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

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 590 360 290
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 20.64% 23.45% 19.14%
As % of the General category 38.71% 37.11% 35.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 422 247 171
10th Percentile £363 £325 £378
25th Percentile £413 £395 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £490 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -6.67% -2.78%
75th Percentile £618 £575 £619
90th Percentile £688 £639 £713
England median daily rate £550 £550 £585
% change year-on-year - -5.98% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 4 3
10th Percentile £19.69 - £18.76
25th Percentile £23.53 £15.00 £19.51
Median hourly rate £35.00 £16.76 £20.74
Median % change year-on-year +108.89% -19.21% +99.04%
75th Percentile £43.96 £20.13 £45.37
90th Percentile - £23.05 £60.15
England median hourly rate £43.96 £30.79 £35.00
% change year-on-year +42.77% -12.03% +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 1,524 970 813
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 53.32% 63.19% 53.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 975 621 455
10th Percentile £313 £220 £309
25th Percentile £406 £360 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £469 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.61% -6.20% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £588
90th Percentile £675 £633 £675
England median daily rate £525 £500 £538
% change year-on-year +5.00% -6.98% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 97 36 44
10th Percentile £13.79 £14.43 £12.15
25th Percentile £16.62 £17.48 £14.06
Median hourly rate £24.00 £22.14 £18.64
Median % change year-on-year +8.40% +18.81% -1.92%
75th Percentile £36.61 £31.33 £35.00
90th Percentile £43.96 £81.25 £42.50
England median hourly rate £31.10 £25.15 £38.68
% change year-on-year +23.66% -34.97% +40.64%

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 13 September 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 13 September 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 13 September 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 +1 344 £514 +11.14% 119
West Yorkshire 0 206 £525 - 219
North Yorkshire +6 26 £461 +2.50% 48
East Yorkshire -9 1 - - 18
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 38 (6.44%) Confluence
2 13 (2.20%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.68%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.51%) Apache
4 3 (0.51%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.34%) CICS
5 2 (0.34%) nginx
5 2 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.17%) Apache Superset
6 1 (0.17%) CMS
6 1 (0.17%) IBM Transformation Extender
6 1 (0.17%) IIS
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 25 (4.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (2.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (1.86%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (1.19%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.34%) EngageOne
7 1 (0.17%) Maple
7 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 18 (3.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.68%) Maximo
2 4 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.51%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.51%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.34%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.34%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 2 (0.34%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.34%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.17%) Actimize
5 1 (0.17%) CA PPM
5 1 (0.17%) Exstream
5 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FI-AP
5 1 (0.17%) SAP Retail
5 1 (0.17%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 113 (19.15%) Azure
2 105 (17.80%) GCP
3 79 (13.39%) AWS
4 40 (6.78%) Power Platform
5 35 (5.93%) GitHub
6 19 (3.22%) Entra ID
6 19 (3.22%) OpenShift
7 17 (2.88%) Microsoft 365
8 16 (2.71%) SaaS
9 15 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (2.54%) Microsoft Copilot
10 14 (2.37%) PowerApps
11 12 (2.03%) GitHub Actions
12 9 (1.53%) Azure AI
12 9 (1.53%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (1.36%) Copilot Studio
14 7 (1.19%) Google Kubernetes Engine
15 6 (1.02%) OCI
15 6 (1.02%) Power Automate
16 5 (0.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 40 (6.78%) Network Security
2 11 (1.86%) Firewall
3 9 (1.53%) SSL
4 6 (1.02%) VPN
5 5 (0.85%) DNS
6 4 (0.68%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.68%) WAN
7 3 (0.51%) LAN
7 3 (0.51%) SAN
8 2 (0.34%) BIG-IP
8 2 (0.34%) DHCP
8 2 (0.34%) Kerberos
8 2 (0.34%) Multicast
8 2 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.17%) DMZ
9 1 (0.17%) HTTP
9 1 (0.17%) Internet
9 1 (0.17%) PSTN
9 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.17%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (4.24%) Power BI
2 15 (2.54%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (2.03%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.53%) Metadata
5 8 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.19%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.19%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.02%) BigQuery
7 6 (1.02%) Db2
8 5 (0.85%) Neo4j
9 3 (0.51%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.51%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.51%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.34%) Big Data
10 2 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.17%) Data Vault
11 1 (0.17%) Redis
11 1 (0.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 57 (9.66%) JIRA
2 24 (4.07%) Jenkins
3 11 (1.86%) Git
4 5 (0.85%) Sonatype Nexus
5 4 (0.68%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.68%) JMeter
5 4 (0.68%) LoadRunner
5 4 (0.68%) Selenium
6 3 (0.51%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.51%) 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%) Liquibase
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
1 210 (35.59%) Social Skills
2 150 (25.42%) Banking
3 90 (15.25%) Analytical Skills
4 45 (7.63%) Legal
5 35 (5.93%) Organisational Skills
6 32 (5.42%) Financial Institution
7 31 (5.25%) Influencing Skills
8 22 (3.73%) Public Sector
9 19 (3.22%) Retail
10 14 (2.37%) Law
11 9 (1.53%) Private Banking
12 8 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 8 (1.36%) Manufacturing
13 6 (1.02%) Billing
13 6 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.02%) Publishing
14 5 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.68%) Investment Banking
15 4 (0.68%) Social Science
16 3 (0.51%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 103 (17.46%) Lead
2 65 (11.02%) Senior
3 60 (10.17%) Analyst
3 60 (10.17%) Architect
4 57 (9.66%) Developer
5 45 (7.63%) Consultant
6 32 (5.42%) Project Manager
7 26 (4.41%) Solutions Architect
8 21 (3.56%) Business Analyst
9 20 (3.39%) DevSecOps Consultant
10 19 (3.22%) DevOps Engineer
11 16 (2.71%) Java Developer
12 14 (2.37%) Administrator
13 12 (2.03%) Data Analyst
13 12 (2.03%) Data Engineer
13 12 (2.03%) Senior Architect
13 12 (2.03%) Technical Manager
14 11 (1.86%) Financial Analyst
14 11 (1.86%) Product Owner
15 10 (1.69%) Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (6.44%) Terraform
2 26 (4.41%) Kafka
3 24 (4.07%) REST
4 18 (3.05%) React
5 16 (2.71%) Middleware
6 15 (2.54%) Node.js
6 15 (2.54%) OAuth
7 13 (2.20%) OAuth2
7 13 (2.20%) Spring Boot
8 12 (2.03%) .NET
8 12 (2.03%) OpenID
8 12 (2.03%) SAML
9 10 (1.69%) RESTful
10 9 (1.53%) ISPF
10 9 (1.53%) Spring
11 8 (1.36%) ASP.NET
12 6 (1.02%) Hibernate
12 6 (1.02%) JWT
12 6 (1.02%) YAML
13 5 (0.85%) SLSA
Miscellaneous
1 51 (8.64%) Cloud Native
2 38 (6.44%) Product Ownership
3 31 (5.25%) Data Protection Act
3 31 (5.25%) Mainframe
4 25 (4.24%) AI Agents
5 23 (3.90%) Onboarding
6 21 (3.56%) Data Centre
7 20 (3.39%) Virtual Team
8 15 (2.54%) Distributed Systems
8 15 (2.54%) Public Cloud
9 14 (2.37%) Security Posture
10 11 (1.86%) Management Information System
11 10 (1.69%) Clustering
11 10 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.69%) Podcast
11 10 (1.69%) Web Conferencing
12 9 (1.53%) Mobile App
12 9 (1.53%) PKI
13 7 (1.19%) Hybrid Cloud
13 7 (1.19%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.56%) Linux
2 14 (2.37%) zOS
3 9 (1.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 9 (1.53%) Windows
4 5 (0.85%) Android
4 5 (0.85%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.85%) Unix
4 5 (0.85%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.51%) 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
1 196 (33.22%) Stakeholder Management
2 122 (20.68%) CI/CD
3 107 (18.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 106 (17.97%) Agile
5 95 (16.10%) DevOps
6 92 (15.59%) Roadmaps
7 85 (14.41%) Problem-Solving
8 81 (13.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 75 (12.71%) AI
10 70 (11.86%) Risk Management
11 69 (11.69%) DevSecOps
12 64 (10.85%) Cybersecurity
13 63 (10.68%) Observability
14 61 (10.34%) Change Management
15 52 (8.81%) Migration
16 48 (8.14%) Project Management
17 44 (7.46%) Decision-Making
18 43 (7.29%) Analytics
19 41 (6.95%) Matrix Organization
19 41 (6.95%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 72 (12.20%) Python
2 46 (7.80%) Java
3 37 (6.27%) SQL
4 26 (4.41%) PowerShell
5 15 (2.54%) Bash
6 13 (2.20%) Go
7 9 (1.53%) C#
7 9 (1.53%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.19%) PL/SQL
8 7 (1.19%) Rust
9 5 (0.85%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.51%) ABAP
10 3 (0.51%) COBOL
10 3 (0.51%) JCL
10 3 (0.51%) Korn
10 3 (0.51%) VBA
11 2 (0.34%) PromQL
11 2 (0.34%) Scala
11 2 (0.34%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.34%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 34 (5.76%) Degree
2 25 (4.24%) CISM
3 22 (3.73%) CISSP
4 20 (3.39%) PMP
5 19 (3.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 19 (3.22%) CCSP
5 19 (3.22%) Cisco Certification
5 19 (3.22%) Security Cleared
6 17 (2.88%) BPSS Clearance
6 17 (2.88%) SC Cleared
7 14 (2.37%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.86%) AWS Certification
9 7 (1.19%) Azure Certification
9 7 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.02%) CCSK
10 6 (1.02%) CRISC
10 6 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.68%) ACCA
11 4 (0.68%) CISA
11 4 (0.68%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (4.75%) Data Quality
2 24 (4.07%) PMO
3 17 (2.88%) QA
4 10 (1.69%) NIST
4 10 (1.69%) SLA
5 9 (1.53%) GDPR
6 6 (1.02%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.85%) GRC
7 5 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 3 (0.51%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.51%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.34%) IFRS
10 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.17%) Dodd-Frank
10 1 (0.17%) GxP
10 1 (0.17%) MiFID
10 1 (0.17%) P3O
System Software
1 22 (3.73%) Docker
2 14 (2.37%) Active Directory
3 13 (2.20%) RACF
4 11 (1.86%) Virtual Machines
5 9 (1.53%) VMware Infrastructure
6 5 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
7 4 (0.68%) ACF2
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
8 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 77 (13.05%) Kubernetes
2 26 (4.41%) Ansible
3 13 (2.20%) Grafana
4 12 (2.03%) Prometheus
5 11 (1.86%) Microsoft Intune
6 10 (1.69%) OMEGAMON
7 8 (1.36%) Control-M
7 8 (1.36%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (1.19%) Kustomize
9 6 (1.02%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.68%) Argo
10 4 (0.68%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.34%) Consul
11 2 (0.34%) Dell DRAC
11 2 (0.34%) IBM Guardium
11 2 (0.34%) Packer
11 2 (0.34%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.34%) Tivoli
11 2 (0.34%) Zipkin
12 1 (0.17%) Autotask
Vendors
1 91 (15.42%) Microsoft
2 31 (5.25%) SAP
3 30 (5.08%) IBM
4 29 (4.92%) Google
5 24 (4.07%) Oracle
6 18 (3.05%) ServiceNow
7 14 (2.37%) Databricks
8 13 (2.20%) Foundry
9 11 (1.86%) Splunk
10 9 (1.53%) VMware
10 9 (1.53%) Workday
11 8 (1.36%) Concur
12 6 (1.02%) Apple
12 6 (1.02%) Okta
12 6 (1.02%) OpenAI
13 5 (0.85%) AppDynamics
13 5 (0.85%) Atlassian
13 5 (0.85%) Delphix
13 5 (0.85%) Dynatrace
14 4 (0.68%) Black Duck