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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 3 2
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 638 382 289
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 22.06% 22.66% 19.74%
As % of the General category 39.60% 36.91% 36.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 455 268 156
10th Percentile £358 £324 £377
25th Percentile £414 £400 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £600 £576 £600
90th Percentile £694 £675 £709
England median daily rate £550 £545 £575
% change year-on-year +0.92% -5.22% -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 £43.31 £27.29 £35.00
% change year-on-year +58.67% -22.02% +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 1,611 1,035 782
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 55.71% 61.39% 53.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,017 688 423
10th Percentile £324 £235 £280
25th Percentile £413 £375 £414
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £484 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.31% -3.20% -4.76%
75th Percentile £576 £550 £575
90th Percentile £675 £639 £652
England median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 31 30
10th Percentile £13.45 £15.00 £14.46
25th Percentile £16.62 £17.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £22.81 £22.14 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.03% -11.44% +31.58%
75th Percentile £35.00 £40.02 £40.00
90th Percentile £38.75 £81.25 £44.63
England median hourly rate £29.00 £25.08 £35.00
% change year-on-year +15.65% -28.36% +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 14 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 14 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 14 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 +1 363 £514 +8.21% 122
West Yorkshire +5 228 £525 - 201
North Yorkshire +6 29 £461 -5.38% 41
East Yorkshire -9 1 - - 8
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 41 (6.43%) Confluence
2 14 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.78%) Apache
4 4 (0.63%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.63%) IBM Transformation Extender
4 4 (0.63%) SAS
5 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.47%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.31%) CICS
6 2 (0.31%) nginx
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Superset
7 1 (0.16%) CMS
7 1 (0.16%) IIS
Applications
1 26 (4.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.19%) Microsoft Project
3 13 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.88%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (1.10%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.47%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.31%) EngageOne
8 1 (0.16%) Maple
Business Applications
1 21 (3.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.63%) Maximo
3 3 (0.47%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.47%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.31%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.31%) 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
1 133 (20.85%) Azure
2 114 (17.87%) GCP
3 88 (13.79%) AWS
4 40 (6.27%) Power Platform
5 39 (6.11%) GitHub
6 30 (4.70%) Azure DevOps
7 21 (3.29%) Entra ID
8 20 (3.13%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (2.51%) OpenShift
10 15 (2.35%) GitHub Actions
10 15 (2.35%) SaaS
11 13 (2.04%) Microsoft Copilot
12 12 (1.88%) PowerApps
13 9 (1.41%) Dynamics 365
14 8 (1.25%) Azure Data Factory
14 8 (1.25%) Azure Monitor
14 8 (1.25%) Google Kubernetes Engine
14 8 (1.25%) Microsoft Purview
15 7 (1.10%) Azure AI
15 7 (1.10%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 43 (6.74%) Network Security
2 13 (2.04%) Firewall
3 9 (1.41%) SSL
4 6 (0.94%) VPN
5 5 (0.78%) DNS
5 5 (0.78%) SAN
6 4 (0.63%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.47%) WAN
8 2 (0.31%) BIG-IP
8 2 (0.31%) DHCP
8 2 (0.31%) Kerberos
8 2 (0.31%) LAN
8 2 (0.31%) Multicast
8 2 (0.31%) VLAN
9 1 (0.16%) DMZ
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 26 (4.08%) Power BI
2 16 (2.51%) SQL Server
3 14 (2.19%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (1.88%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (1.57%) BigQuery
6 7 (1.10%) Db2
6 7 (1.10%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.94%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.94%) Metadata
8 5 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
8 5 (0.78%) Neo4j
8 5 (0.78%) SAP HANA
9 4 (0.63%) SAP BW
10 3 (0.47%) MongoDB
10 3 (0.47%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.31%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.31%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.31%) ZAP BI
Development Applications
1 62 (9.72%) JIRA
2 25 (3.92%) Jenkins
3 17 (2.66%) Git
4 6 (0.94%) Cucumber
4 6 (0.94%) JMeter
4 6 (0.94%) Postman
4 6 (0.94%) Selenium
5 5 (0.78%) Claude Code
5 5 (0.78%) Sonatype Nexus
6 4 (0.63%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.63%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.63%) LoadRunner
7 3 (0.47%) Liquibase
7 3 (0.47%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.31%) Applitools
8 2 (0.31%) Flyway
8 2 (0.31%) git-flow
8 2 (0.31%) Newman
8 2 (0.31%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.31%) Zephyr
General
1 228 (35.74%) Social Skills
2 162 (25.39%) Banking
3 93 (14.58%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (7.05%) Legal
5 38 (5.96%) Organisational Skills
6 32 (5.02%) Financial Institution
7 28 (4.39%) Influencing Skills
8 27 (4.23%) Public Sector
9 17 (2.66%) Retail
10 15 (2.35%) Manufacturing
11 14 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (1.88%) Law
13 11 (1.72%) Billing
14 9 (1.41%) Private Banking
15 8 (1.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 7 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (1.10%) Investment Banking
17 5 (0.78%) Publishing
18 4 (0.63%) Marketing
18 4 (0.63%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 106 (16.61%) Lead
2 74 (11.60%) Senior
3 65 (10.19%) Architect
4 60 (9.40%) Analyst
5 55 (8.62%) Developer
6 40 (6.27%) Consultant
7 34 (5.33%) Project Manager
8 31 (4.86%) Solutions Architect
9 21 (3.29%) Business Analyst
10 20 (3.13%) Administrator
11 18 (2.82%) DevSecOps Consultant
11 18 (2.82%) Programme Manager
12 15 (2.35%) DevOps Engineer
12 15 (2.35%) Technical Leader
13 14 (2.19%) Senior Architect
13 14 (2.19%) Senior Manager
14 13 (2.04%) Data Analyst
14 13 (2.04%) Financial Analyst
14 13 (2.04%) Java Developer
14 13 (2.04%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (6.90%) Terraform
2 28 (4.39%) Kafka
3 27 (4.23%) Middleware
3 27 (4.23%) REST
4 24 (3.76%) React
5 18 (2.82%) Node.js
6 16 (2.51%) OAuth
7 15 (2.35%) .NET
8 13 (2.04%) OAuth2
8 13 (2.04%) SAML
9 12 (1.88%) OpenID
9 12 (1.88%) Spring Boot
10 11 (1.72%) ASP.NET
10 11 (1.72%) RESTful
11 9 (1.41%) ISPF
12 8 (1.25%) .NET Framework
12 8 (1.25%) Spring
13 6 (0.94%) RabbitMQ
13 6 (0.94%) SailPoint
13 6 (0.94%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (8.93%) Cloud Native
2 42 (6.58%) Product Ownership
3 35 (5.49%) Data Protection Act
4 31 (4.86%) Onboarding
5 30 (4.70%) Data Centre
6 29 (4.55%) Mainframe
7 26 (4.08%) AI Agents
8 24 (3.76%) Virtual Team
9 17 (2.66%) Distributed Systems
9 17 (2.66%) Enterprise Software
9 17 (2.66%) Public Cloud
10 12 (1.88%) Clustering
11 11 (1.72%) PKI
11 11 (1.72%) Security Posture
12 10 (1.57%) Hybrid Cloud
12 10 (1.57%) Management Information System
12 10 (1.57%) Podcast
12 10 (1.57%) Replication
12 10 (1.57%) Web Conferencing
13 8 (1.25%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 27 (4.23%) Linux
2 14 (2.19%) zOS
3 13 (2.04%) Windows
4 8 (1.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (1.10%) Unix
5 7 (1.10%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.63%) VMS
7 2 (0.31%) Android
7 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.16%) AIX
8 1 (0.16%) Check Point GAiA
8 1 (0.16%) MVS
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 233 (36.52%) Stakeholder Management
2 141 (22.10%) Agile
3 135 (21.16%) CI/CD
4 119 (18.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 110 (17.24%) Roadmaps
6 102 (15.99%) DevOps
7 86 (13.48%) Problem-Solving
8 84 (13.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 83 (13.01%) AI
10 82 (12.85%) Risk Management
11 76 (11.91%) Cybersecurity
12 69 (10.82%) Change Management
13 68 (10.66%) Observability
14 67 (10.50%) DevSecOps
15 64 (10.03%) Migration
16 60 (9.40%) Decision-Making
17 59 (9.25%) Project Management
18 57 (8.93%) Project Delivery
19 53 (8.31%) Analytics
20 48 (7.52%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 83 (13.01%) Python
2 44 (6.90%) Java
3 43 (6.74%) SQL
4 28 (4.39%) PowerShell
5 17 (2.66%) Bash
6 15 (2.35%) C#
6 15 (2.35%) Go
6 15 (2.35%) JavaScript
7 9 (1.41%) TypeScript
8 7 (1.10%) Rust
9 5 (0.78%) Kotlin
9 5 (0.78%) PL/SQL
10 4 (0.63%) ABAP
10 4 (0.63%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.47%) COBOL
11 3 (0.47%) Korn
11 3 (0.47%) VBA
12 2 (0.31%) JCL
12 2 (0.31%) Scala
12 2 (0.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 41 (6.43%) Degree
2 29 (4.55%) PMP
3 26 (4.08%) PMI Certification
4 24 (3.76%) CISM
5 21 (3.29%) CISSP
6 17 (2.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 17 (2.66%) BPSS Clearance
6 17 (2.66%) CCSP
6 17 (2.66%) Cisco Certification
6 17 (2.66%) Security Cleared
7 15 (2.35%) SC Cleared
8 11 (1.72%) AWS Certification
8 11 (1.72%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (0.94%) CCSK
10 6 (0.94%) CRISC
11 4 (0.63%) CISA
11 4 (0.63%) JNCIA
11 4 (0.63%) JNCIS
11 4 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.49%) Data Quality
2 26 (4.08%) PMO
3 17 (2.66%) QA
4 10 (1.57%) SLA
5 9 (1.41%) GDPR
6 8 (1.25%) NIST
7 7 (1.10%) GRC
7 7 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (0.94%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.47%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 3 (0.47%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.31%) IFRS
10 2 (0.31%) P3O
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%) MiFID
11 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 21 (3.29%) Docker
2 20 (3.13%) Active Directory
3 15 (2.35%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.88%) RACF
5 10 (1.57%) Virtual Machines
6 7 (1.10%) vSphere
7 5 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.47%) ACF2
9 2 (0.31%) Hyper-V
9 2 (0.31%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
10 1 (0.16%) KVM
10 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 79 (12.38%) Kubernetes
2 24 (3.76%) Ansible
3 15 (2.35%) Grafana
3 15 (2.35%) Prometheus
4 10 (1.57%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.57%) OMEGAMON
5 8 (1.25%) Control-M
5 8 (1.25%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (1.25%) Tivoli
6 7 (1.10%) Kustomize
7 5 (0.78%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.63%) Argo
8 4 (0.63%) Dell DRAC
8 4 (0.63%) FortiGate
8 4 (0.63%) Tivoli Monitoring
9 2 (0.31%) Consul
9 2 (0.31%) Packer
9 2 (0.31%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.31%) SCCM
9 2 (0.31%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 113 (17.71%) Microsoft
2 42 (6.58%) SAP
3 37 (5.80%) Google
4 36 (5.64%) IBM
5 31 (4.86%) Oracle
6 23 (3.61%) ServiceNow
7 16 (2.51%) Databricks
7 16 (2.51%) VMware
8 13 (2.04%) Splunk
9 10 (1.57%) Foundry
9 10 (1.57%) Sage
9 10 (1.57%) Workday
10 9 (1.41%) Dynatrace
11 8 (1.25%) Ariba
11 8 (1.25%) Concur
12 6 (0.94%) Atlassian
12 6 (0.94%) OpenAI
13 5 (0.78%) AppDynamics
13 5 (0.78%) Delphix
13 5 (0.78%) Okta