 643 431
10th Percentile £322 £231 £306
25th Percentile £413 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £579 £559 £583
90th Percentile £675 £638 £675
England median daily rate £525 £500 £533
% change year-on-year +5.00% -6.19% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 32 35
10th Percentile £13.45 £15.00 £12.84
25th Percentile £16.62 £17.48 £14.28
Median hourly rate £22.81 £22.14 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% +5.43% +10.53%
75th Percentile £35.00 £35.16 £40.00
90th Percentile £41.36 £81.25 £42.50
England median hourly rate £29.50 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +17.30% -32.93% +29.87%

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 1 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 1 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 1 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 0 357 £515 +11.35% 186
West Yorkshire +5 226 £525 -4.55% 408
North Yorkshire +7 28 £448 -8.21% 64
East Yorkshire -9 1 - - 31
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 37 (5.88%) Confluence
2 12 (1.91%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.64%) Apache
3 4 (0.64%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.64%) IBM Transformation Extender
4 3 (0.48%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.32%) CICS
5 2 (0.32%) nginx
5 2 (0.32%) SAS
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
Applications
1 26 (4.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (1.75%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.32%) EngageOne
7 1 (0.16%) Maple
7 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 22 (3.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.64%) Maximo
3 3 (0.48%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.48%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.32%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.32%) OpenText VIM for SAP
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%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.16%) SAP FI-AP
5 1 (0.16%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP MRS
5 1 (0.16%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 120 (19.08%) Azure
2 118 (18.76%) GCP
3 90 (14.31%) AWS
4 39 (6.20%) Power Platform
5 38 (6.04%) GitHub
6 23 (3.66%) Entra ID
7 19 (3.02%) Azure DevOps
7 19 (3.02%) OpenShift
8 18 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
9 17 (2.70%) SaaS
10 14 (2.23%) GitHub Actions
11 13 (2.07%) Microsoft Copilot
12 12 (1.91%) PowerApps
13 8 (1.27%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (1.27%) Google Kubernetes Engine
14 7 (1.11%) Azure AI
14 7 (1.11%) Copilot Studio
14 7 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
15 6 (0.95%) Azure Monitor
15 6 (0.95%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 44 (7.00%) Network Security
2 12 (1.91%) Firewall
3 9 (1.43%) SSL
4 6 (0.95%) VPN
5 5 (0.79%) DNS
6 4 (0.64%) 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%) Kerberos
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%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.16%) SSH
9 1 (0.16%) VSAN
9 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.97%) Power BI
2 14 (2.23%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (2.07%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.43%) BigQuery
5 8 (1.27%) Metadata
5 8 (1.27%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.27%) Relational Database
6 7 (1.11%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.95%) Db2
8 5 (0.79%) Neo4j
9 4 (0.64%) SAP BW
10 3 (0.48%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.48%) SAP HANA
10 3 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.32%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.16%) Azure SQL Database
12 1 (0.16%) MongoDB
12 1 (0.16%) NoSQL
12 1 (0.16%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 57 (9.06%) JIRA
2 25 (3.97%) Jenkins
3 13 (2.07%) Git
4 5 (0.79%) Cucumber
4 5 (0.79%) JMeter
4 5 (0.79%) Postman
4 5 (0.79%) Selenium
4 5 (0.79%) Sonatype Nexus
5 4 (0.64%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.64%) Claude Code
5 4 (0.64%) LoadRunner
6 3 (0.48%) Liquibase
6 3 (0.48%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.32%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.32%) Flyway
7 2 (0.32%) git-flow
7 2 (0.32%) JUnit
7 2 (0.32%) Mockito
7 2 (0.32%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.16%) LSMW
General
1 231 (36.72%) Social Skills
2 154 (24.48%) Banking
3 93 (14.79%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (6.52%) Legal
5 37 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
6 29 (4.61%) Financial Institution
6 29 (4.61%) Influencing Skills
7 27 (4.29%) Public Sector
8 19 (3.02%) Retail
9 15 (2.38%) Manufacturing
10 12 (1.91%) Law
11 11 (1.75%) Billing
12 9 (1.43%) Private Banking
13 8 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (0.95%) Publishing
16 5 (0.79%) Investment Banking
17 3 (0.48%) General Ledger
17 3 (0.48%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 102 (16.22%) Lead
2 76 (12.08%) Senior
3 64 (10.17%) Architect
4 60 (9.54%) Analyst
5 58 (9.22%) Developer
6 43 (6.84%) Consultant
7 35 (5.56%) Project Manager
8 29 (4.61%) Solutions Architect
9 21 (3.34%) Business Analyst
10 20 (3.18%) Administrator
10 20 (3.18%) DevSecOps Consultant
11 18 (2.86%) DevOps Engineer
12 15 (2.38%) Java Developer
13 14 (2.23%) Senior Architect
13 14 (2.23%) Senior Manager
14 13 (2.07%) Data Analyst
14 13 (2.07%) Technical Leader
15 12 (1.91%) Financial Analyst
15 12 (1.91%) Programme Manager
15 12 (1.91%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (6.84%) Terraform
2 27 (4.29%) Kafka
2 27 (4.29%) REST
3 25 (3.97%) Middleware
4 21 (3.34%) React
5 17 (2.70%) OAuth
6 16 (2.54%) Node.js
7 15 (2.38%) OAuth2
8 14 (2.23%) .NET
8 14 (2.23%) OpenID
8 14 (2.23%) SAML
9 12 (1.91%) Spring Boot
10 11 (1.75%) RESTful
11 10 (1.59%) ASP.NET
12 9 (1.43%) ISPF
13 8 (1.27%) Spring
14 7 (1.11%) .NET Framework
14 7 (1.11%) JWT
15 6 (0.95%) SailPoint
15 6 (0.95%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 59 (9.38%) Cloud Native
2 37 (5.88%) Product Ownership
3 34 (5.41%) Data Protection Act
4 31 (4.93%) Mainframe
4 31 (4.93%) Onboarding
5 27 (4.29%) Data Centre
6 26 (4.13%) AI Agents
7 23 (3.66%) Virtual Team
8 18 (2.86%) Distributed Systems
9 16 (2.54%) Public Cloud
10 14 (2.23%) Enterprise Software
10 14 (2.23%) Security Posture
11 12 (1.91%) Clustering
11 12 (1.91%) Management Information System
12 10 (1.59%) Data Structures
12 10 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
12 10 (1.59%) PKI
12 10 (1.59%) Podcast
12 10 (1.59%) Web Conferencing
13 9 (1.43%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 27 (4.29%) Linux
2 15 (2.38%) zOS
3 13 (2.07%) Windows
4 8 (1.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (1.11%) Unix
5 7 (1.11%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.79%) Android
6 5 (0.79%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.64%) VMS
8 2 (0.32%) MVS
9 1 (0.16%) AIX
9 1 (0.16%) Check Point GAiA
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (35.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 133 (21.14%) CI/CD
3 120 (19.08%) Agile
4 110 (17.49%) Continuous Improvement
5 101 (16.06%) Roadmaps
6 97 (15.42%) DevOps
7 85 (13.51%) Problem-Solving
8 84 (13.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 83 (13.20%) AI
10 72 (11.45%) DevSecOps
10 72 (11.45%) Risk Management
11 69 (10.97%) Change Management
12 68 (10.81%) Cybersecurity
12 68 (10.81%) Observability
13 59 (9.38%) Migration
14 58 (9.22%) Project Management
15 53 (8.43%) Decision-Making
15 53 (8.43%) Project Delivery
16 52 (8.27%) Analytics
17 46 (7.31%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 82 (13.04%) Python
2 47 (7.47%) Java
3 41 (6.52%) SQL
4 26 (4.13%) PowerShell
5 16 (2.54%) Bash
6 15 (2.38%) Go
7 12 (1.91%) C#
7 12 (1.91%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.11%) Rust
9 5 (0.79%) Kotlin
9 5 (0.79%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.79%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.64%) ABAP
11 3 (0.48%) COBOL
11 3 (0.48%) JCL
11 3 (0.48%) Korn
11 3 (0.48%) VBA
12 2 (0.32%) Bicep
12 2 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.32%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (6.20%) Degree
2 25 (3.97%) CISM
3 23 (3.66%) PMP
4 22 (3.50%) CISSP
5 19 (3.02%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 19 (3.02%) CCSP
5 19 (3.02%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (2.86%) PMI Certification
6 18 (2.86%) Security Cleared
7 16 (2.54%) BPSS Clearance
7 16 (2.54%) SC Cleared
8 13 (2.07%) AWS Certification
9 9 (1.43%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (0.95%) CCSK
11 6 (0.95%) CRISC
11 6 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.64%) CISA
12 4 (0.64%) JNCIA
12 4 (0.64%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.56%) Data Quality
2 23 (3.66%) PMO
3 19 (3.02%) QA
4 10 (1.59%) NIST
4 10 (1.59%) SLA
5 9 (1.43%) GDPR
6 7 (1.11%) GRC
7 6 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.79%) Accessibility
8 5 (0.79%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.48%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.32%) IFRS
11 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.16%) Dodd-Frank
11 1 (0.16%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.16%) P3O
11 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 23 (3.66%) Docker
2 18 (2.86%) Active Directory
3 13 (2.07%) RACF
3 13 (2.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (1.59%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.95%) vSphere
6 5 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.64%) 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%) KVM
9 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 82 (13.04%) Kubernetes
2 28 (4.45%) Ansible
3 14 (2.23%) Grafana
3 14 (2.23%) Prometheus
4 13 (2.07%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (1.59%) OMEGAMON
6 9 (1.43%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (1.27%) Control-M
8 7 (1.11%) Kustomize
8 7 (1.11%) Tivoli
9 5 (0.79%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.64%) Argo
10 4 (0.64%) FortiGate
10 4 (0.64%) Tivoli Monitoring
11 2 (0.32%) Consul
11 2 (0.32%) IBM Guardium
11 2 (0.32%) Packer
11 2 (0.32%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.32%) SCCM
11 2 (0.32%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 102 (16.22%) Microsoft
2 42 (6.68%) SAP
3 35 (5.56%) Google
3 35 (5.56%) IBM
4 29 (4.61%) Oracle
5 23 (3.66%) ServiceNow
6 15 (2.38%) Databricks
7 14 (2.23%) VMware
8 12 (1.91%) Splunk
9 11 (1.75%) Foundry
10 10 (1.59%) Workday
11 8 (1.27%) Ariba
11 8 (1.27%) Concur
11 8 (1.27%) Sage
12 7 (1.11%) Dynatrace
12 7 (1.11%) Okta
13 6 (0.95%) OpenAI
13 6 (0.95%) Red Hat
14 5 (0.79%) Apple
14 5 (0.79%) Delphix