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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 602 361 290
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 20.74% 23.25% 19.29%
As % of the General category 38.52% 36.87% 35.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 424 250 168
10th Percentile £364 £325 £378
25th Percentile £418 £400 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £498 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.42% -5.24% -2.33%
75th Percentile £619 £579 £619
90th Percentile £688 £650 £715
England median daily rate £550 £550 £580
% change year-on-year - -5.17% -3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 4 2
10th Percentile £19.69 - £23.44
25th Percentile £23.53 £15.00 £31.20
Median hourly rate £35.00 £16.76 £44.14
Median % change year-on-year +108.89% -62.04% +323.56%
75th Percentile £43.96 £20.13 £57.07
90th Percentile - £23.05 £64.83
England median hourly rate £43.96 £29.27 £35.00
% change year-on-year +50.19% -16.37% +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 1,563 979 807
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 53.86% 63.04% 53.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 986 628 448
10th Percentile £313 £220 £311
25th Percentile £407 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £551 £588
90th Percentile £675 £638 £679
England median daily rate £525 £500 £538
% change year-on-year +5.00% -6.98% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 37 41
10th Percentile £13.71 £14.54 £12.15
25th Percentile £16.62 £17.48 £14.06
Median hourly rate £22.81 £18.87 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.88% -0.68% -
75th Percentile £36.61 £25.11 £38.75
90th Percentile £43.96 £81.25 £42.50
England median hourly rate £31.16 £25.15 £38.50
% change year-on-year +23.88% -34.68% +29.41%

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 19 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 19 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 19 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 0 344 £518 +11.80% 155
West Yorkshire +1 217 £525 - 320
North Yorkshire +9 27 £448 -8.21% 55
East Yorkshire -9 1 - - 33
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 (6.31%) Confluence
2 13 (2.16%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.66%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.50%) Apache
4 3 (0.50%) IBM Transformation Extender
4 3 (0.50%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.33%) CICS
5 2 (0.33%) nginx
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.33%) SAS
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%) IIS
6 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 25 (4.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (1.83%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.33%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (1.16%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.33%) EngageOne
7 1 (0.17%) Maple
7 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 19 (3.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.66%) Maximo
2 4 (0.66%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.50%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.50%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.33%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.33%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 2 (0.33%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.33%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.17%) Actimize
5 1 (0.17%) CA PPM
5 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.17%) Exstream
5 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.17%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FI-AP
5 1 (0.17%) SAP MRS
5 1 (0.17%) SAP Retail
5 1 (0.17%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 116 (19.27%) Azure
2 111 (18.44%) GCP
3 82 (13.62%) AWS
4 41 (6.81%) Power Platform
5 36 (5.98%) GitHub
6 23 (3.82%) Entra ID
7 20 (3.32%) OpenShift
8 18 (2.99%) Microsoft 365
8 18 (2.99%) SaaS
9 17 (2.82%) Azure DevOps
10 15 (2.49%) Microsoft Copilot
11 14 (2.33%) PowerApps
12 12 (1.99%) GitHub Actions
13 9 (1.50%) Azure AI
14 8 (1.33%) Copilot Studio
14 8 (1.33%) Google Kubernetes Engine
15 7 (1.16%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
16 6 (1.00%) OCI
16 6 (1.00%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 41 (6.81%) Network Security
2 11 (1.83%) Firewall
3 9 (1.50%) SSL
4 6 (1.00%) VPN
5 5 (0.83%) DNS
6 4 (0.66%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.66%) WAN
7 3 (0.50%) LAN
7 3 (0.50%) SAN
8 2 (0.33%) BIG-IP
8 2 (0.33%) DHCP
8 2 (0.33%) Kerberos
8 2 (0.33%) Multicast
8 2 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.17%) DMZ
9 1 (0.17%) HTTP
9 1 (0.17%) PSTN
9 1 (0.17%) Reverse Proxy
9 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.17%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (3.99%) Power BI
2 13 (2.16%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (1.83%) SQL Server
4 10 (1.66%) Metadata
5 8 (1.33%) BigQuery
5 8 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.16%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.16%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.00%) Db2
8 5 (0.83%) Neo4j
9 3 (0.50%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.50%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.50%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.33%) Big Data
10 2 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.17%) Data Vault
11 1 (0.17%) Semantic Layer
11 1 (0.17%) ZAP BI
Development Applications
1 58 (9.63%) JIRA
2 24 (3.99%) Jenkins
3 12 (1.99%) Git
4 5 (0.83%) JMeter
4 5 (0.83%) Sonatype Nexus
5 4 (0.66%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.66%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.66%) LoadRunner
5 4 (0.66%) Postman
5 4 (0.66%) Selenium
6 2 (0.33%) Claude Code
6 2 (0.33%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.33%) Flyway
6 2 (0.33%) git-flow
6 2 (0.33%) JUnit
6 2 (0.33%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.33%) Mockito
6 2 (0.33%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.33%) SoapUI
6 2 (0.33%) WebDriver
General
1 219 (36.38%) Social Skills
2 150 (24.92%) Banking
3 92 (15.28%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (7.31%) Legal
5 33 (5.48%) Organisational Skills
6 31 (5.15%) Financial Institution
6 31 (5.15%) Influencing Skills
7 24 (3.99%) Public Sector
8 19 (3.16%) Retail
9 14 (2.33%) Law
10 10 (1.66%) Manufacturing
11 9 (1.50%) Private Banking
12 8 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (1.16%) Billing
14 6 (1.00%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.00%) Publishing
15 5 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.66%) Investment Banking
16 4 (0.66%) Social Science
17 3 (0.50%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 103 (17.11%) Lead
2 69 (11.46%) Senior
3 63 (10.47%) Architect
4 59 (9.80%) Analyst
4 59 (9.80%) Developer
5 45 (7.48%) Consultant
6 30 (4.98%) Project Manager
7 27 (4.49%) Solutions Architect
8 21 (3.49%) Business Analyst
9 20 (3.32%) DevSecOps Consultant
10 18 (2.99%) DevOps Engineer
11 16 (2.66%) Administrator
11 16 (2.66%) Java Developer
12 13 (2.16%) Senior Architect
13 12 (1.99%) Data Analyst
14 11 (1.83%) Financial Analyst
14 11 (1.83%) Product Owner
14 11 (1.83%) Programme Manager
14 11 (1.83%) Technical Leader
14 11 (1.83%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (6.48%) Terraform
2 26 (4.32%) Kafka
3 25 (4.15%) REST
4 20 (3.32%) Middleware
4 20 (3.32%) React
5 16 (2.66%) Node.js
5 16 (2.66%) OAuth
6 14 (2.33%) OAuth2
7 13 (2.16%) .NET
7 13 (2.16%) OpenID
7 13 (2.16%) SAML
7 13 (2.16%) Spring Boot
8 11 (1.83%) RESTful
9 9 (1.50%) ASP.NET
9 9 (1.50%) ISPF
9 9 (1.50%) Spring
10 7 (1.16%) JWT
11 6 (1.00%) .NET Framework
11 6 (1.00%) Hibernate
11 6 (1.00%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 55 (9.14%) Cloud Native
2 34 (5.65%) Product Ownership
3 33 (5.48%) Data Protection Act
3 33 (5.48%) Mainframe
4 27 (4.49%) AI Agents
5 26 (4.32%) Onboarding
6 22 (3.65%) Data Centre
7 21 (3.49%) Virtual Team
8 16 (2.66%) Distributed Systems
9 14 (2.33%) Public Cloud
9 14 (2.33%) Security Posture
10 12 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
10 12 (1.99%) Management Information System
11 10 (1.66%) Clustering
11 10 (1.66%) Podcast
11 10 (1.66%) Web Conferencing
12 9 (1.50%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.50%) Mobile App
12 9 (1.50%) PKI
13 8 (1.33%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 24 (3.99%) Linux
2 14 (2.33%) zOS
3 12 (1.99%) Windows
4 9 (1.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.00%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.83%) Android
6 5 (0.83%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.83%) Unix
7 4 (0.66%) VMS
8 2 (0.33%) MVS
9 1 (0.17%) AIX
9 1 (0.17%) Check Point GAiA
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (33.89%) Stakeholder Management
2 126 (20.93%) CI/CD
3 112 (18.60%) Agile
4 104 (17.28%) Continuous Improvement
5 96 (15.95%) Roadmaps
6 94 (15.61%) DevOps
7 88 (14.62%) Problem-Solving
8 82 (13.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 81 (13.46%) AI
10 70 (11.63%) DevSecOps
10 70 (11.63%) Risk Management
11 68 (11.30%) Observability
12 63 (10.47%) Cybersecurity
13 62 (10.30%) Change Management
14 55 (9.14%) Migration
15 50 (8.31%) Decision-Making
16 49 (8.14%) Project Management
17 47 (7.81%) Analytics
18 45 (7.48%) Project Delivery
19 44 (7.31%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 76 (12.62%) Python
2 46 (7.64%) Java
3 40 (6.64%) SQL
4 26 (4.32%) PowerShell
5 15 (2.49%) Bash
6 14 (2.33%) Go
7 11 (1.83%) C#
7 11 (1.83%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.16%) PL/SQL
8 7 (1.16%) Rust
9 5 (0.83%) Kotlin
10 4 (0.66%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.50%) ABAP
11 3 (0.50%) COBOL
11 3 (0.50%) JCL
11 3 (0.50%) Korn
11 3 (0.50%) VBA
12 2 (0.33%) Bicep
12 2 (0.33%) Scala
12 2 (0.33%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (6.15%) Degree
2 25 (4.15%) CISM
3 22 (3.65%) CISSP
4 21 (3.49%) PMP
5 19 (3.16%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 19 (3.16%) CCSP
5 19 (3.16%) Cisco Certification
6 18 (2.99%) Security Cleared
7 17 (2.82%) BPSS Clearance
8 16 (2.66%) SC Cleared
9 15 (2.49%) PMI Certification
10 12 (1.99%) AWS Certification
11 8 (1.33%) Azure Certification
11 8 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (1.00%) CCSK
12 6 (1.00%) CRISC
12 6 (1.00%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.66%) ACCA
13 4 (0.66%) CISA
13 4 (0.66%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (5.32%) Data Quality
2 21 (3.49%) PMO
3 16 (2.66%) QA
4 10 (1.66%) NIST
4 10 (1.66%) SLA
5 9 (1.50%) GDPR
6 6 (1.00%) GRC
6 6 (1.00%) PCI DSS
7 5 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 4 (0.66%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.50%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.33%) IFRS
11 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.17%) Dodd-Frank
11 1 (0.17%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.17%) P3O
11 1 (0.17%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (3.65%) Docker
2 17 (2.82%) Active Directory
3 13 (2.16%) RACF
4 11 (1.83%) Virtual Machines
4 11 (1.83%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.83%) Virtual Desktop
6 4 (0.66%) ACF2
7 3 (0.50%) vSphere
8 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
8 1 (0.17%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.17%) KVM
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.17%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 79 (13.12%) Kubernetes
2 26 (4.32%) Ansible
3 13 (2.16%) Grafana
3 13 (2.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.99%) Prometheus
5 10 (1.66%) OMEGAMON
6 8 (1.33%) Control-M
6 8 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
7 7 (1.16%) Kustomize
8 6 (1.00%) Jamf Pro
9 5 (0.83%) Tivoli
10 4 (0.66%) Argo
10 4 (0.66%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.50%) Tivoli Monitoring
12 2 (0.33%) Consul
12 2 (0.33%) Dell DRAC
12 2 (0.33%) IBM Guardium
12 2 (0.33%) Packer
12 2 (0.33%) Progress Chef
12 2 (0.33%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 96 (15.95%) Microsoft
2 35 (5.81%) SAP
3 33 (5.48%) Google
3 33 (5.48%) IBM
4 27 (4.49%) Oracle
5 20 (3.32%) ServiceNow
6 15 (2.49%) Databricks
7 13 (2.16%) Foundry
8 11 (1.83%) Splunk
8 11 (1.83%) VMware
9 10 (1.66%) Workday
10 8 (1.33%) Concur
11 7 (1.16%) Okta
12 6 (1.00%) Apple
12 6 (1.00%) OpenAI
13 5 (0.83%) AppDynamics
13 5 (0.83%) Atlassian
13 5 (0.83%) Delphix
13 5 (0.83%) Dynatrace
14 4 (0.66%) OpenText