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

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 612 357 285
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 21.13% 23.08% 19.31%
As % of the General category 38.88% 36.84% 35.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 431 246 164
10th Percentile £366 £324 £382
25th Percentile £425 £393 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £622 £583 £619
90th Percentile £688 £651 £715
England median daily rate £550 £550 £578
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -3.75%
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 £28.91 £35.00
% change year-on-year +52.06% -17.40% +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 1,574 969 795
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 54.33% 62.64% 53.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 992 620 440
10th Percentile £313 £220 £306
25th Percentile £410 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £552 £588
90th Percentile £675 £638 £688
England median daily rate £525 £500 £538
% change year-on-year +5.00% -6.98% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 101 36 39
10th Percentile £13.69 £15.00 £12.15
25th Percentile £16.62 £17.48 £14.06
Median hourly rate £22.81 £20.09 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.57% +0.43% +5.26%
75th Percentile £36.61 £25.46 £39.38
90th Percentile £43.96 £81.25 £42.50
England median hourly rate £31.16 £25.15 £38.85
% change year-on-year +23.88% -35.26% +33.97%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 +1 351 £519 +12.83% 159
West Yorkshire +4 219 £525 - 355
North Yorkshire +8 27 £436 -10.51% 53
East Yorkshire -9 1 - - 42
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 (6.05%) Confluence
2 12 (1.96%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.82%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.49%) Apache
4 3 (0.49%) IBM Transformation Extender
4 3 (0.49%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.33%) CICS
5 2 (0.33%) nginx
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.33%) SAS
6 1 (0.16%) 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 25 (4.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.31%) Microsoft Office
5 7 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.33%) EngageOne
7 1 (0.16%) Maple
7 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 19 (3.10%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.65%) Maximo
2 4 (0.65%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.49%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.49%) 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 (0.16%) Actimize
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 MRS
5 1 (0.16%) SAP Retail
5 1 (0.16%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 116 (18.95%) Azure
2 113 (18.46%) GCP
3 84 (13.73%) AWS
4 40 (6.54%) Power Platform
5 36 (5.88%) GitHub
6 22 (3.59%) Entra ID
7 20 (3.27%) OpenShift
8 18 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
9 17 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
9 17 (2.78%) SaaS
10 15 (2.45%) Microsoft Copilot
11 13 (2.12%) PowerApps
12 12 (1.96%) GitHub Actions
13 9 (1.47%) Azure AI
14 8 (1.31%) Copilot Studio
14 8 (1.31%) Google Kubernetes Engine
15 7 (1.14%) Azure Data Factory
15 7 (1.14%) Dynamics 365
16 6 (0.98%) OCI
16 6 (0.98%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 42 (6.86%) Network Security
2 11 (1.80%) Firewall
3 9 (1.47%) SSL
4 6 (0.98%) VPN
5 5 (0.82%) DNS
6 4 (0.65%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.49%) SAN
7 3 (0.49%) WAN
8 2 (0.33%) BIG-IP
8 2 (0.33%) DHCP
8 2 (0.33%) Kerberos
8 2 (0.33%) LAN
8 2 (0.33%) 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%) VSAN
9 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (3.92%) Power BI
2 13 (2.12%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (1.80%) Metadata
3 11 (1.80%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.47%) BigQuery
5 8 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.14%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.14%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.98%) Db2
8 5 (0.82%) Neo4j
9 3 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.49%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.49%) 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 (0.16%) Data Vault
11 1 (0.16%) Semantic Layer
11 1 (0.16%) ZAP BI
Development Applications
1 57 (9.31%) JIRA
2 23 (3.76%) Jenkins
3 12 (1.96%) Git
4 5 (0.82%) JMeter
4 5 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
5 4 (0.65%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.65%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.65%) LoadRunner
5 4 (0.65%) Postman
5 4 (0.65%) Selenium
6 3 (0.49%) Claude Code
7 2 (0.33%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.33%) Flyway
7 2 (0.33%) git-flow
7 2 (0.33%) JUnit
7 2 (0.33%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.33%) Mockito
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.33%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.33%) WebDriver
General
1 225 (36.76%) Social Skills
2 154 (25.16%) Banking
3 95 (15.52%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (7.19%) Legal
5 34 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
6 31 (5.07%) Influencing Skills
7 30 (4.90%) Financial Institution
8 25 (4.08%) Public Sector
9 19 (3.10%) Retail
10 14 (2.29%) Law
11 10 (1.63%) Manufacturing
12 9 (1.47%) Private Banking
13 8 (1.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.14%) Billing
15 6 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (0.98%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (0.98%) Publishing
16 4 (0.65%) Investment Banking
16 4 (0.65%) Social Science
17 3 (0.49%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 104 (16.99%) Lead
2 70 (11.44%) Senior
3 66 (10.78%) Architect
4 59 (9.64%) Analyst
4 59 (9.64%) Developer
5 45 (7.35%) Consultant
6 32 (5.23%) Project Manager
7 28 (4.58%) Solutions Architect
8 21 (3.43%) Business Analyst
9 20 (3.27%) DevSecOps Consultant
10 17 (2.78%) DevOps Engineer
11 16 (2.61%) Administrator
11 16 (2.61%) Java Developer
12 14 (2.29%) Senior Architect
13 12 (1.96%) Data Analyst
13 12 (1.96%) Programme Manager
13 12 (1.96%) Senior Manager
13 12 (1.96%) Technical Leader
13 12 (1.96%) Technical Manager
14 11 (1.80%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 38 (6.21%) Terraform
2 26 (4.25%) Kafka
3 25 (4.08%) REST
4 21 (3.43%) Middleware
5 20 (3.27%) React
6 16 (2.61%) Node.js
6 16 (2.61%) OAuth
7 14 (2.29%) OAuth2
8 13 (2.12%) .NET
8 13 (2.12%) OpenID
8 13 (2.12%) SAML
8 13 (2.12%) Spring Boot
9 11 (1.80%) RESTful
10 9 (1.47%) ASP.NET
10 9 (1.47%) ISPF
10 9 (1.47%) Spring
11 7 (1.14%) JWT
12 6 (0.98%) .NET Framework
12 6 (0.98%) Hibernate
12 6 (0.98%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 56 (9.15%) Cloud Native
2 35 (5.72%) Product Ownership
3 34 (5.56%) Data Protection Act
4 33 (5.39%) Mainframe
5 26 (4.25%) AI Agents
5 26 (4.25%) Onboarding
6 25 (4.08%) Data Centre
7 22 (3.59%) Virtual Team
8 16 (2.61%) Distributed Systems
9 14 (2.29%) Public Cloud
9 14 (2.29%) Security Posture
10 12 (1.96%) Enterprise Software
10 12 (1.96%) Management Information System
11 10 (1.63%) Clustering
11 10 (1.63%) Podcast
11 10 (1.63%) Web Conferencing
12 9 (1.47%) Data Structures
12 9 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
12 9 (1.47%) Mobile App
12 9 (1.47%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 24 (3.92%) Linux
2 14 (2.29%) zOS
3 12 (1.96%) Windows
4 9 (1.47%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (1.14%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.82%) Android
6 5 (0.82%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.82%) Unix
7 4 (0.65%) VMS
8 2 (0.33%) 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
1 210 (34.31%) Stakeholder Management
2 125 (20.42%) CI/CD
3 115 (18.79%) Agile
4 106 (17.32%) Continuous Improvement
5 100 (16.34%) Roadmaps
6 94 (15.36%) DevOps
7 90 (14.71%) Problem-Solving
8 84 (13.73%) AI
9 83 (13.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 72 (11.76%) Risk Management
11 70 (11.44%) DevSecOps
12 67 (10.95%) Observability
13 66 (10.78%) Cybersecurity
14 63 (10.29%) Change Management
15 58 (9.48%) Migration
16 52 (8.50%) Decision-Making
17 51 (8.33%) Project Management
18 48 (7.84%) Analytics
18 48 (7.84%) Project Delivery
19 46 (7.52%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 76 (12.42%) Python
2 46 (7.52%) Java
3 41 (6.70%) SQL
4 25 (4.08%) PowerShell
5 15 (2.45%) Bash
6 14 (2.29%) Go
7 11 (1.80%) C#
7 11 (1.80%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.14%) PL/SQL
8 7 (1.14%) Rust
9 5 (0.82%) Kotlin
10 4 (0.65%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.49%) ABAP
11 3 (0.49%) COBOL
11 3 (0.49%) JCL
11 3 (0.49%) Korn
11 3 (0.49%) VBA
12 2 (0.33%) Bicep
12 2 (0.33%) Scala
12 2 (0.33%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 38 (6.21%) Degree
2 25 (4.08%) CISM
3 22 (3.59%) CISSP
3 22 (3.59%) PMP
4 19 (3.10%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 19 (3.10%) CCSP
4 19 (3.10%) Cisco Certification
5 17 (2.78%) Security Cleared
6 16 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (2.61%) PMI Certification
7 15 (2.45%) SC Cleared
8 12 (1.96%) AWS Certification
9 8 (1.31%) Azure Certification
9 8 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (0.98%) CCSK
10 6 (0.98%) CRISC
10 6 (0.98%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.65%) ACCA
11 4 (0.65%) CISA
11 4 (0.65%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (5.72%) Data Quality
2 21 (3.43%) PMO
3 16 (2.61%) QA
4 10 (1.63%) NIST
4 10 (1.63%) SLA
5 9 (1.47%) GDPR
6 7 (1.14%) GRC
7 6 (0.98%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 4 (0.65%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.49%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.33%) IFRS
12 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.16%) Dodd-Frank
12 1 (0.16%) MiFID
12 1 (0.16%) P3O
12 1 (0.16%) SOC 2
System Software
1 22 (3.59%) Docker
2 17 (2.78%) Active Directory
3 13 (2.12%) RACF
4 12 (1.96%) VMware Infrastructure
5 11 (1.80%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.82%) vSphere
7 4 (0.65%) ACF2
8 2 (0.33%) Hyper-V
9 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
9 1 (0.16%) KVM
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 79 (12.91%) Kubernetes
2 26 (4.25%) Ansible
3 13 (2.12%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (1.96%) Grafana
5 11 (1.80%) Prometheus
6 10 (1.63%) OMEGAMON
7 8 (1.31%) Control-M
7 8 (1.31%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (1.14%) Kustomize
9 6 (0.98%) Tivoli
10 5 (0.82%) Jamf Pro
11 4 (0.65%) Argo
11 4 (0.65%) FortiGate
12 3 (0.49%) Tivoli Monitoring
13 2 (0.33%) Consul
13 2 (0.33%) IBM Guardium
13 2 (0.33%) Packer
13 2 (0.33%) Progress Chef
13 2 (0.33%) SCCM
13 2 (0.33%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 96 (15.69%) Microsoft
2 35 (5.72%) SAP
3 34 (5.56%) Google
3 34 (5.56%) IBM
4 27 (4.41%) Oracle
5 22 (3.59%) ServiceNow
6 15 (2.45%) Databricks
7 13 (2.12%) Foundry
7 13 (2.12%) VMware
8 10 (1.63%) Splunk
8 10 (1.63%) Workday
9 8 (1.31%) Concur
10 7 (1.14%) Okta
11 6 (0.98%) Apple
11 6 (0.98%) OpenAI
12 5 (0.82%) AppDynamics
12 5 (0.82%) Atlassian
12 5 (0.82%) Delphix
12 5 (0.82%) Dynatrace
12 5 (0.82%) Red Hat