Head of Finance Job Trends, Salaries & Skill Sets in Bristol

Head of Finance
South West > Bristol

The median Head of Finance salary in Bristol is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 August 2026.

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

	6 months to 13 Aug 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	113	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Finance	2	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol	0.071%	-	-
As % of the Job Titles category	0.075%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	2	0	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£80,000	-	-
South West median annual salary	£80,000	-	-

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title	2,658	998	2,489
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title	94.73%	91.14%	96.81%
Number of salaries quoted	1,981	754	1,843
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£29,000	£30,000
25^th Percentile	£38,750	£40,000	£42,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£57,000	£55,000	£56,500
Median % change year-on-year	+3.64%	-2.65%	-5.13%
75^th Percentile	£75,000	£70,834	£70,250
90^th Percentile	£87,500	£86,250	£85,000
South West median annual salary	£52,500	£48,500	£50,000
% change year-on-year	+8.25%	-3.00%	-8.41%

Head of Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Head of Finance' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.