Finance Jobs in Birmingham

Financial
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 4 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +3
Permanent jobs citing Finance 278 452 343
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 19.86% 16.37% 17.93%
As % of the General category 31.41% 30.66% 27.20%
Number of salaries quoted 136 333 226
10th Percentile £39,375 £32,500 £34,000
25th Percentile £44,000 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -7.08% +1.32%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,772 £70,000
90th Percentile £91,666 £91,934 £78,875
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £52,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -

All General Skills
Birmingham

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 common skills in Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 885 1,474 1,261
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 63.21% 53.39% 65.92%
Number of salaries quoted 460 1,183 918
10th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £29,525
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,650 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.22% -0.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £71,842 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,964 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +9.95%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Birmingham

Finance
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Finance in Birmingham

Finance
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in Birmingham over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Finance in Birmingham

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 11 (3.96%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.36%) IIS
3 1 (0.36%) SAS
Applications
1 26 (9.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.44%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.08%) Adobe XD
4 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (1.08%) Sketch
5 1 (0.36%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 25 (8.99%) NetSuite
2 22 (7.91%) Dynamics AX
3 6 (2.16%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (1.80%) Shopify
5 4 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (1.44%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (1.44%) Oracle ERP
5 4 (1.44%) PeopleSoft HCM
6 3 (1.08%) SAP CO
6 3 (1.08%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.72%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.36%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.36%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 45 (16.19%) Azure
2 34 (12.23%) Power Platform
3 17 (6.12%) AWS
4 11 (3.96%) Power Automate
4 11 (3.96%) PowerApps
5 9 (3.24%) Azure Data Factory
5 9 (3.24%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 9 (3.24%) IaaS
5 9 (3.24%) PaaS
6 8 (2.88%) GCP
7 6 (2.16%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.80%) SaaS
9 4 (1.44%) Google Ads
9 4 (1.44%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (1.44%) OCI
9 4 (1.44%) Snowflake
10 3 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.08%) Figma
11 2 (0.72%) Google Data Studio
11 2 (0.72%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.24%) IPsec
2 8 (2.88%) LAN
2 8 (2.88%) WAN
3 7 (2.52%) BGP
3 7 (2.52%) Cisco IOS
3 7 (2.52%) Junos
3 7 (2.52%) MPLS
4 4 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (1.08%) Network Security
5 3 (1.08%) VPN
6 2 (0.72%) SMS
7 1 (0.36%) DNS
7 1 (0.36%) Firewall
7 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (12.23%) Power BI
2 12 (4.32%) SQL Server
3 11 (3.96%) Relational Database
3 11 (3.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 9 (3.24%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (3.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 9 (3.24%) Star Schema
5 7 (2.52%) Tableau
6 6 (2.16%) MySQL
7 4 (1.44%) Metadata
7 4 (1.44%) Oracle Database
7 4 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.08%) Big Data
8 3 (1.08%) Data Hub
8 3 (1.08%) SQL CLR
9 2 (0.72%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.72%) Hazelcast
9 2 (0.72%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.72%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.24%) Git
1 9 (3.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
2 2 (0.72%) ER Studio
2 2 (0.72%) ERwin
2 2 (0.72%) GitLab
2 2 (0.72%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.72%) Postman
2 2 (0.72%) PowerDesigner
3 1 (0.36%) LSMW
3 1 (0.36%) Maven
3 1 (0.36%) NUnit
3 1 (0.36%) Selenium
3 1 (0.36%) SpecFlow
3 1 (0.36%) WebDriver
General
1 107 (38.49%) Social Skills
2 75 (26.98%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (17.99%) Marketing
3 50 (17.99%) Telecoms
4 49 (17.63%) Retail
5 31 (11.15%) Manufacturing
6 28 (10.07%) Organisational Skills
7 25 (8.99%) Games
8 15 (5.40%) Law
9 13 (4.68%) Legal
9 13 (4.68%) Public Sector
10 12 (4.32%) Banking
10 12 (4.32%) Financial Institution
11 11 (3.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 11 (3.96%) Local Government
12 9 (3.24%) Advertising
12 9 (3.24%) Influencing Skills
13 7 (2.52%) Automotive
14 6 (2.16%) Billing
15 3 (1.08%) Military
Job Titles
1 42 (15.11%) Senior
2 34 (12.23%) Risk Manager
3 28 (10.07%) Consultant
3 28 (10.07%) Developer
4 26 (9.35%) Analyst
5 24 (8.63%) Project Manager
5 24 (8.63%) Technology Risk Manager
6 17 (6.12%) Functional Consultant
7 13 (4.68%) NetSuite Consultant
8 12 (4.32%) Architect
8 12 (4.32%) Business Analyst
8 12 (4.32%) Financial Analyst
8 12 (4.32%) SQL Developer
9 11 (3.96%) Data Scientist
10 10 (3.60%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 10 (3.60%) Finance Business Analyst
10 10 (3.60%) Power BI Developer
11 9 (3.24%) Business Developer
11 9 (3.24%) ETL Developer
11 9 (3.24%) Finance Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.68%) CSS
2 11 (3.96%) HTML
3 7 (2.52%) .NET
3 7 (2.52%) React
4 5 (1.80%) jQuery
4 5 (1.80%) REST
4 5 (1.80%) Web Services
5 4 (1.44%) EDI
5 4 (1.44%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (1.08%) AngularJS
6 3 (1.08%) ASP.NET
6 3 (1.08%) Entity Framework
6 3 (1.08%) LAMP
6 3 (1.08%) Laravel
6 3 (1.08%) Redux
6 3 (1.08%) Spring
7 2 (0.72%) Hibernate
7 2 (0.72%) JWT
7 2 (0.72%) OpenMP
7 2 (0.72%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 46 (16.55%) Blockchain
2 45 (16.19%) Robotics
3 35 (12.59%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.24%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (2.88%) Credit Risk
6 7 (2.52%) Taxonomies
7 6 (2.16%) Marketing Technology
7 6 (2.16%) Mobile App
7 6 (2.16%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.44%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.44%) Hackathon
10 3 (1.08%) Animation
10 3 (1.08%) Driving Licence
10 3 (1.08%) NHS
10 3 (1.08%) Private Cloud
10 3 (1.08%) Video Editing
11 2 (0.72%) CUDA
11 2 (0.72%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.72%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.80%) Windows
2 3 (1.08%) Windows Server
3 2 (0.72%) Linux
3 2 (0.72%) Oracle Linux
4 1 (0.36%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (36.33%) Analytics
2 91 (32.73%) Agile
3 69 (24.82%) Artificial Intelligence
4 66 (23.74%) Project Management
5 60 (21.58%) Problem-Solving
6 59 (21.22%) Decision-Making
7 57 (20.50%) Mentoring
8 56 (20.14%) ERP
9 53 (19.06%) Coaching
10 52 (18.71%) Data Analytics
11 48 (17.27%) Project Delivery
12 45 (16.19%) Creative Thinking
12 45 (16.19%) CRM
12 45 (16.19%) Robotic Process Automation
13 44 (15.83%) Risk Management
14 42 (15.11%) Stakeholder Management
15 41 (14.75%) Business Intelligence
16 37 (13.31%) Change Management
17 35 (12.59%) Requirements Gathering
18 31 (11.15%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 47 (16.91%) SQL
2 19 (6.83%) Python
3 16 (5.76%) Java
4 14 (5.04%) C++
5 9 (3.24%) R
6 8 (2.88%) C#
7 7 (2.52%) JavaScript
8 6 (2.16%) PHP
9 2 (0.72%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.72%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.36%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.36%) VBA
Qualifications
1 42 (15.11%) Degree
2 22 (7.91%) CISA
2 22 (7.91%) ISACA
3 18 (6.47%) Security Cleared
4 13 (4.68%) SC Cleared
5 8 (2.88%) Postgraduate
6 7 (2.52%) ACCA
6 7 (2.52%) CCNA
6 7 (2.52%) CCNP
6 7 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (2.52%) JNCIS
7 6 (2.16%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.80%) CIMA
9 4 (1.44%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.44%) MRICS
10 3 (1.08%) PMP
11 2 (0.72%) Oracle Certification
11 2 (0.72%) PMI Certification
12 1 (0.36%) CCA
12 1 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (16.55%) ITGC
2 16 (5.76%) Data Quality
3 11 (3.96%) GDPR
3 11 (3.96%) PMO
4 7 (2.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 7 (2.52%) SLA
5 3 (1.08%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.08%) QA
6 2 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.36%) COBIT
7 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.36%) NCSC
7 1 (0.36%) NIST
7 1 (0.36%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (1.80%) Docker
1 5 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.72%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (2.16%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.72%) Ansible
2 2 (0.72%) Failover Clustering
2 2 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.72%) Terraform
3 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 35 (12.59%) SAP
2 31 (11.15%) Oracle
3 30 (10.79%) Microsoft
4 24 (8.63%) Salesforce
5 8 (2.88%) Cisco
6 7 (2.52%) Avaloq
6 7 (2.52%) Juniper
7 5 (1.80%) Alteryx
7 5 (1.80%) VMware
8 4 (1.44%) Databricks
8 4 (1.44%) Google
8 4 (1.44%) Hyperion
8 4 (1.44%) JD Edwards
8 4 (1.44%) NEC
8 4 (1.44%) PeopleSoft
8 4 (1.44%) YouTube
9 3 (1.08%) Adobe
10 2 (0.72%) Facebook
10 2 (0.72%) Optimizely
10 2 (0.72%) Twitter