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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 6 9
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 +7
Permanent jobs citing Finance 1,674 1,662 1,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.19% 18.74% 14.12%
As % of the General category 23.95% 25.57% 22.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,074 879 995
10th Percentile £26,250 £33,750 £33,765
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,739 £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 6,990 6,499 6,968
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 55.09% 73.29% 62.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4,786 3,032 4,276
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,000 £35,750
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 £71,991 £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 28 May 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 28 May 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 0 1,147 £52,500 -4.55% 382
East Midlands -4 521 £47,500 -13.64% 228
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 (4.60%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 23 (1.37%) SAS
4 17 (1.02%) WordPress
5 16 (0.96%) Apache
6 10 (0.60%) Confluence
7 9 (0.54%) Tomcat
8 8 (0.48%) Apache Spark
8 8 (0.48%) IIS
9 5 (0.30%) nginx
9 5 (0.30%) Umbraco
10 4 (0.24%) Office Communications Server
11 3 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
11 3 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
12 2 (0.12%) CMS
12 2 (0.12%) MTS
12 2 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
13 1 (0.060%) IBM Notes
13 1 (0.060%) JBoss
13 1 (0.060%) WebLogic
Applications
1 255 (15.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 180 (10.75%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 30 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.48%) Adobe XD
6 4 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.18%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.12%) Simulink
9 1 (0.060%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.060%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.060%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.060%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.060%) InfoPath
9 1 (0.060%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.060%) Sketch
9 1 (0.060%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 20 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (1.08%) NEC Housing
3 16 (0.96%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (0.48%) Misys Midas
4 8 (0.48%) Shopify
5 6 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
5 6 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
6 5 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
7 4 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.24%) Unit4 Business World
8 3 (0.18%) Magento
8 3 (0.18%) ProductWriter
8 3 (0.18%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.18%) SAP SD
9 2 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.12%) Primavera
9 2 (0.12%) SAP FI
9 2 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
9 2 (0.12%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 186 (11.11%) Azure
2 185 (11.05%) Power Platform
3 107 (6.39%) AWS
4 98 (5.85%) Microsoft 365
5 63 (3.76%) Dynamics 365
6 47 (2.81%) SaaS
7 26 (1.55%) Entra ID
8 21 (1.25%) PowerApps
9 19 (1.14%) Azure Data Factory
9 19 (1.14%) Power Automate
10 18 (1.08%) GCP
11 16 (0.96%) WhatsApp
12 15 (0.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 14 (0.84%) Amazon S3
13 14 (0.84%) GitHub
14 12 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
14 12 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
15 10 (0.60%) Serverless
16 9 (0.54%) Google Drive
17 8 (0.48%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 63 (3.76%) Firewall
2 41 (2.45%) Wi-Fi
3 28 (1.67%) LAN
4 27 (1.61%) Internet
5 26 (1.55%) WAN
6 24 (1.43%) Broadband
7 22 (1.31%) Wireless
8 21 (1.25%) DNS
9 19 (1.14%) SD-WAN
9 19 (1.14%) VPN
10 17 (1.02%) Intranet
10 17 (1.02%) MPLS
11 15 (0.90%) SAN
12 14 (0.84%) DHCP
13 12 (0.72%) TCP/IP
13 12 (0.72%) VLAN
14 11 (0.66%) Ethernet
15 8 (0.48%) IPsec
16 7 (0.42%) Bluetooth
16 7 (0.42%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 178 (10.63%) Power BI
2 106 (6.33%) SQL Server
3 44 (2.63%) Data Warehouse
4 39 (2.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 26 (1.55%) Data Lake
6 21 (1.25%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 20 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
7 20 (1.19%) Tableau
8 19 (1.14%) Oracle Database
9 16 (0.96%) Big Data
10 15 (0.90%) Relational Database
11 13 (0.78%) Power Query
12 12 (0.72%) NonStop SQL
13 11 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 9 (0.54%) Metadata
15 8 (0.48%) Microsoft Analysis Services
16 7 (0.42%) InterSystems Cache
16 7 (0.42%) MySQL
16 7 (0.42%) Oracle Database 12c
17 6 (0.36%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 49 (2.93%) JIRA
2 15 (0.90%) Cucumber
3 13 (0.78%) Git
4 6 (0.36%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.36%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (0.30%) webpack
6 4 (0.24%) Postman
6 4 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.18%) IBM UrbanCode
7 3 (0.18%) Octopus Deploy
7 3 (0.18%) Toad
7 3 (0.18%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.12%) CANoe
8 2 (0.12%) Fiddler
8 2 (0.12%) GitLab
8 2 (0.12%) Maven
9 1 (0.060%) Crashlytics
9 1 (0.060%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.060%) fastlane
9 1 (0.060%) Selenium
General
1 668 (39.90%) Social Skills
2 331 (19.77%) Retail
3 272 (16.25%) Analytical Skills
4 174 (10.39%) Legal
5 170 (10.16%) Marketing
6 121 (7.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 120 (7.17%) Manufacturing
8 104 (6.21%) Public Sector
9 93 (5.56%) Banking
10 63 (3.76%) Local Government
11 56 (3.35%) Telecoms
12 54 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
13 52 (3.11%) Influencing Skills
14 40 (2.39%) Presentation Skills
15 38 (2.27%) Billing
15 38 (2.27%) Law
16 33 (1.97%) Electronics
17 32 (1.91%) Back Office
18 29 (1.73%) Automotive
19 27 (1.61%) Games
Job Titles
1 234 (13.98%) Analyst
2 217 (12.96%) Senior
3 214 (12.78%) Project Manager
4 139 (8.30%) Lead
5 134 (8.00%) Developer
6 116 (6.93%) IT Manager
7 104 (6.21%) Consultant
8 69 (4.12%) Architect
9 53 (3.17%) Development Manager
10 47 (2.81%) Senior Analyst
11 46 (2.75%) Senior Manager
12 40 (2.39%) IT Project Manager
13 39 (2.33%) Solutions Architect
14 38 (2.27%) Business Manager
15 36 (2.15%) Software Developer
16 33 (1.97%) Financial Analyst
17 30 (1.79%) IT Support
18 28 (1.67%) Commercial Analyst
19 27 (1.61%) Administrator
19 27 (1.61%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 73 (4.36%) .NET
1 73 (4.36%) HTML
2 35 (2.09%) ASP.NET
2 35 (2.09%) CSS
3 32 (1.91%) AngularJS
4 31 (1.85%) ASP.NET MVC
5 30 (1.79%) Web Services
6 21 (1.25%) .NET Core
7 20 (1.19%) EDI
8 19 (1.14%) HTML5
9 18 (1.08%) React
9 18 (1.08%) RESTful
10 13 (0.78%) REST
11 12 (0.72%) ASP.NET Web API
11 12 (0.72%) LINQ
12 11 (0.66%) Vue
13 10 (0.60%) jQuery
13 10 (0.60%) PySpark
14 9 (0.54%) Material Design
14 9 (0.54%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 113 (6.75%) Management Information System
2 103 (6.15%) Self-Motivation
3 68 (4.06%) Driving Licence
4 66 (3.94%) Product Ownership
5 40 (2.39%) Data Centre
6 37 (2.21%) Onboarding
7 35 (2.09%) NHS
8 28 (1.67%) Mobile App
9 26 (1.55%) PMI
10 17 (1.02%) Credit Risk
11 15 (0.90%) Algorithms
11 15 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
11 15 (0.90%) FMCG
12 14 (0.84%) Public Cloud
13 13 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
14 12 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
14 12 (0.72%) Renewable Energy
14 12 (0.72%) Smartcard
15 10 (0.60%) Cloud Native
15 10 (0.60%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 97 (5.79%) Windows
2 44 (2.63%) Linux
3 36 (2.15%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.37%) Unix
5 20 (1.19%) Windows 10
6 13 (0.78%) Windows Server 2012
7 12 (0.72%) Windows 7
8 11 (0.66%) Windows 8
9 8 (0.48%) Solaris
10 5 (0.30%) Data ONTAP
10 5 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
12 3 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.12%) Android
13 2 (0.12%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
14 1 (0.060%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.060%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 406 (24.25%) Agile
2 361 (21.57%) Project Management
3 260 (15.53%) Problem-Solving
4 199 (11.89%) Business Intelligence
5 186 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
6 163 (9.74%) Stakeholder Management
7 159 (9.50%) Risk Management
8 152 (9.08%) Project Delivery
9 151 (9.02%) Logistics
10 150 (8.96%) Mentoring
11 146 (8.72%) Roadmaps
12 144 (8.60%) Business Development
13 143 (8.54%) Decision-Making
14 138 (8.24%) Customer Service
15 136 (8.12%) ERP
16 131 (7.83%) Coaching
17 130 (7.77%) Data Management
18 129 (7.71%) Analytics
19 104 (6.21%) ITIL
20 103 (6.15%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 182 (10.87%) SQL
2 75 (4.48%) C#
3 72 (4.30%) Python
4 54 (3.23%) JavaScript
5 39 (2.33%) Java
6 31 (1.85%) PowerShell
7 18 (1.08%) TypeScript
8 16 (0.96%) T-SQL
9 15 (0.90%) PHP
10 12 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 11 (0.66%) R
11 11 (0.66%) Shell Script
12 9 (0.54%) C++
13 8 (0.48%) C
14 6 (0.36%) PL/SQL
15 5 (0.30%) Bash
15 5 (0.30%) VBA
16 4 (0.24%) Go
17 3 (0.18%) Embedded C
18 2 (0.12%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 229 (13.68%) Degree
2 74 (4.42%) Security Cleared
3 54 (3.23%) ACCA
4 40 (2.39%) CIMA
5 39 (2.33%) DBS Check
6 36 (2.15%) PMI Certification
7 30 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
8 29 (1.73%) SC Cleared
9 25 (1.49%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 23 (1.37%) CISSP
11 18 (1.08%) CISM
11 18 (1.08%) PMP
12 17 (1.02%) AWS Certification
13 16 (0.96%) Azure Certification
14 15 (0.90%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 14 (0.84%) CCNA
15 14 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
15 14 (0.84%) Microsoft Certification
16 13 (0.78%) CCNP
17 12 (0.72%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (5.62%) GDPR
2 48 (2.87%) QA
3 41 (2.45%) PMO
4 32 (1.91%) Data Quality
4 32 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 28 (1.67%) Accessibility
6 27 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
7 23 (1.37%) NIST
7 23 (1.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 14 (0.84%) SLA
9 13 (0.78%) IFRS
10 12 (0.72%) ITGC
11 11 (0.66%) GRC
12 9 (0.54%) PCI DSS
13 8 (0.48%) IFRS 9
13 8 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 7 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 5 (0.30%) COBIT
16 4 (0.24%) GAAP
16 4 (0.24%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 59 (3.52%) Active Directory
2 31 (1.85%) Docker
3 21 (1.25%) Hyper-V
3 21 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.60%) RACF
5 9 (0.54%) Virtual Machines
6 6 (0.36%) Firmware
7 4 (0.24%) Embedded Firmware
7 4 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.18%) XenApp
8 3 (0.18%) XenDesktop
9 2 (0.12%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.12%) Citrix Hypervisor
9 2 (0.12%) pfSense
9 2 (0.12%) Terminal Services
9 2 (0.12%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 30 (1.79%) Terraform
2 28 (1.67%) Kubernetes
3 13 (0.78%) Ansible
4 5 (0.30%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.30%) SCCM
4 5 (0.30%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 4 (0.24%) Grafana
5 4 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.18%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.18%) 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 (0.060%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.060%) ITRS Geneos
8 1 (0.060%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 440 (26.28%) Microsoft
2 46 (2.75%) Cisco
3 41 (2.45%) CheckPoint
4 40 (2.39%) VMware
5 39 (2.33%) SAP
6 37 (2.21%) NEC
6 37 (2.21%) Oracle
7 32 (1.91%) Google
8 27 (1.61%) ServiceNow
9 25 (1.49%) Palo Alto
10 23 (1.37%) Salesforce
11 21 (1.25%) Workday
12 20 (1.19%) IFS
12 20 (1.19%) Sophos
13 18 (1.08%) Openreach
13 18 (1.08%) Virgin Media
14 16 (0.96%) Citrix
15 15 (0.90%) Adobe
16 14 (0.84%) Veeam
17 13 (0.78%) Atlassian