Finance Jobs in the West Midlands

Financial
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 6 8
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 +11
Permanent jobs citing Finance 1,108 1,242 1,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 15.33% 18.47% 15.08%
As % of the General category 26.40% 24.18% 24.43%
Number of salaries quoted 815 658 715
10th Percentile £25,750 £35,500 £34,970
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,300 £55,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.73% +2.80% +12.63%
75th Percentile £65,693 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £83,250
England median annual salary £63,749 £69,447 £67,500
% change year-on-year -8.21% +2.88% +3.85%

All General Skills
West 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 West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,197 5,136 4,462
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 58.07% 76.36% 61.73%
Number of salaries quoted 3,017 2,283 2,817
10th Percentile £25,650 £29,550 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £47,750
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +9.95% +3.80%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,970 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,249 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.86% +0.42% +4.35%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the West Midlands

Finance
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Finance in the West Midlands

Finance
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in the West Midlands

Finance
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Birmingham -1 444 £52,500 -8.70% 141
Warwickshire +1 138 £55,000 +4.76% 50
Staffordshire +25 119 £55,000 +4.76% 34
Coventry +10 66 £51,300 -26.71% 24
Solihull -1 54 £43,750 -39.66% 18
Wolverhampton +7 44 £53,500 -1.83% 11
Worcestershire -6 41 £30,500 -32.22% 17
Shropshire -1 37 £48,750 -11.36% 16
Sutton Coldfield +2 14 £35,000 - 2
Tipton - 13 £25,000 - 1
Dudley - 13 £27,000 -
Brierley Hill - 5 £50,000 - 1
Stourbridge - 5 £55,000 - 1
Walsall +23 4 £86,250 +310.71% 4
Herefordshire +1 4 £22,500 -47.06% 6
West Bromwich -2 4 £57,500 +19.79% 2
Halesowen - 1 £30,000 - 1
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 59 (5.32%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.44%) SAS
3 12 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (0.99%) WordPress
5 10 (0.90%) Confluence
6 7 (0.63%) Apache
7 6 (0.54%) Tomcat
8 5 (0.45%) nginx
8 5 (0.45%) Umbraco
9 4 (0.36%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.36%) IIS
9 4 (0.36%) Office Communications Server
10 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
11 2 (0.18%) Alfresco
11 2 (0.18%) Captiva
11 2 (0.18%) Documentum
11 2 (0.18%) JBoss
11 2 (0.18%) MTS
11 2 (0.18%) WebLogic
Applications
1 108 (9.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (7.04%) Microsoft Office
3 17 (1.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.99%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (0.81%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.27%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.18%) Simulink
8 1 (0.090%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.090%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 19 (1.71%) NetSuite
2 18 (1.62%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
3 8 (0.72%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.36%) Unit4 Business World
6 3 (0.27%) ProductWriter
7 2 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.18%) Misys Midas
7 2 (0.18%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.18%) SAP FSCM
7 2 (0.18%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.18%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.18%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.090%) CA PPM
8 1 (0.090%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.090%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.090%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 145 (13.09%) Power Platform
2 131 (11.82%) Azure
3 96 (8.66%) AWS
4 78 (7.04%) Microsoft 365
5 42 (3.79%) Dynamics 365
6 35 (3.16%) SaaS
7 20 (1.81%) PowerApps
8 18 (1.62%) Power Automate
9 15 (1.35%) GCP
10 13 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
10 13 (1.17%) Entra ID
11 11 (0.99%) Azure Data Factory
11 11 (0.99%) GitHub
12 9 (0.81%) Google Drive
13 8 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
14 7 (0.63%) Mavenlink
15 6 (0.54%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 6 (0.54%) PaaS
16 5 (0.45%) Amazon S3
16 5 (0.45%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 48 (4.33%) Firewall
2 38 (3.43%) Wi-Fi
3 25 (2.26%) LAN
4 22 (1.99%) WAN
5 21 (1.90%) Wireless
6 19 (1.71%) SD-WAN
7 17 (1.53%) MPLS
8 16 (1.44%) Intranet
9 14 (1.26%) TCP/IP
10 12 (1.08%) VPN
11 11 (0.99%) DNS
11 11 (0.99%) Ethernet
12 8 (0.72%) DHCP
13 7 (0.63%) PBX
13 7 (0.63%) SAN
13 7 (0.63%) VLAN
14 6 (0.54%) Internet
14 6 (0.54%) OSPF
15 5 (0.45%) Bluetooth
15 5 (0.45%) Cisco Nexus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 138 (12.45%) Power BI
2 77 (6.95%) SQL Server
3 34 (3.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 26 (2.35%) Data Warehouse
5 17 (1.53%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 16 (1.44%) Data Lake
7 15 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
8 14 (1.26%) Power Query
9 11 (0.99%) Oracle Database
9 11 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 11 (0.99%) Tableau
10 10 (0.90%) Big Data
11 8 (0.72%) MySQL
12 7 (0.63%) InterSystems Cache
12 7 (0.63%) Relational Database
13 6 (0.54%) Metadata
13 6 (0.54%) NonStop SQL
14 5 (0.45%) Data Mining
14 5 (0.45%) Microsoft Analysis Services
14 5 (0.45%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 42 (3.79%) JIRA
2 20 (1.81%) Cucumber
3 13 (1.17%) Git
4 6 (0.54%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.54%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (0.45%) webpack
6 4 (0.36%) Maven
6 4 (0.36%) Postman
6 4 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.27%) IBM UrbanCode
7 3 (0.27%) Octopus Deploy
7 3 (0.27%) Toad
7 3 (0.27%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.18%) CANoe
8 2 (0.18%) Fiddler
8 2 (0.18%) GitLab
8 2 (0.18%) LSMW
9 1 (0.090%) Crashlytics
9 1 (0.090%) fastlane
General
1 427 (38.54%) Social Skills
2 161 (14.53%) Retail
3 147 (13.27%) Analytical Skills
4 110 (9.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 87 (7.85%) Legal
6 80 (7.22%) Manufacturing
7 75 (6.77%) Public Sector
8 66 (5.96%) Marketing
9 61 (5.51%) Banking
10 45 (4.06%) Local Government
11 44 (3.97%) Influencing Skills
12 34 (3.07%) Law
13 32 (2.89%) Organisational Skills
14 31 (2.80%) Presentation Skills
15 28 (2.53%) Electronics
16 26 (2.35%) Back Office
17 24 (2.17%) Games
18 21 (1.90%) Telecoms
19 17 (1.53%) Documentation Skills
20 16 (1.44%) Billing
Job Titles
1 158 (14.26%) Analyst
2 144 (13.00%) Senior
3 118 (10.65%) Project Manager
4 103 (9.30%) Lead
5 102 (9.21%) Developer
6 75 (6.77%) IT Manager
7 70 (6.32%) Consultant
8 37 (3.34%) Architect
9 28 (2.53%) Senior Manager
9 28 (2.53%) Software Developer
10 27 (2.44%) Network Engineer
11 23 (2.08%) Help Desk Analyst
11 23 (2.08%) IT Support
12 22 (1.99%) Commercial Analyst
12 22 (1.99%) Senior Consultant
13 21 (1.90%) Senior Analyst
14 20 (1.81%) C# Developer
15 19 (1.71%) Financial Analyst
15 19 (1.71%) Infrastructure Manager
15 19 (1.71%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (5.32%) HTML
2 51 (4.60%) .NET
3 28 (2.53%) CSS
4 27 (2.44%) ASP.NET
5 26 (2.35%) ASP.NET MVC
6 24 (2.17%) Web Services
7 23 (2.08%) AngularJS
8 19 (1.71%) EDI
9 15 (1.35%) RESTful
10 14 (1.26%) Spring
10 14 (1.26%) Spring Boot
11 13 (1.17%) React
12 11 (0.99%) HTML5
12 11 (0.99%) Material Design
12 11 (0.99%) REST
13 9 (0.81%) jQuery
13 9 (0.81%) NgRx
14 8 (0.72%) Vue
14 8 (0.72%) XML
15 7 (0.63%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 73 (6.59%) Management Information System
2 66 (5.96%) Product Ownership
3 48 (4.33%) Self-Motivation
4 45 (4.06%) Driving Licence
5 36 (3.25%) Onboarding
6 31 (2.80%) Mobile App
7 30 (2.71%) NHS
8 28 (2.53%) Data Centre
9 22 (1.99%) PMI
10 17 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
11 12 (1.08%) Algorithms
11 12 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (1.08%) Smartcard
12 10 (0.90%) Security Operations Centre
13 9 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
13 9 (0.81%) Housing Association
14 8 (0.72%) Public Cloud
15 7 (0.63%) Credit Risk
15 7 (0.63%) Social Media
16 6 (0.54%) Augmented Reality
Operating Systems
1 70 (6.32%) Windows
2 29 (2.62%) Linux
3 28 (2.53%) Windows Server
4 18 (1.62%) Windows 10
5 17 (1.53%) Unix
6 13 (1.17%) Windows Server 2012
7 12 (1.08%) Windows 7
8 11 (0.99%) Windows 8
9 4 (0.36%) Android
9 4 (0.36%) Solaris
10 3 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2008
10 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.18%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.090%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 251 (22.65%) Agile
2 205 (18.50%) Project Management
3 188 (16.97%) Problem-Solving
4 158 (14.26%) Business Intelligence
5 148 (13.36%) Continuous Improvement
6 123 (11.10%) Mentoring
7 112 (10.11%) Customer Service
8 107 (9.66%) Stakeholder Management
9 103 (9.30%) Coaching
10 97 (8.75%) Risk Management
11 95 (8.57%) ERP
12 94 (8.48%) Project Delivery
13 93 (8.39%) Roadmaps
14 90 (8.12%) Analytics
15 85 (7.67%) ITIL
16 81 (7.31%) Decision-Making
16 81 (7.31%) Process Improvement
17 69 (6.23%) Data Analysis
18 65 (5.87%) Cybersecurity
19 64 (5.78%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 135 (12.18%) SQL
2 55 (4.96%) C#
3 48 (4.33%) Python
4 43 (3.88%) Java
5 36 (3.25%) JavaScript
6 18 (1.62%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.53%) PowerShell
8 11 (0.99%) PHP
9 10 (0.90%) T-SQL
10 9 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 8 (0.72%) PL/SQL
12 7 (0.63%) Shell Script
13 6 (0.54%) C
14 5 (0.45%) R
14 5 (0.45%) VBA
15 4 (0.36%) Go
16 3 (0.27%) Bash
16 3 (0.27%) C++
16 3 (0.27%) Embedded C
17 2 (0.18%) RPG
Qualifications
1 159 (14.35%) Degree
2 57 (5.14%) Security Cleared
3 27 (2.44%) PMI Certification
4 26 (2.35%) ACCA
5 24 (2.17%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 22 (1.99%) DBS Check
7 21 (1.90%) SC Cleared
8 14 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (1.17%) CCNA
9 13 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (0.99%) CCNP
10 11 (0.99%) CIMA
10 11 (0.99%) PMP
11 10 (0.90%) APMP
11 10 (0.90%) CISSP
12 9 (0.81%) CISM
13 8 (0.72%) AWS Certification
13 8 (0.72%) CCSA
14 7 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
15 6 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (5.96%) GDPR
2 43 (3.88%) QA
3 27 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
4 25 (2.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (1.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 21 (1.90%) Data Quality
7 18 (1.62%) PMO
8 16 (1.44%) Accessibility
8 16 (1.44%) NIST
9 13 (1.17%) SLA
10 12 (1.08%) IFRS
10 12 (1.08%) ITGC
11 11 (0.99%) GRC
12 8 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 7 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.45%) GAAP
15 4 (0.36%) COBIT
15 4 (0.36%) IFRS 9
15 4 (0.36%) ISO 26262
15 4 (0.36%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 37 (3.34%) Active Directory
2 25 (2.26%) Docker
3 14 (1.26%) Hyper-V
4 9 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.18%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.18%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 2 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.18%) Firmware
6 2 (0.18%) pfSense
6 2 (0.18%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 23 (2.08%) Terraform
2 21 (1.90%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.72%) Ansible
4 3 (0.27%) Grafana
5 2 (0.18%) Backup Exec
5 2 (0.18%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.18%) MIIS
5 2 (0.18%) Nagios
5 2 (0.18%) PaperCut
5 2 (0.18%) SmoothWall
6 1 (0.090%) ITRS Geneos
6 1 (0.090%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.090%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.090%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 264 (23.83%) Microsoft
2 43 (3.88%) CheckPoint
3 40 (3.61%) Cisco
4 32 (2.89%) Google
5 28 (2.53%) SAP
6 26 (2.35%) ServiceNow
7 23 (2.08%) VMware
8 22 (1.99%) Oracle
8 22 (1.99%) Palo Alto
9 20 (1.81%) IFS
9 20 (1.81%) Sophos
10 18 (1.62%) Workday
11 17 (1.53%) Salesforce
12 14 (1.26%) Adobe
12 14 (1.26%) Citrix
13 13 (1.17%) Atlassian
14 12 (1.08%) NEC
15 9 (0.81%) F5
15 9 (0.81%) Veeam
15 9 (0.81%) YouTube