Finance Job Trends in Aberdeen

Financial
Scotland > Aberdeen

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Aberdeen. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 25 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 14 37
Rank change year-on-year -12 +23 -21
Permanent jobs citing Finance 3 3 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Aberdeen 1.92% 4.69% 3.07%
As % of the General category 4.29% 8.57% 5.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £30,000
25th Percentile - - £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.09%
75th Percentile - - £55,220
90th Percentile - - £55,352
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £60,622 £62,500
% change year-on-year -21.64% -3.01% -6.16%

All General Skills
Aberdeen

Finance falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Aberdeen.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 70 35 170
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 44.87% 54.69% 58.02%
Number of salaries quoted 23 23 126
10th Percentile £27,300 - £25,750
25th Percentile £27,500 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £40,000 £64,375 £58,750
90th Percentile - £96,600 £65,000
Scotland median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +4.76% -11.80%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Finance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Finance job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

Finance
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Finance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Finance

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Applications Support
1 1 (33.33%) Applications Support Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Business Support Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) IT Manager
1 1 (33.33%) IT Support
1 1 (33.33%) IT Support Technician
1 1 (33.33%) IT Technician
1 1 (33.33%) Support Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Support Technician
1 1 (33.33%) Trainee
1 1 (33.33%) Trainee IT Support
1 1 (33.33%) Trainee IT Technician
1 1 (33.33%) Trainee Technician
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Change Control
1 1 (33.33%) CRM
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) ITSM
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
1 1 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Sage