Finance Jobs in the North West

Financial
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 7 7 6
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 +8
Permanent jobs citing Finance 1,385 1,387 1,760
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 13.48% 18.30% 18.34%
As % of the General category 25.57% 27.33% 29.71%
Number of salaries quoted 967 680 987
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £55,168
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -0.30% +5.33%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £87,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £68,823 £67,500
% change year-on-year -5.55% +1.96% +3.85%

All General Skills
North West

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 North West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,417 5,075 5,923
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 52.74% 66.95% 61.70%
Number of salaries quoted 3,979 2,371 3,112
10th Percentile £26,100 £27,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,386
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,960
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +3.02% +7.28%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £66,140
90th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the North West

Finance
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Finance in the North West

Finance
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in the North West over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in the North West

Finance
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the North West 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
Manchester +1 767 £55,000 -7.60% 342
Merseyside +2 221 £47,000 +4.44% 63
Cheshire -4 183 £55,000 +9.48% 76
Lancashire +8 180 £45,000 -18.18% 70
Cumbria -2 29 £39,000 -29.09% 29
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 37 (2.67%) Confluence
2 35 (2.53%) SharePoint
3 23 (1.66%) Apache
4 21 (1.52%) IIS
5 14 (1.01%) SAS
6 10 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
6 10 (0.72%) Apache Spark
7 8 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
7 8 (0.58%) Tomcat
8 4 (0.29%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 4 (0.29%) CMS
9 2 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.072%) Captiva
10 1 (0.072%) FileNet
10 1 (0.072%) Jetty
10 1 (0.072%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.072%) WebSphere
10 1 (0.072%) WordPress
Applications
1 175 (12.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 95 (6.86%) Microsoft Office
3 60 (4.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.51%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.14%) Fusion 360
7 2 (0.14%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.072%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.072%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.072%) Trello
Business Applications
1 29 (2.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 21 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 17 (1.23%) NEC Housing
3 17 (1.23%) NetSuite
4 13 (0.94%) Infor SunSystems
4 13 (0.94%) iTrent
4 13 (0.94%) Oracle Financials
5 11 (0.79%) SAP FI
6 8 (0.58%) SAP BPC
6 8 (0.58%) SAP IBP
7 7 (0.51%) BPCS
7 7 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
8 6 (0.43%) SAP CO
8 6 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
8 6 (0.43%) SAP PM
8 6 (0.43%) SAP PP
8 6 (0.43%) Unit4 Business World
9 5 (0.36%) Sage X3
10 4 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
10 4 (0.29%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 210 (15.16%) Azure
2 140 (10.11%) Power Platform
3 88 (6.35%) AWS
4 62 (4.48%) Dynamics 365
5 61 (4.40%) Microsoft 365
6 57 (4.12%) GCP
7 36 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
8 26 (1.88%) Entra ID
9 25 (1.81%) SaaS
10 22 (1.59%) GitHub
10 22 (1.59%) Power Automate
11 19 (1.37%) Serverless
12 15 (1.08%) IaaS
13 13 (0.94%) Google Analytics
14 12 (0.87%) Amazon S3
15 11 (0.79%) dbt
15 11 (0.79%) PaaS
15 11 (0.79%) PowerApps
16 10 (0.72%) Google Play
17 9 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 47 (3.39%) Firewall
2 23 (1.66%) WAN
3 22 (1.59%) Internet
3 22 (1.59%) SAN
4 16 (1.16%) VPN
5 15 (1.08%) LAN
6 14 (1.01%) DNS
7 13 (0.94%) Network Security
7 13 (0.94%) SD-WAN
8 12 (0.87%) DHCP
8 12 (0.87%) iSCSI
9 11 (0.79%) Broadband
9 11 (0.79%) Wireless
10 10 (0.72%) IPsec
10 10 (0.72%) NAS
10 10 (0.72%) SNMP
11 9 (0.65%) Remote Desktop
11 9 (0.65%) VoIP
12 6 (0.43%) Software-Defined Radio
13 5 (0.36%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (7.36%) Power BI
2 79 (5.70%) Data Warehouse
3 70 (5.05%) SQL Server
4 33 (2.38%) Tableau
5 28 (2.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 21 (1.52%) Metadata
6 21 (1.52%) MongoDB
7 20 (1.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 17 (1.23%) BusinessObjects
8 17 (1.23%) Data Lake
8 17 (1.23%) Oracle Database
9 15 (1.08%) Relational Database
10 14 (1.01%) Azure SQL Database
11 13 (0.94%) Elasticsearch
12 12 (0.87%) BigQuery
13 11 (0.79%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
13 11 (0.79%) Looker
14 9 (0.65%) Data Mining
14 9 (0.65%) NoSQL
14 9 (0.65%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 65 (4.69%) JIRA
2 52 (3.75%) Git
3 18 (1.30%) GitLab
4 17 (1.23%) Jenkins
5 10 (0.72%) Appium
6 8 (0.58%) Spinnaker
7 6 (0.43%) SonarQube
7 6 (0.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 5 (0.36%) Bitbucket
8 5 (0.36%) JetBrains Rider
8 5 (0.36%) JMeter
8 5 (0.36%) TeamCity
9 4 (0.29%) IBM UrbanCode
9 4 (0.29%) MSTest
9 4 (0.29%) NUnit
10 3 (0.22%) git-flow
11 2 (0.14%) Cypress.io
11 2 (0.14%) Jasmine
11 2 (0.14%) Selenium
11 2 (0.14%) WebDriver
General
1 474 (34.22%) Social Skills
2 203 (14.66%) Analytical Skills
3 170 (12.27%) Retail
4 152 (10.97%) Legal
5 132 (9.53%) Banking
6 119 (8.59%) Public Sector
7 94 (6.79%) Marketing
8 78 (5.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 65 (4.69%) Presentation Skills
10 49 (3.54%) Manufacturing
11 43 (3.10%) Law
12 42 (3.03%) Local Government
13 40 (2.89%) Billing
14 27 (1.95%) Telecoms
15 24 (1.73%) Influencing Skills
16 21 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
17 17 (1.23%) Police
18 16 (1.16%) Back Office
19 11 (0.79%) Automotive
20 10 (0.72%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 215 (15.52%) Analyst
2 213 (15.38%) Senior
3 154 (11.12%) Developer
4 150 (10.83%) Lead
5 69 (4.98%) Consultant
6 67 (4.84%) Architect
7 63 (4.55%) Project Manager
8 61 (4.40%) Financial Analyst
9 52 (3.75%) Senior Developer
10 44 (3.18%) Business Manager
11 41 (2.96%) Administrator
12 39 (2.82%) Senior Analyst
13 38 (2.74%) Development Manager
14 34 (2.45%) Systems Analyst
15 33 (2.38%) Applications Support
15 33 (2.38%) IT Support
15 33 (2.38%) Software Engineer
16 31 (2.24%) Product Manager
17 30 (2.17%) Business Development Manager
17 30 (2.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (4.77%) .NET
2 45 (3.25%) REST
3 41 (2.96%) React
4 29 (2.09%) HTML
5 28 (2.02%) CSS
6 25 (1.81%) JSON
7 24 (1.73%) Web Services
8 22 (1.59%) ASP.NET
8 22 (1.59%) RESTful
9 20 (1.44%) Kafka
10 19 (1.37%) .NET Framework
11 17 (1.23%) Node.js
11 17 (1.23%) RabbitMQ
12 16 (1.16%) AngularJS
12 16 (1.16%) ASP.NET Web API
13 12 (0.87%) .NET Core
14 11 (0.79%) SOAP
15 10 (0.72%) Android SDK
15 10 (0.72%) YAML
16 8 (0.58%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 74 (5.34%) Self-Motivation
2 72 (5.20%) Management Information System
3 41 (2.96%) Product Ownership
3 41 (2.96%) Public Cloud
4 39 (2.82%) PMI
5 26 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
6 22 (1.59%) NHS
7 21 (1.52%) Data Centre
8 19 (1.37%) Cloud Native
8 19 (1.37%) Driving Licence
8 19 (1.37%) Housing Association
9 15 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
10 13 (0.94%) Onboarding
10 13 (0.94%) Renewable Energy
11 12 (0.87%) Mainframe
11 12 (0.87%) Reinsurance
12 11 (0.79%) Algorithms
12 11 (0.79%) Credit Risk
12 11 (0.79%) Data Structures
12 11 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 91 (6.57%) Windows
2 61 (4.40%) Linux
3 28 (2.02%) Unix
4 18 (1.30%) Android
5 11 (0.79%) Windows Server
6 10 (0.72%) Data ONTAP
7 9 (0.65%) Windows Phone
7 9 (0.65%) Windows Vista
8 8 (0.58%) Solaris
9 3 (0.22%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.22%) Windows 10
10 1 (0.072%) Windows Server 2003
10 1 (0.072%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 352 (25.42%) Agile
2 229 (16.53%) Problem-Solving
3 185 (13.36%) Coaching
4 184 (13.29%) Roadmaps
5 181 (13.07%) Mentoring
6 165 (11.91%) Business Intelligence
7 156 (11.26%) Project Management
8 124 (8.95%) Customer Service
9 119 (8.59%) Continuous Improvement
10 112 (8.09%) Decision-Making
11 101 (7.29%) DevOps
12 100 (7.22%) ERP
13 95 (6.86%) Data Management
14 92 (6.64%) Analytics
15 88 (6.35%) Stakeholder Management
16 82 (5.92%) ITIL
17 80 (5.78%) Project Delivery
18 79 (5.70%) Business Development
19 76 (5.49%) CRM
20 74 (5.34%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 184 (13.29%) SQL
2 98 (7.08%) Python
3 80 (5.78%) C#
4 71 (5.13%) JavaScript
5 44 (3.18%) PowerShell
6 40 (2.89%) Java
7 33 (2.38%) TypeScript
8 26 (1.88%) T-SQL
9 15 (1.08%) Shell Script
10 11 (0.79%) Kotlin
11 10 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 9 (0.65%) C
13 7 (0.51%) Bash
13 7 (0.51%) PHP
13 7 (0.51%) RPG
13 7 (0.51%) RPG IV
13 7 (0.51%) Rust
14 6 (0.43%) R
14 6 (0.43%) VB
15 5 (0.36%) Perl
Qualifications
1 153 (11.05%) Degree
2 59 (4.26%) ACCA
3 52 (3.75%) Security Cleared
4 43 (3.10%) CIMA
4 43 (3.10%) PMI Certification
5 30 (2.17%) DBS Check
5 30 (2.17%) SC Cleared
6 17 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (1.16%) AWS Certification
7 16 (1.16%) Master's Degree
8 14 (1.01%) PMP
9 11 (0.79%) AAT
9 11 (0.79%) Azure Certification
10 9 (0.65%) Oracle Certification
11 8 (0.58%) CAPM
11 8 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (0.51%) CISA
12 7 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (0.43%) CISSP
13 6 (0.43%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (4.84%) QA
2 61 (4.40%) Data Quality
3 35 (2.53%) GDPR
4 29 (2.09%) SLA
5 28 (2.02%) Accessibility
6 26 (1.88%) PMO
7 22 (1.59%) IFRS
8 15 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 14 (1.01%) GAAP
9 14 (1.01%) NIST
10 8 (0.58%) IFRS 9
11 7 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.36%) ISO 9001
13 4 (0.29%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.22%) COSO
14 3 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
14 3 (0.22%) GRC
14 3 (0.22%) ISO 31000
14 3 (0.22%) ITGC
System Software
1 57 (4.12%) Active Directory
2 34 (2.45%) Docker
3 32 (2.31%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.72%) RACF
5 9 (0.65%) Terminal Services
6 4 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.22%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.14%) IAG
Systems Management
1 31 (2.24%) Kubernetes
2 29 (2.09%) Terraform
3 17 (1.23%) Ansible
4 15 (1.08%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (1.01%) SCCM
5 14 (1.01%) ZABBIX
6 12 (0.87%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 12 (0.87%) Opsgenie
6 12 (0.87%) Prometheus
6 12 (0.87%) VxRail
7 10 (0.72%) vCenter Server
8 9 (0.65%) AirWatch
9 7 (0.51%) Grafana
10 5 (0.36%) Kibana
10 5 (0.36%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.14%) Rundeck
11 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 296 (21.37%) Microsoft
2 77 (5.56%) SAP
3 58 (4.19%) Oracle
4 55 (3.97%) Google
5 41 (2.96%) NEC
6 34 (2.45%) Virgin Media
6 34 (2.45%) VMware
7 24 (1.73%) CA
8 22 (1.59%) NetApp
9 20 (1.44%) MuleSoft
10 19 (1.37%) Cisco
11 18 (1.30%) Salesforce
11 18 (1.30%) Splunk
12 16 (1.16%) Atlassian
13 15 (1.08%) Fortinet
14 14 (1.01%) Commvault
15 13 (0.94%) IBM
15 13 (0.94%) Infor
16 12 (0.87%) Dell
16 12 (0.87%) SolarWinds