Finance Job Trends in Bury St Edmunds

Financial
Suffolk > Bury St Edmunds

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Bury St Edmunds. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 5 6
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 +2
Permanent jobs citing Finance 24 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bury St Edmunds 44.44% 12.50% 6.25%
As % of the General category 66.67% 100.00% 7.69%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,250 £52,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £55,000 £29,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +89.66% -44.76%
75th Percentile £41,750 £57,500 £29,500
90th Percentile - - -
Suffolk median annual salary £50,000 £64,743 £46,750
% change year-on-year -22.77% +38.49% +36.03%

All General Skills
Bury St Edmunds

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 Bury St Edmunds.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 36 1 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bury St Edmunds 66.67% 12.50% 81.25%
Number of salaries quoted 16 1 9
10th Percentile £29,125 - £38,700
25th Percentile £29,750 £52,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.73% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £41,750 £57,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £43,375 - £58,750
Suffolk median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +27.91% -9.47%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Bury St Edmunds

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

Finance job vacancy trend in Bury St Edmunds

Finance
Salary Trend in Bury St Edmunds

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bury St Edmunds citing Finance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bury St Edmunds citing Finance

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bury St Edmunds 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (20.83%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (20.83%) Microsoft Project
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.17%) SQL Server
1 1 (4.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (20.83%) JIRA
General
1 19 (79.17%) Social Skills
2 12 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (20.83%) Military
3 5 (20.83%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (50.00%) Administrator
1 12 (50.00%) IT Administrator
2 7 (29.17%) Analyst
2 7 (29.17%) Support Analyst
3 5 (20.83%) ERP Analyst
3 5 (20.83%) ERP Support
3 5 (20.83%) Financial Analyst
3 5 (20.83%) PMO Officer
3 5 (20.83%) Project Officer
3 5 (20.83%) Project Support Officer
3 5 (20.83%) Software Analyst
3 5 (20.83%) Software Support Analyst
3 5 (20.83%) Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (50.00%) Budgeting
1 12 (50.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 12 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 12 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 12 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 7 (29.17%) ERP
3 5 (20.83%) Agile
3 5 (20.83%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (20.83%) PRINCE2
3 5 (20.83%) Project Governance
3 5 (20.83%) Project Management
4 2 (8.33%) Customer Service
4 2 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (20.83%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (20.83%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (8.33%) Sage