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

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 572 306 280
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 20.52% 23.29% 16.34%
As % of the General category 38.08% 36.78% 29.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 386 196 159
10th Percentile £400 £356 £377
25th Percentile £424 £390 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -2.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £650 £588 £580
90th Percentile £700 £650 £651
England median daily rate £550 £550 £588
% change year-on-year - -6.50% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 3 4
10th Percentile £19.69 - £14.74
25th Percentile £22.20 - £17.01
Median hourly rate £35.00 £15.00 £19.51
Median % change year-on-year +133.33% -23.10% -
75th Percentile - £16.76 £33.06
90th Percentile £43.96 £17.81 £55.22
England median hourly rate £35.00 £36.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -2.78% +20.00% -2.45%

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 1,502 832 959
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 53.87% 63.32% 55.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 936 506 538
10th Percentile £313 £255 £214
25th Percentile £406 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £473 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.64% -5.34% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £688 £638 £645
England median daily rate £525 £518 £535
% change year-on-year +1.45% -3.27% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 36 78
10th Percentile £16.55 £13.30 -
25th Percentile £19.34 £17.31 £12.15
Median hourly rate £25.77 £22.14 £14.63
Median % change year-on-year +16.40% +51.38% -23.03%
75th Percentile £36.61 £22.88 £17.52
90th Percentile £57.25 £57.86 £30.08
England median hourly rate £32.50 £27.21 £33.00
% change year-on-year +19.44% -17.55% +10.00%

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 5 July 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 5 July 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 5 July 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 0 355 £522 +11.30% 88
West Yorkshire -2 179 £500 - 157
North Yorkshire +4 30 £558 +1.36% 25
East Yorkshire -10 1 - - 9
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 35 (6.12%) Confluence
2 26 (4.55%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.52%) TPMS
5 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.17%) CICS
6 1 (0.17%) CMS
6 1 (0.17%) IIS
6 1 (0.17%) nginx
6 1 (0.17%) SAS
Applications
1 25 (4.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 14 (2.45%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (1.05%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 19 (3.32%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (1.05%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 3 (0.52%) Maximo
3 3 (0.52%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.35%) NEC Housing
4 2 (0.35%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 2 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.35%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.35%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.35%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.17%) Actimize
5 1 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.17%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.17%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.17%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.17%) SAP PS
5 1 (0.17%) SAP Retail
5 1 (0.17%) Temenos T24
5 1 (0.17%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 94 (16.43%) Azure
2 92 (16.08%) GCP
3 69 (12.06%) AWS
4 33 (5.77%) Microsoft 365
5 32 (5.59%) GitHub
6 29 (5.07%) Power Platform
7 26 (4.55%) OpenShift
8 25 (4.37%) Entra ID
9 23 (4.02%) Microsoft Copilot
10 15 (2.62%) SaaS
11 14 (2.45%) OneDrive
11 14 (2.45%) PowerApps
12 10 (1.75%) Azure AI
13 8 (1.40%) Copilot Studio
14 7 (1.22%) Azure DevOps
14 7 (1.22%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (1.05%) Google Kubernetes Engine
15 6 (1.05%) PaaS
15 6 (1.05%) Power Automate
15 6 (1.05%) Rubrik
Communications & Networking
1 34 (5.94%) Network Security
2 15 (2.62%) Firewall
3 12 (2.10%) SSL
4 8 (1.40%) DNS
5 6 (1.05%) VPN
6 4 (0.70%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.52%) DHCP
7 3 (0.52%) LAN
7 3 (0.52%) SAN
7 3 (0.52%) SNMP
7 3 (0.52%) SSH
7 3 (0.52%) WAN
8 2 (0.35%) BIG-IP
8 2 (0.35%) Internet
8 2 (0.35%) iSCSI
8 2 (0.35%) Kerberos
8 2 (0.35%) Multicast
8 2 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.17%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.45%) PostgreSQL
2 13 (2.27%) Power BI
3 9 (1.57%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.40%) Metadata
5 7 (1.22%) Relational Database
5 7 (1.22%) SQL Server
6 5 (0.87%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.52%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.52%) Db2
7 3 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.52%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.35%) Big Data
8 2 (0.35%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.35%) Tableau
9 1 (0.17%) GIS
9 1 (0.17%) Looker
9 1 (0.17%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.17%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.17%) Redis
9 1 (0.17%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 52 (9.09%) JIRA
2 43 (7.52%) Jenkins
3 13 (2.27%) Sonatype Nexus
4 9 (1.57%) Git
5 7 (1.22%) GitLab
5 7 (1.22%) Selenium
6 6 (1.05%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.87%) Liquibase
8 4 (0.70%) REST Assured
9 3 (0.52%) Jaeger
10 2 (0.35%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.35%) Flyway
10 2 (0.35%) git-flow
10 2 (0.35%) JUnit
10 2 (0.35%) Mockito
10 2 (0.35%) Oracle Forms
11 1 (0.17%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.17%) Gradle
11 1 (0.17%) Hudson
11 1 (0.17%) WebDriver
General
1 197 (34.44%) Social Skills
2 129 (22.55%) Banking
3 74 (12.94%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (6.82%) Legal
5 34 (5.94%) Financial Institution
6 26 (4.55%) Public Sector
7 20 (3.50%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (3.15%) Documentation Skills
9 17 (2.97%) Influencing Skills
10 14 (2.45%) Law
11 13 (2.27%) Retail
12 10 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (1.57%) Billing
14 8 (1.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 8 (1.40%) Manufacturing
15 5 (0.87%) Private Banking
15 5 (0.87%) Publishing
16 4 (0.70%) Social Science
17 3 (0.52%) International Banking
17 3 (0.52%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 81 (14.16%) Lead
2 69 (12.06%) Analyst
3 61 (10.66%) Architect
4 57 (9.97%) Developer
5 33 (5.77%) Business Analyst
5 33 (5.77%) Project Manager
6 32 (5.59%) Consultant
6 32 (5.59%) Senior
7 28 (4.90%) DevOps Engineer
8 16 (2.80%) DevSecOps Consultant
9 15 (2.62%) Java Developer
10 14 (2.45%) Solutions Architect
11 12 (2.10%) Administrator
11 12 (2.10%) Designer
11 12 (2.10%) Python Developer
12 11 (1.92%) Microsoft 365 Architect
12 11 (1.92%) Programme Manager
13 10 (1.75%) Data Architect
13 10 (1.75%) Infrastructure Manager
13 10 (1.75%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.20%) REST
2 20 (3.50%) React
3 15 (2.62%) Kafka
3 15 (2.62%) Middleware
3 15 (2.62%) Spring Boot
4 14 (2.45%) RESTful
5 13 (2.27%) Node.js
6 11 (1.92%) OpenID
7 10 (1.75%) OpenTelemetry
8 9 (1.57%) ISPF
8 9 (1.57%) Microsoft Graph
8 9 (1.57%) OAuth
8 9 (1.57%) SailPoint
9 8 (1.40%) .NET
9 8 (1.40%) OAuth2
9 8 (1.40%) Spring
10 7 (1.22%) SAML
11 6 (1.05%) ASP.NET
11 6 (1.05%) Hibernate
11 6 (1.05%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 43 (7.52%) Cloud Native
2 35 (6.12%) Data Protection Act
2 35 (6.12%) Product Ownership
3 23 (4.02%) Mainframe
4 22 (3.85%) Data Centre
5 21 (3.67%) Onboarding
6 18 (3.15%) AI Agents
7 16 (2.80%) Public Cloud
8 15 (2.62%) Management Information System
9 14 (2.45%) Distributed Systems
10 13 (2.27%) Security Posture
10 13 (2.27%) Virtual Team
11 10 (1.75%) Clustering
12 8 (1.40%) Mobile App
13 6 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (0.87%) Enterprise Software
14 5 (0.87%) Hybrid Cloud
15 4 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
15 4 (0.70%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 28 (4.90%) Linux
2 15 (2.62%) Windows
3 13 (2.27%) zOS
4 10 (1.75%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 6 (1.05%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.87%) Android
6 5 (0.87%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.70%) Unix
7 4 (0.70%) VMS
8 2 (0.35%) MVS
9 1 (0.17%) AIX
9 1 (0.17%) Check Point GAiA
9 1 (0.17%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (24.65%) Stakeholder Management
2 111 (19.41%) CI/CD
3 108 (18.88%) DevOps
4 99 (17.31%) Problem-Solving
5 90 (15.73%) Agile
6 87 (15.21%) Continuous Improvement
7 81 (14.16%) Roadmaps
8 75 (13.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 63 (11.01%) Cybersecurity
10 60 (10.49%) AI
11 59 (10.31%) Observability
12 56 (9.79%) Risk Management
13 53 (9.27%) Change Management
13 53 (9.27%) Migration
14 50 (8.74%) DevSecOps
15 47 (8.22%) Project Management
16 44 (7.69%) Data Protection
17 40 (6.99%) Project Delivery
18 39 (6.82%) Matrix Organization
19 37 (6.47%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 73 (12.76%) Python
2 44 (7.69%) Java
3 39 (6.82%) SQL
4 26 (4.55%) PowerShell
5 14 (2.45%) Bash
5 14 (2.45%) Go
6 10 (1.75%) Rust
7 7 (1.22%) PL/SQL
8 6 (1.05%) C#
9 5 (0.87%) JavaScript
9 5 (0.87%) VB
10 3 (0.52%) ABAP
10 3 (0.52%) JCL
10 3 (0.52%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.52%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.35%) Korn
11 2 (0.35%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.35%) PromQL
11 2 (0.35%) VBA
12 1 (0.17%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 42 (7.34%) Degree
2 23 (4.02%) PMP
2 23 (4.02%) Security Cleared
3 22 (3.85%) CISSP
4 21 (3.67%) CISM
5 19 (3.32%) PMI Certification
5 19 (3.32%) SC Cleared
6 14 (2.45%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 14 (2.45%) CCSP
6 14 (2.45%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (1.92%) AWS Certification
8 10 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.40%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.05%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.05%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.70%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.70%) JNCIA
11 4 (0.70%) JNCIS
12 3 (0.52%) CCSK
12 3 (0.52%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.20%) PMO
2 17 (2.97%) GDPR
3 16 (2.80%) Data Quality
3 16 (2.80%) NIST
3 16 (2.80%) QA
4 8 (1.40%) PCI DSS
4 8 (1.40%) SLA
5 7 (1.22%) GRC
6 5 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 3 (0.52%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.52%) GLBA
7 3 (0.52%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.35%) IFRS
8 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.17%) GxP
9 1 (0.17%) ISO 8583
9 1 (0.17%) MiFID
System Software
1 23 (4.02%) Docker
2 14 (2.45%) Active Directory
3 11 (1.92%) RACF
4 10 (1.75%) Virtual Machines
4 10 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (0.87%) vSphere
6 3 (0.52%) KVM
7 2 (0.35%) ACF2
7 2 (0.35%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.35%) SRDF
7 2 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.35%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.17%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
8 1 (0.17%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 60 (10.49%) Kubernetes
2 41 (7.17%) Ansible
3 34 (5.94%) Terraform
4 16 (2.80%) Grafana
4 16 (2.80%) Prometheus
5 12 (2.10%) Microsoft Intune
6 9 (1.57%) OMEGAMON
7 8 (1.40%) Control-M
8 6 (1.05%) Jamf Pro
8 6 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
9 5 (0.87%) Argo
9 5 (0.87%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.70%) FortiGate
10 4 (0.70%) Kustomize
10 4 (0.70%) Puppet
11 3 (0.52%) Kiali
11 3 (0.52%) PowerCLI
12 2 (0.35%) Consul
12 2 (0.35%) IBM Guardium
12 2 (0.35%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 93 (16.26%) Microsoft
2 33 (5.77%) SAP
3 32 (5.59%) Google
4 23 (4.02%) ServiceNow
4 23 (4.02%) Splunk
5 22 (3.85%) Oracle
6 21 (3.67%) IBM
7 15 (2.62%) Foundry
8 10 (1.75%) VMware
9 9 (1.57%) Dell
10 8 (1.40%) Sonatype
11 7 (1.22%) Concur
11 7 (1.22%) Databricks
11 7 (1.22%) Red Hat
12 6 (1.05%) Apple
12 6 (1.05%) Workday
13 5 (0.87%) BiZZdesign
13 5 (0.87%) Black Duck
13 5 (0.87%) Fortinet
13 5 (0.87%) Okta