Finance Jobs in the Midlands

Financial
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 6 9
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 +6
Permanent jobs citing Finance 1,720 1,638 1,577
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.12% 19.13% 14.02%
As % of the General category 24.11% 26.26% 22.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,076 885 988
10th Percentile £26,250 £33,750 £33,775
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £68,823 £67,500
% change year-on-year -5.55% +1.96% +3.85%

All General Skills
Midlands

Finance is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 7,135 6,237 7,036
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 54.43% 72.84% 62.55%
Number of salaries quoted 4,813 3,031 4,295
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,000 £35,740
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £71,630 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the Midlands

Finance
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Finance in the Midlands

Finance
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in the Midlands over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in the Midlands

Finance
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +1 1,169 £52,500 -4.55% 385
East Midlands -5 545 £47,500 -13.64% 230
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 77 (4.48%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (1.40%) SAS
4 17 (0.99%) WordPress
5 16 (0.93%) Apache
6 10 (0.58%) Confluence
7 9 (0.52%) Tomcat
8 8 (0.47%) Apache Spark
8 8 (0.47%) IIS
9 5 (0.29%) nginx
9 5 (0.29%) Umbraco
10 4 (0.23%) Office Communications Server
11 3 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
11 3 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2010
12 2 (0.12%) CMS
12 2 (0.12%) MTS
12 2 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
13 1 (0.058%) IBM Notes
13 1 (0.058%) JBoss
13 1 (0.058%) WebLogic
Applications
1 284 (16.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 209 (12.15%) Microsoft Office
3 48 (2.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 29 (1.69%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.47%) Adobe XD
6 4 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.17%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.12%) Simulink
9 1 (0.058%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.058%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.058%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.058%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.058%) InfoPath
9 1 (0.058%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.058%) Sketch
9 1 (0.058%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 21 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (1.05%) NEC Housing
3 16 (0.93%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (0.47%) Misys Midas
4 8 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
4 8 (0.47%) Shopify
5 6 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.23%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.23%) PeopleSoft HCM
7 4 (0.23%) Unit4 Business World
8 3 (0.17%) Magento
8 3 (0.17%) ProductWriter
8 3 (0.17%) SAP CO
8 3 (0.17%) SAP FI
8 3 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.17%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.17%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 187 (10.87%) Azure
2 186 (10.81%) Power Platform
3 105 (6.10%) AWS
4 97 (5.64%) Microsoft 365
5 69 (4.01%) Dynamics 365
6 49 (2.85%) SaaS
7 26 (1.51%) Entra ID
8 21 (1.22%) PowerApps
9 19 (1.10%) Azure Data Factory
9 19 (1.10%) Power Automate
10 18 (1.05%) GCP
11 16 (0.93%) WhatsApp
12 15 (0.87%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 14 (0.81%) Amazon S3
13 14 (0.81%) GitHub
14 12 (0.70%) Azure DevOps
15 11 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
16 10 (0.58%) Serverless
17 9 (0.52%) Google Drive
18 8 (0.47%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 59 (3.43%) Firewall
2 41 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
3 27 (1.57%) Internet
3 27 (1.57%) LAN
4 26 (1.51%) WAN
5 25 (1.45%) Broadband
6 22 (1.28%) Wireless
7 21 (1.22%) DNS
8 19 (1.10%) SD-WAN
8 19 (1.10%) VPN
9 17 (0.99%) Intranet
10 16 (0.93%) MPLS
10 16 (0.93%) SAN
11 14 (0.81%) DHCP
12 12 (0.70%) TCP/IP
12 12 (0.70%) VLAN
13 11 (0.64%) Ethernet
14 9 (0.52%) IPsec
15 7 (0.41%) Bluetooth
15 7 (0.41%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 179 (10.41%) Power BI
2 108 (6.28%) SQL Server
3 44 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
4 39 (2.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 26 (1.51%) Data Lake
6 21 (1.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 20 (1.16%) Oracle Database
7 20 (1.16%) PostgreSQL
7 20 (1.16%) Tableau
8 16 (0.93%) Big Data
9 15 (0.87%) Relational Database
10 13 (0.76%) Power Query
11 12 (0.70%) NonStop SQL
12 11 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 9 (0.52%) Metadata
14 8 (0.47%) Microsoft Analysis Services
15 7 (0.41%) InterSystems Cache
15 7 (0.41%) MySQL
15 7 (0.41%) Oracle Database 12c
16 6 (0.35%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 47 (2.73%) JIRA
2 15 (0.87%) Cucumber
3 13 (0.76%) Git
4 6 (0.35%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (0.29%) webpack
6 4 (0.23%) Postman
6 4 (0.23%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.17%) IBM UrbanCode
7 3 (0.17%) Octopus Deploy
7 3 (0.17%) Toad
7 3 (0.17%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.12%) CANoe
8 2 (0.12%) Fiddler
8 2 (0.12%) GitLab
8 2 (0.12%) Maven
9 1 (0.058%) Crashlytics
9 1 (0.058%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.058%) fastlane
9 1 (0.058%) Selenium
General
1 673 (39.13%) Social Skills
2 360 (20.93%) Retail
3 296 (17.21%) Analytical Skills
4 197 (11.45%) Marketing
5 179 (10.41%) Legal
6 124 (7.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 121 (7.03%) Manufacturing
8 104 (6.05%) Public Sector
9 92 (5.35%) Banking
10 63 (3.66%) Local Government
11 56 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
11 56 (3.26%) Telecoms
12 53 (3.08%) Influencing Skills
13 41 (2.38%) Law
14 38 (2.21%) Billing
14 38 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
15 33 (1.92%) Electronics
16 32 (1.86%) Back Office
17 29 (1.69%) Automotive
18 28 (1.63%) Games
Job Titles
1 239 (13.90%) Analyst
2 218 (12.67%) Senior
3 216 (12.56%) Project Manager
4 141 (8.20%) Developer
5 136 (7.91%) Lead
6 116 (6.74%) IT Manager
7 110 (6.40%) Consultant
8 82 (4.77%) Development Manager
9 69 (4.01%) Architect
10 47 (2.73%) Senior Analyst
11 46 (2.67%) Senior Manager
12 42 (2.44%) Business Manager
13 39 (2.27%) IT Project Manager
13 39 (2.27%) Solutions Architect
14 38 (2.21%) Software Developer
15 34 (1.98%) Financial Analyst
16 30 (1.74%) IT Support
17 28 (1.63%) Business Development Manager
17 28 (1.63%) Commercial Analyst
17 28 (1.63%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 76 (4.42%) HTML
2 74 (4.30%) .NET
3 37 (2.15%) CSS
4 36 (2.09%) ASP.NET
5 34 (1.98%) AngularJS
6 32 (1.86%) ASP.NET MVC
7 30 (1.74%) Web Services
8 21 (1.22%) .NET Core
9 20 (1.16%) EDI
9 20 (1.16%) React
10 19 (1.10%) HTML5
11 18 (1.05%) RESTful
12 13 (0.76%) REST
12 13 (0.76%) Vue
13 12 (0.70%) ASP.NET Web API
13 12 (0.70%) LINQ
14 10 (0.58%) jQuery
14 10 (0.58%) PySpark
15 9 (0.52%) Material Design
15 9 (0.52%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 114 (6.63%) Management Information System
2 102 (5.93%) Self-Motivation
3 68 (3.95%) Driving Licence
4 66 (3.84%) Product Ownership
5 40 (2.33%) Data Centre
6 37 (2.15%) Onboarding
7 36 (2.09%) NHS
8 29 (1.69%) Mobile App
9 24 (1.40%) PMI
10 17 (0.99%) Credit Risk
10 17 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (0.87%) Algorithms
11 15 (0.87%) FMCG
12 14 (0.81%) Public Cloud
13 13 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
14 12 (0.70%) Renewable Energy
14 12 (0.70%) Smartcard
15 11 (0.64%) Legacy Systems
16 10 (0.58%) Cloud Native
16 10 (0.58%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 96 (5.58%) Windows
2 45 (2.62%) Linux
3 35 (2.03%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.40%) Unix
5 19 (1.10%) Windows 10
6 13 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
7 12 (0.70%) Windows 7
8 11 (0.64%) Windows 8
9 8 (0.47%) Solaris
10 5 (0.29%) Data ONTAP
10 5 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
12 3 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.12%) Android
13 2 (0.12%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
13 2 (0.12%) Oracle Linux
14 1 (0.058%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 429 (24.94%) Agile
2 362 (21.05%) Project Management
3 262 (15.23%) Problem-Solving
4 200 (11.63%) Business Intelligence
5 188 (10.93%) Continuous Improvement
6 179 (10.41%) Logistics
7 174 (10.12%) Business Development
8 164 (9.53%) Stakeholder Management
9 159 (9.24%) Risk Management
10 154 (8.95%) Data Management
11 151 (8.78%) Mentoring
12 150 (8.72%) Project Delivery
13 148 (8.60%) Decision-Making
14 146 (8.49%) Roadmaps
15 142 (8.26%) Customer Service
16 140 (8.14%) ERP
17 133 (7.73%) Coaching
18 131 (7.62%) Analytics
19 115 (6.69%) Customer Requirements
20 107 (6.22%) Facilities Management
Programming Languages
1 190 (11.05%) SQL
2 77 (4.48%) C#
3 73 (4.24%) Python
4 58 (3.37%) JavaScript
5 41 (2.38%) Java
6 30 (1.74%) PowerShell
7 18 (1.05%) TypeScript
8 16 (0.93%) PHP
8 16 (0.93%) T-SQL
9 12 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 12 (0.70%) R
10 11 (0.64%) Shell Script
11 10 (0.58%) C++
12 8 (0.47%) C
13 6 (0.35%) PL/SQL
13 6 (0.35%) VBA
14 5 (0.29%) Bash
15 4 (0.23%) Go
16 3 (0.17%) Embedded C
17 2 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 229 (13.31%) Degree
2 76 (4.42%) Security Cleared
3 54 (3.14%) ACCA
4 40 (2.33%) CIMA
5 39 (2.27%) DBS Check
6 33 (1.92%) PMI Certification
7 29 (1.69%) Computer Science Degree
7 29 (1.69%) SC Cleared
8 25 (1.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 21 (1.22%) CISSP
10 17 (0.99%) AWS Certification
10 17 (0.99%) PMP
11 16 (0.93%) Azure Certification
11 16 (0.93%) CISM
11 16 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
12 15 (0.87%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 14 (0.81%) CCNA
13 14 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
14 13 (0.76%) CCNP
15 11 (0.64%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (5.47%) GDPR
2 48 (2.79%) QA
3 41 (2.38%) PMO
4 32 (1.86%) Data Quality
4 32 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 28 (1.63%) Accessibility
5 28 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 23 (1.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 22 (1.28%) NIST
8 13 (0.76%) IFRS
9 12 (0.70%) ITGC
9 12 (0.70%) SLA
10 11 (0.64%) GRC
11 10 (0.58%) PCI DSS
12 8 (0.47%) IFRS 9
12 8 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 7 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.29%) COBIT
15 4 (0.23%) GAAP
15 4 (0.23%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 59 (3.43%) Active Directory
2 31 (1.80%) Docker
3 22 (1.28%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (1.22%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.58%) RACF
6 9 (0.52%) Virtual Machines
7 6 (0.35%) Firmware
8 5 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
9 4 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
9 4 (0.23%) XenApp
9 4 (0.23%) XenDesktop
10 2 (0.12%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 2 (0.12%) pfSense
10 2 (0.12%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 32 (1.86%) Terraform
2 28 (1.63%) Kubernetes
3 13 (0.76%) Ansible
4 5 (0.29%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.29%) SCCM
4 5 (0.29%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (0.23%) Grafana
5 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.17%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.17%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.12%) Backup Exec
7 2 (0.12%) Functional Safety
7 2 (0.12%) MIIS
7 2 (0.12%) Nagios
7 2 (0.12%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.12%) SmoothWall
8 1 (0.058%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.058%) ITRS Geneos
8 1 (0.058%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 475 (27.62%) Microsoft
2 44 (2.56%) Cisco
3 41 (2.38%) VMware
4 39 (2.27%) Oracle
4 39 (2.27%) SAP
5 38 (2.21%) CheckPoint
6 37 (2.15%) NEC
7 32 (1.86%) Google
8 27 (1.57%) ServiceNow
9 23 (1.34%) Salesforce
10 22 (1.28%) Palo Alto
10 22 (1.28%) Workday
11 21 (1.22%) IFS
12 20 (1.16%) Sophos
13 18 (1.05%) Openreach
13 18 (1.05%) Virgin Media
14 17 (0.99%) Citrix
15 15 (0.87%) Adobe
15 15 (0.87%) Veeam
16 13 (0.76%) Atlassian