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

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 6 9
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 +8
Permanent jobs citing Finance 1,690 1,662 1,567
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.19% 18.73% 14.05%
As % of the General category 23.99% 25.55% 22.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1,073 877 985
10th Percentile £26,250 £33,900 £33,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £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 7,045 6,506 6,945
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 54.99% 73.32% 62.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,796 3,031 4,253
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,250 £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 29 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 29 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 1,153 £52,500 -4.55% 381
East Midlands -4 531 £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 (4.56%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 23 (1.36%) SAS
4 17 (1.01%) WordPress
5 16 (0.95%) Apache
6 10 (0.59%) Confluence
7 9 (0.53%) Tomcat
8 8 (0.47%) Apache Spark
8 8 (0.47%) 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 (0.059%) IBM Notes
13 1 (0.059%) JBoss
13 1 (0.059%) WebLogic
Applications
1 265 (15.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 190 (11.24%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (2.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 29 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.47%) 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 (0.059%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.059%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.059%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.059%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.059%) InfoPath
9 1 (0.059%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.059%) Sketch
9 1 (0.059%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 21 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (1.07%) NEC Housing
3 16 (0.95%) NetSuite
4 8 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (0.47%) Misys Midas
4 8 (0.47%) Shopify
5 7 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
6 6 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
7 5 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
8 4 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
8 4 (0.24%) Unit4 Business World
9 3 (0.18%) Magento
9 3 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
9 3 (0.18%) PeopleSoft HCM
9 3 (0.18%) ProductWriter
9 3 (0.18%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.18%) SAP SD
10 2 (0.12%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.12%) SAP CO
10 2 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 186 (11.01%) Power Platform
2 185 (10.95%) Azure
3 105 (6.21%) AWS
4 96 (5.68%) Microsoft 365
5 65 (3.85%) Dynamics 365
6 49 (2.90%) SaaS
7 26 (1.54%) Entra ID
8 21 (1.24%) PowerApps
9 19 (1.12%) Azure Data Factory
9 19 (1.12%) Power Automate
10 18 (1.07%) GCP
11 16 (0.95%) WhatsApp
12 15 (0.89%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 14 (0.83%) Amazon S3
13 14 (0.83%) GitHub
14 12 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
14 12 (0.71%) Cloud Computing
15 10 (0.59%) Serverless
16 9 (0.53%) Google Drive
17 8 (0.47%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 60 (3.55%) Firewall
2 41 (2.43%) Wi-Fi
3 27 (1.60%) Internet
3 27 (1.60%) LAN
4 26 (1.54%) WAN
5 25 (1.48%) Broadband
6 22 (1.30%) Wireless
7 20 (1.18%) DNS
8 19 (1.12%) SD-WAN
8 19 (1.12%) VPN
9 17 (1.01%) Intranet
10 16 (0.95%) MPLS
11 15 (0.89%) SAN
12 14 (0.83%) DHCP
13 12 (0.71%) TCP/IP
13 12 (0.71%) VLAN
14 11 (0.65%) Ethernet
15 9 (0.53%) IPsec
16 7 (0.41%) Bluetooth
16 7 (0.41%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 179 (10.59%) Power BI
2 106 (6.27%) SQL Server
3 44 (2.60%) Data Warehouse
4 39 (2.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 26 (1.54%) Data Lake
6 21 (1.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 20 (1.18%) Oracle Database
7 20 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
7 20 (1.18%) Tableau
8 16 (0.95%) Big Data
9 15 (0.89%) Relational Database
10 13 (0.77%) Power Query
11 12 (0.71%) NonStop SQL
12 11 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 9 (0.53%) 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 (0.36%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 47 (2.78%) JIRA
2 15 (0.89%) Cucumber
3 13 (0.77%) 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 (0.059%) Crashlytics
9 1 (0.059%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.059%) fastlane
9 1 (0.059%) Selenium
General
1 669 (39.59%) Social Skills
2 340 (20.12%) Retail
3 281 (16.63%) Analytical Skills
4 182 (10.77%) Marketing
5 175 (10.36%) Legal
6 121 (7.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 120 (7.10%) Manufacturing
8 104 (6.15%) Public Sector
9 92 (5.44%) Banking
10 63 (3.73%) Local Government
11 56 (3.31%) Telecoms
12 54 (3.20%) Organisational Skills
13 52 (3.08%) Influencing Skills
14 41 (2.43%) Law
15 38 (2.25%) Billing
15 38 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
16 33 (1.95%) Back Office
16 33 (1.95%) Electronics
17 29 (1.72%) Automotive
18 27 (1.60%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 236 (13.96%) Analyst
2 216 (12.78%) Senior
3 215 (12.72%) Project Manager
4 138 (8.17%) Developer
5 137 (8.11%) Lead
6 115 (6.80%) IT Manager
7 105 (6.21%) Consultant
8 70 (4.14%) Architect
9 63 (3.73%) Development Manager
10 47 (2.78%) Senior Analyst
11 46 (2.72%) Senior Manager
12 40 (2.37%) Solutions Architect
13 39 (2.31%) IT Project Manager
14 38 (2.25%) Business Manager
15 36 (2.13%) Software Developer
16 34 (2.01%) Financial Analyst
17 30 (1.78%) IT Support
18 28 (1.66%) Commercial Analyst
18 28 (1.66%) Data Engineer
19 27 (1.60%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (4.44%) HTML
2 73 (4.32%) .NET
3 37 (2.19%) CSS
4 35 (2.07%) ASP.NET
5 34 (2.01%) AngularJS
6 31 (1.83%) ASP.NET MVC
7 30 (1.78%) Web Services
8 21 (1.24%) .NET Core
9 20 (1.18%) EDI
9 20 (1.18%) React
10 19 (1.12%) HTML5
11 18 (1.07%) RESTful
12 13 (0.77%) REST
12 13 (0.77%) Vue
13 12 (0.71%) ASP.NET Web API
13 12 (0.71%) LINQ
14 10 (0.59%) jQuery
14 10 (0.59%) PySpark
15 9 (0.53%) Material Design
15 9 (0.53%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 114 (6.75%) Management Information System
2 102 (6.04%) Self-Motivation
3 68 (4.02%) Driving Licence
4 66 (3.91%) Product Ownership
5 40 (2.37%) Data Centre
6 37 (2.19%) Onboarding
7 35 (2.07%) NHS
8 28 (1.66%) Mobile App
9 24 (1.42%) PMI
10 17 (1.01%) Credit Risk
11 16 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
12 15 (0.89%) Algorithms
12 15 (0.89%) FMCG
13 14 (0.83%) Public Cloud
14 13 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
15 12 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
15 12 (0.71%) Renewable Energy
15 12 (0.71%) Smartcard
16 10 (0.59%) Cloud Native
16 10 (0.59%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 96 (5.68%) Windows
2 45 (2.66%) Linux
3 35 (2.07%) Windows Server
4 24 (1.42%) Unix
5 19 (1.12%) Windows 10
6 13 (0.77%) Windows Server 2012
7 12 (0.71%) Windows 7
8 11 (0.65%) Windows 8
9 8 (0.47%) 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
13 2 (0.12%) Oracle Linux
14 1 (0.059%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 413 (24.44%) Agile
2 362 (21.42%) Project Management
3 262 (15.50%) Problem-Solving
4 200 (11.83%) Business Intelligence
5 186 (11.01%) Continuous Improvement
6 163 (9.64%) Stakeholder Management
7 161 (9.53%) Logistics
8 159 (9.41%) Risk Management
9 154 (9.11%) Business Development
10 151 (8.93%) Project Delivery
11 150 (8.88%) Mentoring
12 146 (8.64%) Roadmaps
13 143 (8.46%) Decision-Making
14 140 (8.28%) Data Management
15 139 (8.22%) Customer Service
15 139 (8.22%) ERP
16 132 (7.81%) Coaching
17 130 (7.69%) Analytics
18 103 (6.09%) Change Management
19 102 (6.04%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 186 (11.01%) SQL
2 75 (4.44%) C#
3 72 (4.26%) Python
4 58 (3.43%) JavaScript
5 40 (2.37%) Java
6 30 (1.78%) PowerShell
7 18 (1.07%) TypeScript
8 16 (0.95%) PHP
8 16 (0.95%) T-SQL
9 12 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 11 (0.65%) R
10 11 (0.65%) Shell Script
11 9 (0.53%) C++
12 8 (0.47%) C
13 6 (0.36%) PL/SQL
13 6 (0.36%) VBA
14 5 (0.30%) Bash
15 4 (0.24%) Go
16 3 (0.18%) Embedded C
17 2 (0.12%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 229 (13.55%) Degree
2 74 (4.38%) Security Cleared
3 54 (3.20%) ACCA
4 40 (2.37%) CIMA
5 39 (2.31%) DBS Check
6 33 (1.95%) PMI Certification
7 30 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
8 29 (1.72%) SC Cleared
9 25 (1.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 23 (1.36%) CISSP
11 18 (1.07%) CISM
12 17 (1.01%) AWS Certification
12 17 (1.01%) PMP
13 16 (0.95%) Azure Certification
14 15 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
14 15 (0.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 14 (0.83%) CCNA
15 14 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
16 13 (0.77%) CCNP
17 12 (0.71%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (5.56%) GDPR
2 48 (2.84%) QA
3 40 (2.37%) PMO
4 33 (1.95%) Data Quality
5 32 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 28 (1.66%) Accessibility
7 27 (1.60%) Cyber Essentials
8 23 (1.36%) NIST
8 23 (1.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 13 (0.77%) IFRS
10 12 (0.71%) ITGC
10 12 (0.71%) SLA
11 11 (0.65%) GRC
12 9 (0.53%) PCI DSS
13 8 (0.47%) IFRS 9
13 8 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 7 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 5 (0.30%) COBIT
16 4 (0.24%) GAAP
16 4 (0.24%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 58 (3.43%) Active Directory
2 31 (1.83%) Docker
3 21 (1.24%) Hyper-V
3 21 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.59%) RACF
5 9 (0.53%) 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 31 (1.83%) Terraform
2 28 (1.66%) Kubernetes
3 13 (0.77%) 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 (0.059%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.059%) ITRS Geneos
8 1 (0.059%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 451 (26.69%) Microsoft
2 43 (2.54%) Cisco
3 40 (2.37%) VMware
4 39 (2.31%) Oracle
4 39 (2.31%) SAP
5 38 (2.25%) CheckPoint
6 37 (2.19%) NEC
7 32 (1.89%) Google
8 27 (1.60%) ServiceNow
9 23 (1.36%) Salesforce
10 22 (1.30%) Palo Alto
11 21 (1.24%) Workday
12 20 (1.18%) IFS
12 20 (1.18%) Sophos
13 18 (1.07%) Openreach
13 18 (1.07%) Virgin Media
14 16 (0.95%) Citrix
15 15 (0.89%) Adobe
16 14 (0.83%) Veeam
17 13 (0.77%) Atlassian