Finance Jobs in Central London

Financial
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 +1
Permanent jobs citing Finance 707 984 1,531
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 27.83% 26.01% 28.90%
As % of the General category 38.85% 41.84% 44.11%
Number of salaries quoted 501 743 1,246
10th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £48,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £55,000 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - -6.25% +6.67%
75th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £100,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £115,000 £115,000
London median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% - +3.23%

All General Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,820 2,352 3,471
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 71.65% 62.17% 65.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1,167 1,821 2,807
10th Percentile £41,250 £38,397 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £50,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year - -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £110,000 £115,000
London median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £74,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -5.41% +5.71%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Central London

Finance
Salary Trend in Central London

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

Salary trend for Finance in Central London

Finance
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in Central London over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Finance in Central London

Finance
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Central London region over the 6 months to 30 April 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London -1 618 £75,000 - 258
City of Westminster -1 41 £62,500 -18.34% 4
Camden +1 18 - - 6
West End of London -3 16 £98,567 +23.21% 21
Southwark -6 8 £105,000 +35.48% 1
Kensington and Chelsea - 7 - - 2
Lambeth -7 1 £80,000 +77.78%
Finance
London

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 29 (4.10%) SharePoint
2 24 (3.39%) Apache Spark
3 23 (3.25%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.27%) Confluence
4 9 (1.27%) OpenEdge
5 4 (0.57%) CMS
5 4 (0.57%) nginx
6 2 (0.28%) Ethereum
6 2 (0.28%) Solana
6 2 (0.28%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.14%) Apache
7 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.14%) Drupal
7 1 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.14%) IIS
7 1 (0.14%) Mule
7 1 (0.14%) NServiceBus
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 42 (5.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (2.97%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (1.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.28%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.28%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.28%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.28%) Sketch
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.14%) Simulink
6 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 23 (3.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.98%) Dynamics AX
3 6 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.71%) Elite 3E
4 5 (0.71%) Raiser’s Edge
5 4 (0.57%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.57%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
6 3 (0.42%) Oracle Receivables
6 3 (0.42%) Orchestrade
6 3 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.42%) SimCorp Dimension
7 2 (0.28%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.28%) Eikon
7 2 (0.28%) Fidessa
7 2 (0.28%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.28%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.28%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 182 (25.74%) Azure
2 77 (10.89%) AWS
3 71 (10.04%) Power Platform
4 62 (8.77%) Microsoft 365
5 45 (6.36%) Azure DevOps
6 39 (5.52%) Dynamics 365
7 34 (4.81%) GitHub
8 30 (4.24%) SaaS
9 27 (3.82%) Azure Data Factory
10 18 (2.55%) Entra ID
11 16 (2.26%) PaaS
12 15 (2.12%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 15 (2.12%) Cloud Computing
12 15 (2.12%) GCP
13 12 (1.70%) PowerApps
14 11 (1.56%) Serverless
15 10 (1.41%) GitHub Actions
15 10 (1.41%) Power Automate
16 8 (1.13%) AWS CloudFormation
17 7 (0.99%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.11%) HTTP
2 13 (1.84%) DNS
3 11 (1.56%) DHCP
4 10 (1.41%) TCP/IP
5 9 (1.27%) Firewall
6 7 (0.99%) LAN
6 7 (0.99%) VPN
7 6 (0.85%) Network Security
8 5 (0.71%) Kerberos
8 5 (0.71%) WAN
9 4 (0.57%) VLAN
10 3 (0.42%) Wireless
11 2 (0.28%) Multicast
11 2 (0.28%) NetScaler
11 2 (0.28%) Structured Cabling
11 2 (0.28%) Telnet
12 1 (0.14%) Cisco ISE
12 1 (0.14%) Cisco Nexus
12 1 (0.14%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
12 1 (0.14%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (7.78%) SQL Server
2 50 (7.07%) Power BI
3 38 (5.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 35 (4.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 32 (4.53%) Tableau
6 24 (3.39%) Data Warehouse
7 22 (3.11%) DB2
8 11 (1.56%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (1.13%) MySQL
9 8 (1.13%) Relational Database
10 7 (0.99%) Data Lake
10 7 (0.99%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 7 (0.99%) NoSQL
11 6 (0.85%) Big Data
12 5 (0.71%) MongoDB
12 5 (0.71%) Redis
13 4 (0.57%) Azure SQL Database
14 3 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
14 3 (0.42%) SQL CLR
14 3 (0.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 48 (6.79%) JIRA
2 45 (6.36%) Git
3 9 (1.27%) Bitbucket
3 9 (1.27%) Visual Studio
4 6 (0.85%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 6 (0.85%) GitLab
4 6 (0.85%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.85%) Selenium
5 4 (0.57%) Maven
6 3 (0.42%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.42%) Postman
6 3 (0.42%) SoapUI
6 3 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.28%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.28%) JUnit
7 2 (0.28%) Mockito
7 2 (0.28%) MSTest
7 2 (0.28%) NUnit
7 2 (0.28%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.28%) Xcode
General
1 253 (35.79%) Social Skills
2 125 (17.68%) Analytical Skills
3 89 (12.59%) Banking
4 83 (11.74%) Retail
5 56 (7.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 52 (7.36%) Advertising
7 48 (6.79%) Marketing
8 41 (5.80%) Games
9 36 (5.09%) Law
10 34 (4.81%) Legal
11 31 (4.38%) Financial Institution
12 23 (3.25%) Front Office
12 23 (3.25%) Telecoms
13 22 (3.11%) Investment Banking
14 20 (2.83%) Organisational Skills
15 19 (2.69%) Presentation Skills
16 17 (2.40%) Back Office
17 16 (2.26%) Public Sector
18 15 (2.12%) Billing
19 13 (1.84%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 191 (27.02%) Senior
2 142 (20.08%) Analyst
3 107 (15.13%) Developer
4 56 (7.92%) Senior Analyst
5 53 (7.50%) Lead
6 47 (6.65%) Software Engineer
7 39 (5.52%) Architect
8 37 (5.23%) Support Analyst
9 33 (4.67%) Senior Software Engineer
10 31 (4.38%) Applications Support
11 28 (3.96%) Applications Support Analyst
12 26 (3.68%) Business Analyst
13 25 (3.54%) Data Analyst
13 25 (3.54%) Senior Developer
14 23 (3.25%) Solutions Architect
15 22 (3.11%) Financial Analyst
15 22 (3.11%) Project Manager
16 19 (2.69%) DevOps Engineer
16 19 (2.69%) Senior Applications Support
17 18 (2.55%) Senior Applications Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (9.48%) .NET
2 41 (5.80%) React
3 32 (4.53%) Kafka
4 27 (3.82%) REST
5 22 (3.11%) Node.js
6 18 (2.55%) .NET Framework
7 16 (2.26%) HTML
8 14 (1.98%) AngularJS
8 14 (1.98%) CSS
8 14 (1.98%) RESTful
9 13 (1.84%) Web Services
10 11 (1.56%) Django
10 11 (1.56%) FIX Protocol
11 10 (1.41%) Spring
12 9 (1.27%) Entity Framework
12 9 (1.27%) HTML5
12 9 (1.27%) Oracle Fusion
13 8 (1.13%) JSON
13 8 (1.13%) Redux
14 7 (0.99%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 34 (4.81%) Management Information System
2 30 (4.24%) Distributed Systems
3 27 (3.82%) Blockchain
4 23 (3.25%) Robotics
5 22 (3.11%) Legacy Applications
6 20 (2.83%) Onboarding
6 20 (2.83%) Product Ownership
7 18 (2.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 16 (2.26%) Greenfield Project
9 15 (2.12%) Cloud Native
10 14 (1.98%) Derivative
11 12 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
11 12 (1.70%) Data Structures
11 12 (1.70%) Equities
11 12 (1.70%) Hedge funds
11 12 (1.70%) Social Media
12 11 (1.56%) Public Cloud
13 10 (1.41%) Reinsurance
14 9 (1.27%) Fixed Income
15 8 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 77 (10.89%) Windows
2 38 (5.37%) Linux
3 25 (3.54%) Windows Server
4 16 (2.26%) Unix
4 16 (2.26%) Windows 10
5 9 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
6 8 (1.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (1.13%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (0.71%) CentOS
9 4 (0.57%) Rocky
9 4 (0.57%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.28%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.14%) Amazon Linux
11 1 (0.14%) Android
11 1 (0.14%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.14%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 184 (26.03%) Agile
2 146 (20.65%) Problem-Solving
3 133 (18.81%) Analytics
4 123 (17.40%) Mentoring
5 95 (13.44%) DevOps
6 82 (11.60%) CI/CD
7 78 (11.03%) Software Engineering
8 76 (10.75%) Coaching
9 72 (10.18%) Data Analytics
10 70 (9.90%) Computer Science
11 66 (9.34%) Project Management
12 62 (8.77%) Risk Management
13 59 (8.35%) Decision-Making
14 57 (8.06%) Roadmaps
15 56 (7.92%) Business Intelligence
16 52 (7.36%) Creative Thinking
17 51 (7.21%) Fintech
18 48 (6.79%) Infrastructure as Code
19 47 (6.65%) Artificial Intelligence
19 47 (6.65%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 170 (24.05%) SQL
2 150 (21.22%) Python
3 81 (11.46%) C#
4 54 (7.64%) JavaScript
5 44 (6.22%) Java
6 37 (5.23%) PowerShell
7 29 (4.10%) TypeScript
8 25 (3.54%) PL/SQL
9 23 (3.25%) Scala
10 22 (3.11%) T-SQL
10 22 (3.11%) VB.NET
11 17 (2.40%) Bash
12 14 (1.98%) C++
13 7 (0.99%) Rust
14 5 (0.71%) VBA
15 3 (0.42%) Perl
15 3 (0.42%) R
15 3 (0.42%) Ruby
15 3 (0.42%) Shell Script
16 2 (0.28%) F#
Qualifications
1 150 (21.22%) Degree
2 25 (3.54%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (3.11%) Microsoft Certification
4 19 (2.69%) CISA
5 18 (2.55%) Security Cleared
6 17 (2.40%) ACCA
6 17 (2.40%) CIMA
7 13 (1.84%) ICAEW
8 12 (1.70%) Azure Certification
8 12 (1.70%) CCAB
8 12 (1.70%) CIPFA
8 12 (1.70%) DBS Check
8 12 (1.70%) ISACA
9 10 (1.41%) CISM
9 10 (1.41%) CISSP
10 9 (1.27%) Master's Degree
11 7 (0.99%) AAT
11 7 (0.99%) PhD
11 7 (0.99%) PMP
12 6 (0.85%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.68%) Data Quality
2 23 (3.25%) ITGC
3 17 (2.40%) GDPR
4 13 (1.84%) Accessibility
5 12 (1.70%) QA
6 8 (1.13%) PMO
6 8 (1.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 7 (0.99%) SLA
8 6 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.71%) NIST
10 3 (0.42%) COBIT
10 3 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.42%) NCSC
10 3 (0.42%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.28%) GAAP
11 2 (0.28%) IFRS
11 2 (0.28%) MiFID
11 2 (0.28%) PMBOK
11 2 (0.28%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 38 (5.37%) Active Directory
2 25 (3.54%) Docker
3 14 (1.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.99%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (0.85%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.28%) Firmware
8 1 (0.14%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 35 (4.95%) Terraform
2 34 (4.81%) Kubernetes
3 23 (3.25%) Microsoft Intune
4 22 (3.11%) Ansible
5 15 (2.12%) SCCM
6 12 (1.70%) Single Sign-On
7 8 (1.13%) Grafana
8 7 (0.99%) Nagios
9 5 (0.71%) QRadar
10 2 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.28%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.28%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.28%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.28%) Red Hat Satellite
10 2 (0.28%) vCenter Server
11 1 (0.14%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 1 (0.14%) Kibana
11 1 (0.14%) logstash
11 1 (0.14%) SCOM
11 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 198 (28.01%) Microsoft
2 37 (5.23%) Oracle
3 32 (4.53%) Google
4 30 (4.24%) Databricks
5 24 (3.39%) SAP
6 23 (3.25%) Apple
6 23 (3.25%) ServiceNow
7 19 (2.69%) VMware
8 18 (2.55%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.84%) Splunk
10 12 (1.70%) Bloomberg
11 11 (1.56%) Red Hat
12 10 (1.41%) Cisco
12 10 (1.41%) Citrix
12 10 (1.41%) SolarWinds
13 9 (1.27%) Aderant
13 9 (1.27%) Alteryx
14 8 (1.13%) Adobe
14 8 (1.13%) Palo Alto
15 7 (0.99%) Guidewire