Finance Job Trends in Blackpool

Financial
Lancashire > Blackpool

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 6 4
Rank change year-on-year -4 -2 +1
Permanent jobs citing Finance 8 7 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Blackpool 8.70% 15.56% 7.14%
As % of the General category 29.63% 25.00% 16.67%
Number of salaries quoted 7 6 1
10th Percentile £40,983 £33,818 -
25th Percentile £44,972 £43,059 £71,837
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £49,637 £73,805
Median % change year-on-year -4.31% -32.75% -22.31%
75th Percentile £48,750 £67,446 £75,772
90th Percentile - £73,882 -
Lancashire median annual salary £45,497 £51,238 £46,250
% change year-on-year -11.20% +10.78% -13.95%

All General Skills
Blackpool

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 Blackpool.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 27 28 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Blackpool 29.35% 62.22% 42.86%
Number of salaries quoted 22 25 4
10th Percentile £35,325 £29,250 -
25th Percentile £44,972 £29,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £49,274 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -3.60% +1.07% -48.68%
75th Percentile £67,286 £58,943 £62,068
90th Percentile £78,804 £70,382 £70,291
Lancashire median annual salary £47,500 £50,055 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.10% +11.23% +5.88%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackpool

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

Finance job vacancy trend in Blackpool

Finance
Salary Trend in Blackpool

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Blackpool citing Finance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Blackpool citing Finance

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackpool 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:

Applications
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) IBM Planning Analytics
1 1 (12.50%) Infor CloudSuite
1 1 (12.50%) Infor LN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Tableau
General
1 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Accountant
2 4 (50.00%) Management Accountant
3 2 (25.00%) Analyst
3 2 (25.00%) Business Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Senior
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Accountant
4 1 (12.50%) Supplier Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 4 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
1 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) Mentoring
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 2 (25.00%) Coaching
3 2 (25.00%) Community of Practice
3 2 (25.00%) Focus Group
3 2 (25.00%) Generative AI
3 2 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 2 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (12.50%) Analytics
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) ERP
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) ACCA
1 5 (62.50%) CIMA
2 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (12.50%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Cognos
2 1 (12.50%) IBM
2 1 (12.50%) Infor
2 1 (12.50%) Sage
2 1 (12.50%) SAP