Finance Jobs in the Thames Valley

Financial
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 7 13
Rank change year-on-year -6 +6 +7
Permanent jobs citing Finance 636 853 954
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 9.50% 13.92% 13.72%
As % of the General category 18.09% 21.56% 23.50%
Number of salaries quoted 376 338 481
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,750 £40,853
25th Percentile £36,063 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% -8.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £59,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% -3.36% +13.33%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,515 3,956 4,059
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 52.49% 64.54% 58.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,238 1,747 2,129
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £35,413 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,750 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £82,375
South East median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +10.00%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 4 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
Berkshire -7 297 £55,000 -8.33% 102
Buckinghamshire -7 179 £50,000 -9.09% 90
Oxfordshire +12 160 £43,468 -0.07% 68
Finance
South East

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 13 (2.04%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.94%) Apache
2 6 (0.94%) Oracle Workflow
3 4 (0.63%) Confluence
3 4 (0.63%) JBoss
3 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.63%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.31%) CMS
4 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.16%) nginx
Applications
1 122 (19.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (5.03%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (2.20%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.47%) Siemens NX
6 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.16%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 12 (1.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.26%) Oracle ERP
2 8 (1.26%) Sage 200
3 6 (0.94%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.79%) Dynamics GP
4 5 (0.79%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.79%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.79%) Unit4 Business World
5 4 (0.63%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.63%) Oracle Financials
5 4 (0.63%) Pegasus Opera
5 4 (0.63%) Sage 50
6 3 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.47%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.31%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.31%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.31%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.16%) Primavera
8 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 64 (10.06%) Azure
2 43 (6.76%) Power Platform
3 40 (6.29%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (5.35%) Dynamics 365
5 31 (4.87%) AWS
6 25 (3.93%) SaaS
7 16 (2.52%) Azure DevOps
8 11 (1.73%) Intacct
8 11 (1.73%) PowerApps
9 7 (1.10%) WhatsApp
10 6 (0.94%) Azure Data Factory
11 5 (0.79%) Amazon S3
11 5 (0.79%) Google Workspace
12 4 (0.63%) Firebolt
12 4 (0.63%) TestFlight
13 3 (0.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 3 (0.47%) OCI
13 3 (0.47%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.47%) PaaS
13 3 (0.47%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 51 (8.02%) Broadband
2 15 (2.36%) Internet
3 13 (2.04%) Firewall
3 13 (2.04%) Wireless
4 12 (1.89%) 5G
5 11 (1.73%) SNMP
6 8 (1.26%) Network Security
7 6 (0.94%) Intranet
7 6 (0.94%) VPN
8 5 (0.79%) IPsec
9 4 (0.63%) VoIP
9 4 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.47%) DNS
10 3 (0.47%) LAN
10 3 (0.47%) Radio Access Network
10 3 (0.47%) WAN
11 1 (0.16%) iSCSI
11 1 (0.16%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (4.72%) SQL Server
2 27 (4.25%) Power BI
3 17 (2.67%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.20%) Elasticsearch
5 11 (1.73%) Data Lake
6 10 (1.57%) MongoDB
7 9 (1.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (1.10%) MS Access
9 6 (0.94%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (0.79%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.79%) Data Mining
10 5 (0.79%) EDRMS
10 5 (0.79%) GIS
10 5 (0.79%) Redis
10 5 (0.79%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.63%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.47%) OLAP
12 3 (0.47%) Spark SQL
12 3 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.31%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 8 (1.26%) Git
2 6 (0.94%) JIRA
2 6 (0.94%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.63%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.16%) Selenium
General
1 252 (39.62%) Social Skills
2 142 (22.33%) Analytical Skills
3 90 (14.15%) Legal
4 59 (9.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 58 (9.12%) Marketing
6 56 (8.81%) Telecoms
7 53 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
8 52 (8.18%) Retail
9 46 (7.23%) Banking
10 35 (5.50%) Law
11 24 (3.77%) Pharmaceutical
11 24 (3.77%) Public Sector
12 23 (3.62%) Organisational Skills
12 23 (3.62%) Presentation Skills
13 19 (2.99%) Documentation Skills
14 17 (2.67%) Manufacturing
15 9 (1.42%) Automotive
16 7 (1.10%) Investment Banking
16 7 (1.10%) Private Banking
17 5 (0.79%) Police
Job Titles
1 136 (21.38%) Analyst
2 102 (16.04%) Senior
3 66 (10.38%) Lead
4 48 (7.55%) Senior Analyst
5 47 (7.39%) Project Manager
6 40 (6.29%) Consultant
7 34 (5.35%) Developer
8 33 (5.19%) Financial Analyst
9 32 (5.03%) Administrator
10 26 (4.09%) Architect
11 24 (3.77%) Applications Support
12 22 (3.46%) Support Analyst
13 20 (3.14%) Applications Support Analyst
14 18 (2.83%) Commercial Analyst
14 18 (2.83%) Technical Leader
15 17 (2.67%) Systems Analyst
16 16 (2.52%) Project Leader
16 16 (2.52%) Security Architect
16 16 (2.52%) Security Manager
17 15 (2.36%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (6.76%) .NET
2 31 (4.87%) React
3 16 (2.52%) .NET Framework
4 15 (2.36%) .NET Core
5 12 (1.89%) ASP.NET
6 10 (1.57%) AngularJS
7 9 (1.42%) CSS
7 9 (1.42%) HTML
8 8 (1.26%) Kafka
9 7 (1.10%) EDI
9 7 (1.10%) Middleware
9 7 (1.10%) Node.js
10 6 (0.94%) JSON
10 6 (0.94%) Oracle Fusion
10 6 (0.94%) SignalR
10 6 (0.94%) WCF
10 6 (0.94%) WF
11 5 (0.79%) ASP.NET Web API
11 5 (0.79%) Entity Framework
11 5 (0.79%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 35 (5.50%) Self-Motivation
2 26 (4.09%) Management Information System
3 18 (2.83%) Driving Licence
4 17 (2.67%) Biopharmaceutical
5 11 (1.73%) Life Science
5 11 (1.73%) Onboarding
6 10 (1.57%) PMI
7 9 (1.42%) Security Posture
8 8 (1.26%) Social Media
9 7 (1.10%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.10%) Pricing Data
9 7 (1.10%) Virtual Team
10 6 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (0.79%) Cyber Threat
11 5 (0.79%) Product Ownership
12 4 (0.63%) Chip and PIN
12 4 (0.63%) Educational Technology
12 4 (0.63%) Mobile Banking
12 4 (0.63%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.09%) Windows
2 15 (2.36%) Linux
3 8 (1.26%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.79%) Data ONTAP
5 4 (0.63%) Android
5 4 (0.63%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.63%) VMS
5 4 (0.63%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.47%) Unix
7 2 (0.31%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.31%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.16%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (20.28%) Agile
2 110 (17.30%) Problem-Solving
3 104 (16.35%) Decision-Making
4 94 (14.78%) Project Management
5 86 (13.52%) Mentoring
6 75 (11.79%) Actionable Insight
7 70 (11.01%) Business Case
8 64 (10.06%) Continuous Improvement
9 63 (9.91%) Service Delivery
10 59 (9.28%) Budgeting
11 56 (8.81%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 49 (7.70%) Waterfall
13 45 (7.08%) Stakeholder Management
14 44 (6.92%) Project Delivery
14 44 (6.92%) Risk Management
15 43 (6.76%) Business Development
16 40 (6.29%) Analytics
17 39 (6.13%) Business Intelligence
17 39 (6.13%) Customer Service
18 38 (5.97%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 69 (10.85%) SQL
2 36 (5.66%) C#
3 34 (5.35%) Java
4 23 (3.62%) Python
5 22 (3.46%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.26%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.10%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.63%) C
8 4 (0.63%) Kotlin
8 4 (0.63%) Objective-C
8 4 (0.63%) Swift
8 4 (0.63%) VBScript
9 3 (0.47%) C++
9 3 (0.47%) Scala
10 2 (0.31%) Bash
10 2 (0.31%) COBOL
10 2 (0.31%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.31%) R
10 2 (0.31%) VBA
11 1 (0.16%) Rust
Qualifications
1 138 (21.70%) Degree
2 66 (10.38%) ACCA
3 62 (9.75%) CIMA
4 23 (3.62%) Master's Degree
5 20 (3.14%) Security Cleared
6 19 (2.99%) MBA
7 18 (2.83%) PMI Certification
8 17 (2.67%) CISSP
9 11 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (1.57%) Azure Certification
10 10 (1.57%) CFA
10 10 (1.57%) PhD
10 10 (1.57%) PMP
11 9 (1.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 9 (1.42%) CCSK
11 9 (1.42%) CCSP
11 9 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
11 9 (1.42%) SC Cleared
12 8 (1.26%) CISM
12 8 (1.26%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.25%) GDPR
1 27 (4.25%) SLA
2 17 (2.67%) NIST
2 17 (2.67%) QA
3 14 (2.20%) IFRS
4 11 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (1.42%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 8 (1.26%) GRC
7 7 (1.10%) PMO
7 7 (1.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (0.94%) NIST 800
9 5 (0.79%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.16%) GAAP
11 1 (0.16%) Good Clinical Practice
11 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 14 (2.20%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.42%) Docker
3 9 (1.42%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.16%) Firmware
4 1 (0.16%) PowerHA
4 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (1.26%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.94%) Ansible
2 6 (0.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 6 (0.94%) Nessus
3 5 (0.79%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.79%) vCenter Server
4 4 (0.63%) PaperCut
4 4 (0.63%) SCCM
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Clustering
5 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.16%) Terraform
5 1 (0.16%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 171 (26.89%) Microsoft
2 31 (4.87%) SAP
3 27 (4.25%) Oracle
4 26 (4.09%) Salesforce
5 19 (2.99%) Sage
6 12 (1.89%) VMware
7 11 (1.73%) Virgin Media
8 9 (1.42%) CA
9 7 (1.10%) NEC
9 7 (1.10%) YouTube
10 6 (0.94%) Databricks
10 6 (0.94%) Qualys
11 5 (0.79%) Atlassian
11 5 (0.79%) Facebook
11 5 (0.79%) Google
11 5 (0.79%) NetApp
11 5 (0.79%) Palo Alto
11 5 (0.79%) Red Hat
11 5 (0.79%) SolidFire
12 4 (0.63%) ServiceNow