Financial Controller Job Trends in Bolton

Financial Controller
Manchester > Bolton

The median Financial Controller salary in Bolton is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Financial Controller 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bolton 1.02% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
Manchester median annual salary £70,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bolton with a recognized job title 80 120 113
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.63% 81.08% 99.12%
Number of salaries quoted 56 102 79
10th Percentile £28,500 £25,480 £27,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £40,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
75th Percentile £59,063 £77,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £71,250 - £75,000
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £54,334
% change year-on-year - +10.43% -5.51%

Financial Controller Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 10 May 2026, Financial Controller job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bolton region featuring Financial Controller in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery

Financial Controller Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA