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 14 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 581 367 280
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 20.19% 24.24% 18.58%
As % of the General category 38.02% 38.27% 34.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 398 244 165
10th Percentile £382 £325 £396
25th Percentile £413 £384 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £479 £515
Median % change year-on-year +7.31% -6.99% -6.36%
75th Percentile £627 £575 £600
90th Percentile £694 £641 £700
England median daily rate £550 £550 £590
% change year-on-year - -6.78% -1.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 4 3
10th Percentile £19.69 - £18.76
25th Percentile £22.20 £15.00 £19.51
Median hourly rate £35.00 £16.76 £20.74
Median % change year-on-year +108.89% -19.21% -
75th Percentile £43.96 £20.13 £45.37
90th Percentile - £23.05 £60.15
England median hourly rate £43.96 £32.60 £38.12
% change year-on-year +34.85% -14.48% +48.27%

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 1,528 959 811
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 53.09% 63.34% 53.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 962 595 452
10th Percentile £308 £237 £313
25th Percentile £406 £365 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.99% -7.40% -7.15%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £585
90th Percentile £674 £633 £665
England median daily rate £525 £512 £538
% change year-on-year +2.54% -4.83% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 96 42 58
10th Percentile £16.00 £15.00 £12.15
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.48 £13.50
Median hourly rate £24.89 £22.14 £14.63
Median % change year-on-year +12.40% +51.38% -23.03%
75th Percentile £36.61 £26.15 £24.87
90th Percentile £43.96 £81.25 £40.75
England median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +29.22% -34.02% +38.62%

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 14 August 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 14 August 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 14 August 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 0 342 £515 +12.88% 95
West Yorkshire 0 201 £500 -0.99% 209
North Yorkshire +1 26 £450 -13.25% 43
East Yorkshire -12 1 - - 15
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 (5.85%) Confluence
2 14 (2.41%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.52%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.34%) Apache
4 2 (0.34%) CICS
4 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.17%) Apache Superset
5 1 (0.17%) CMS
5 1 (0.17%) IIS
5 1 (0.17%) nginx
5 1 (0.17%) SAS
5 1 (0.17%) WebSphere
Applications
1 21 (3.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.38%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (1.20%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.34%) EngageOne
6 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.17%) Maple
6 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 18 (3.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.86%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 4 (0.69%) Maximo
3 4 (0.69%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.52%) Oracle Applications
4 3 (0.52%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.34%) NEC Housing
5 2 (0.34%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 2 (0.34%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.34%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.17%) Actimize
6 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.17%) Exstream
6 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.17%) SAP FI-AP
6 1 (0.17%) SAP Retail
6 1 (0.17%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 99 (17.04%) GCP
2 98 (16.87%) Azure
3 67 (11.53%) AWS
4 35 (6.02%) Power Platform
5 34 (5.85%) GitHub
6 20 (3.44%) OpenShift
7 19 (3.27%) Microsoft 365
7 19 (3.27%) SaaS
8 18 (3.10%) Entra ID
9 17 (2.93%) Microsoft Copilot
10 14 (2.41%) PowerApps
11 10 (1.72%) Azure AI
11 10 (1.72%) GitHub Actions
12 9 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (1.38%) Copilot Studio
14 7 (1.20%) Google Kubernetes Engine
15 6 (1.03%) Azure Data Factory
15 6 (1.03%) OCI
15 6 (1.03%) Power Automate
16 5 (0.86%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 34 (5.85%) Network Security
2 11 (1.89%) Firewall
3 9 (1.55%) SSL
4 6 (1.03%) DNS
4 6 (1.03%) VPN
5 4 (0.69%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.52%) LAN
6 3 (0.52%) SAN
6 3 (0.52%) WAN
7 2 (0.34%) BIG-IP
7 2 (0.34%) DHCP
7 2 (0.34%) iSCSI
7 2 (0.34%) Kerberos
7 2 (0.34%) Multicast
8 1 (0.17%) DMZ
8 1 (0.17%) HTTP
8 1 (0.17%) Internet
8 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.17%) VSAN
8 1 (0.17%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.27%) Power BI
2 11 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.38%) Metadata
5 7 (1.20%) Relational Database
5 7 (1.20%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.03%) BigQuery
6 6 (1.03%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.86%) Db2
8 3 (0.52%) Neo4j
8 3 (0.52%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.34%) Big Data
9 2 (0.34%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.34%) Tableau
10 1 (0.17%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.17%) Data Mining
10 1 (0.17%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.17%) Redis
10 1 (0.17%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 49 (8.43%) JIRA
2 30 (5.16%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.89%) Git
4 6 (1.03%) Sonatype Nexus
5 4 (0.69%) JMeter
5 4 (0.69%) LoadRunner
5 4 (0.69%) Selenium
6 3 (0.52%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.52%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.52%) Liquibase
6 3 (0.52%) Postman
7 2 (0.34%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.34%) Flyway
7 2 (0.34%) git-flow
7 2 (0.34%) JUnit
7 2 (0.34%) Mockito
7 2 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.34%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.34%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.17%) Hudson
General
1 189 (32.53%) Social Skills
2 141 (24.27%) Banking
3 97 (16.70%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (7.75%) Legal
5 33 (5.68%) Financial Institution
6 27 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
7 26 (4.48%) Public Sector
8 23 (3.96%) Influencing Skills
9 15 (2.58%) Retail
10 14 (2.41%) Law
11 10 (1.72%) Billing
12 9 (1.55%) Private Banking
13 8 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.38%) Manufacturing
14 7 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.86%) Publishing
16 4 (0.69%) Investment Banking
16 4 (0.69%) Social Science
17 3 (0.52%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 106 (18.24%) Lead
2 67 (11.53%) Analyst
3 56 (9.64%) Developer
4 54 (9.29%) Architect
5 53 (9.12%) Senior
6 36 (6.20%) Consultant
7 32 (5.51%) Project Manager
8 26 (4.48%) Business Analyst
9 22 (3.79%) DevOps Engineer
10 20 (3.44%) Solutions Architect
11 17 (2.93%) DevSecOps Consultant
12 16 (2.75%) Java Developer
13 14 (2.41%) Administrator
14 12 (2.07%) Financial Analyst
15 11 (1.89%) Designer
16 10 (1.72%) Data Engineer
16 10 (1.72%) Lead Architect
16 10 (1.72%) Product Owner
16 10 (1.72%) Python Developer
16 10 (1.72%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (4.30%) REST
2 19 (3.27%) Kafka
2 19 (3.27%) React
3 14 (2.41%) Middleware
3 14 (2.41%) Node.js
4 13 (2.24%) OAuth
5 12 (2.07%) Spring Boot
6 11 (1.89%) OAuth2
6 11 (1.89%) RESTful
7 10 (1.72%) .NET
7 10 (1.72%) OpenID
7 10 (1.72%) SAML
8 9 (1.55%) ISPF
9 8 (1.38%) Spring
10 6 (1.03%) ASP.NET
10 6 (1.03%) Hibernate
10 6 (1.03%) JWT
10 6 (1.03%) Oracle Fusion
10 6 (1.03%) YAML
11 5 (0.86%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 45 (7.75%) Cloud Native
2 34 (5.85%) Product Ownership
3 33 (5.68%) Data Protection Act
4 30 (5.16%) Mainframe
5 23 (3.96%) AI Agents
6 21 (3.61%) Onboarding
7 20 (3.44%) Data Centre
8 19 (3.27%) Virtual Team
9 14 (2.41%) Public Cloud
9 14 (2.41%) Security Posture
10 12 (2.07%) Distributed Systems
10 12 (2.07%) Management Information System
11 10 (1.72%) Clustering
12 9 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (1.55%) Mobile App
13 8 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (1.38%) Podcast
13 8 (1.38%) Web Conferencing
14 7 (1.20%) PKI
14 7 (1.20%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 22 (3.79%) Linux
2 14 (2.41%) zOS
3 11 (1.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 11 (1.89%) Windows
4 5 (0.86%) Android
4 5 (0.86%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.86%) Unix
4 5 (0.86%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.52%) VMS
6 2 (0.34%) MVS
7 1 (0.17%) AIX
7 1 (0.17%) Check Point GAiA
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (29.95%) Stakeholder Management
2 114 (19.62%) CI/CD
3 105 (18.07%) Continuous Improvement
4 95 (16.35%) Problem-Solving
5 94 (16.18%) DevOps
6 93 (16.01%) Agile
7 87 (14.97%) Roadmaps
8 84 (14.46%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 74 (12.74%) AI
10 72 (12.39%) Risk Management
11 58 (9.98%) DevSecOps
12 57 (9.81%) Cybersecurity
13 55 (9.47%) Observability
14 54 (9.29%) Change Management
15 51 (8.78%) Migration
16 45 (7.75%) Data Protection
16 45 (7.75%) Project Management
17 42 (7.23%) Decision-Making
18 37 (6.37%) Identity Access Management
18 37 (6.37%) Matrix Organization
Programming Languages
1 71 (12.22%) Python
2 41 (7.06%) Java
3 31 (5.34%) SQL
4 20 (3.44%) PowerShell
5 15 (2.58%) Bash
6 14 (2.41%) Go
7 8 (1.38%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.20%) C#
8 7 (1.20%) PL/SQL
8 7 (1.20%) Rust
9 4 (0.69%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.52%) ABAP
10 3 (0.52%) JCL
10 3 (0.52%) Korn
10 3 (0.52%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.34%) COBOL
11 2 (0.34%) PromQL
11 2 (0.34%) Scala
11 2 (0.34%) VB
11 2 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 40 (6.88%) Degree
2 22 (3.79%) Security Cleared
3 21 (3.61%) CISM
4 20 (3.44%) PMP
5 19 (3.27%) SC Cleared
6 18 (3.10%) CISSP
7 15 (2.58%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 15 (2.58%) CCSP
7 15 (2.58%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (2.41%) PMI Certification
9 13 (2.24%) BPSS Clearance
10 11 (1.89%) AWS Certification
11 7 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (1.03%) CRISC
12 6 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.86%) Azure Certification
14 4 (0.69%) CCSK
14 4 (0.69%) CISA
14 4 (0.69%) JNCIA
14 4 (0.69%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.30%) Data Quality
2 23 (3.96%) PMO
3 15 (2.58%) QA
4 10 (1.72%) NIST
5 9 (1.55%) GDPR
5 9 (1.55%) SLA
6 6 (1.03%) GRC
7 5 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 5 (0.86%) PCI DSS
8 3 (0.52%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.52%) ISO 20022
8 3 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.34%) IFRS
10 1 (0.17%) Dodd-Frank
10 1 (0.17%) GxP
10 1 (0.17%) ISO 8583
10 1 (0.17%) MiFID
System Software
1 20 (3.44%) Docker
2 12 (2.07%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.07%) RACF
3 9 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.86%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.52%) ACF2
7 2 (0.34%) SRDF
7 2 (0.34%) vSphere
8 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
8 1 (0.17%) KVM
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.17%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 66 (11.36%) Kubernetes
2 35 (6.02%) Terraform
3 30 (5.16%) Ansible
4 13 (2.24%) Grafana
5 12 (2.07%) Prometheus
6 11 (1.89%) Microsoft Intune
7 10 (1.72%) OMEGAMON
8 8 (1.38%) Control-M
9 6 (1.03%) Jamf Pro
9 6 (1.03%) Single Sign-On
10 5 (0.86%) Kustomize
11 4 (0.69%) Argo
11 4 (0.69%) FortiGate
11 4 (0.69%) Puppet
12 2 (0.34%) Consul
12 2 (0.34%) IBM Guardium
12 2 (0.34%) NetBackup
12 2 (0.34%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.34%) vCenter Server
12 2 (0.34%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 89 (15.32%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.85%) Google
3 31 (5.34%) SAP
4 28 (4.82%) IBM
5 27 (4.65%) Oracle
6 19 (3.27%) ServiceNow
7 15 (2.58%) Foundry
8 11 (1.89%) Databricks
8 11 (1.89%) Splunk
9 8 (1.38%) Concur
9 8 (1.38%) Workday
10 7 (1.20%) VMware
11 6 (1.03%) Apple
11 6 (1.03%) Dell
11 6 (1.03%) Okta
12 5 (0.86%) Atlassian
12 5 (0.86%) Black Duck
12 5 (0.86%) Delphix
12 5 (0.86%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.69%) OpenText