Finance Jobs in Cardiff

Financial
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 6 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 -1 -3
Permanent jobs citing Finance 29 113 95
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 16.20% 15.74% 17.18%
As % of the General category 21.17% 28.04% 28.19%
Number of salaries quoted 10 101 58
10th Percentile - £34,750 £34,250
25th Percentile £37,170 £36,750 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £44,881 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year +14.19% -20.21% +7.14%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £69,625 £72,433 £94,500
South Wales median annual salary £50,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.22% -10.00% -4.76%

All General Skills
Cardiff

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 Cardiff.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 137 403 337
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 76.54% 56.13% 60.94%
Number of salaries quoted 91 363 251
10th Percentile £22,000 £26,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £34,625 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £62,988
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,433 £78,750
South Wales median annual salary £25,087 £43,500 £44,708
% change year-on-year -42.33% -2.70% -10.58%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Cardiff

Finance
Salary Trend in Cardiff

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

Salary trend for Finance in Cardiff

Finance
Salary Histogram in Cardiff

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in Cardiff over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Finance in Cardiff

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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 1 (3.45%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (17.24%) Azure
1 5 (17.24%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (13.79%) IaaS
2 4 (13.79%) PaaS
2 4 (13.79%) SaaS
3 1 (3.45%) AWS
3 1 (3.45%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (3.45%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (3.45%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (13.79%) DNS
2 1 (3.45%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) Metadata
1 1 (3.45%) Power BI
1 1 (3.45%) SQL Server
General
1 14 (48.28%) Social Skills
2 4 (13.79%) Welsh Language
3 3 (10.34%) Local Government
3 3 (10.34%) Public Sector
4 2 (6.90%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (6.90%) Legal
4 2 (6.90%) Marketing
5 1 (3.45%) Advertising
5 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.45%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (41.38%) Senior
2 8 (27.59%) Senior Manager
3 7 (24.14%) Project Manager
3 7 (24.14%) Senior Project Manager
4 6 (20.69%) Database Manager
5 4 (13.79%) Server Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Civil Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Development Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Lead
6 3 (10.34%) Principal Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Senior Development Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 1 (3.45%) Associate Director
7 1 (3.45%) Data Analytics Director
7 1 (3.45%) Insight Director
7 1 (3.45%) PMO Manager
7 1 (3.45%) Software Analyst
7 1 (3.45%) Software Engineering Manager
7 1 (3.45%) Software Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.45%) .NET
1 1 (3.45%) .NET Framework
1 1 (3.45%) ASP.NET
1 1 (3.45%) Django
1 1 (3.45%) MSMQ
1 1 (3.45%) PySpark
1 1 (3.45%) React
1 1 (3.45%) Redux
1 1 (3.45%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 7 (24.14%) Driving Licence
2 4 (13.79%) IoT
3 3 (10.34%) NHS
4 1 (3.45%) Data Centre
4 1 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (3.45%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.45%) N-Tier
4 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (3.45%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (13.79%) Windows
1 4 (13.79%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (44.83%) Project Management
2 9 (31.03%) Risk Management
3 7 (24.14%) Balanced Scorecard
3 7 (24.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (24.14%) Scorecard
4 6 (20.69%) Collaborative Working
5 5 (17.24%) Mentoring
5 5 (17.24%) Project Delivery
5 5 (17.24%) Strategic Planning
6 4 (13.79%) Business Development
6 4 (13.79%) Data Collection
6 4 (13.79%) Incident Management
6 4 (13.79%) ITIL
6 4 (13.79%) Line Management
6 4 (13.79%) Performance Monitoring
6 4 (13.79%) Proactive Maintenance
6 4 (13.79%) Proactive Monitoring
6 4 (13.79%) Problem Management
6 4 (13.79%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.34%) Python
2 2 (6.90%) SQL
3 1 (3.45%) R
3 1 (3.45%) TypeScript
3 1 (3.45%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 5 (17.24%) Degree
2 4 (13.79%) Azure Certification
2 4 (13.79%) DBS Check
2 4 (13.79%) MCSA
2 4 (13.79%) MCSE
2 4 (13.79%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (6.90%) PMP
4 1 (3.45%) CISA
4 1 (3.45%) CISM
4 1 (3.45%) CISSP
4 1 (3.45%) CRISC
4 1 (3.45%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 1 (3.45%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (27.59%) Data Quality
2 4 (13.79%) Accessibility
2 4 (13.79%) SLA
3 2 (6.90%) GDPR
4 1 (3.45%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 1 (3.45%) PMO
4 1 (3.45%) QA
4 1 (3.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (13.79%) Active Directory
1 4 (13.79%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (3.45%) Terraform
Vendors
1 5 (17.24%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.45%) Databricks
2 1 (3.45%) Fortinet
2 1 (3.45%) Instagram
2 1 (3.45%) Twitter
2 1 (3.45%) VMware