Finance Jobs in Central London

Financial
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 1 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Finance 982 1,531 2,158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 26.05% 28.92% 27.05%
As % of the General category 41.93% 44.13% 43.36%
Number of salaries quoted 743 1,246 1,745
10th Percentile £41,250 £48,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £115,000 £115,000 £112,500
London median annual salary £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year - +3.23% +3.33%

All General Skills
Central London

Finance is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,342 3,469 4,977
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 62.14% 65.53% 62.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,813 2,807 4,084
10th Percentile £38,146 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £53,750 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +3.57% -3.45%
75th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £92,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £109,625
London median annual salary £70,000 £74,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -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 28 April 2024.

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 28 April 2024. 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 0 881 £75,000 -6.25% 267
City of Westminster -6 28 £76,538 -2.81% 5
West End of London -6 16 £80,000 +20.75% 9
Lambeth +7 10 £45,000 -
Southwark -5 8 £77,500 -6.06% 1
Camden -9 6 £52,500 -22.22% 7
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 41 (4.18%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (2.55%) Skype for Business
4 18 (1.83%) Apache
5 9 (0.92%) Confluence
5 9 (0.92%) IIS
6 6 (0.61%) CMS
7 5 (0.51%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.51%) nginx
8 4 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.41%) EPiServer
9 3 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
9 3 (0.31%) SAS
10 1 (0.10%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 73 (7.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 60 (6.11%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.31%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.10%) Blender
7 1 (0.10%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 19 (1.93%) Aladdin
1 19 (1.93%) thinkFolio
2 10 (1.02%) NetSuite
3 9 (0.92%) Elite 3E
4 8 (0.81%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.41%) SAP BPC
6 3 (0.31%) Carpe Diem
6 3 (0.31%) SAP Business One
6 3 (0.31%) SAP GTS
6 3 (0.31%) Temenos T24
7 2 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.20%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.20%) PeopleSoft Financials
7 2 (0.20%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.20%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.20%) SAP Payroll
7 2 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 188 (19.14%) Azure
2 123 (12.53%) AWS
3 122 (12.42%) Microsoft 365
4 75 (7.64%) Power Platform
5 44 (4.48%) SaaS
6 32 (3.26%) Azure DevOps
6 32 (3.26%) Serverless
7 28 (2.85%) Entra ID
8 24 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
9 22 (2.24%) WhatsApp
10 18 (1.83%) GCP
11 17 (1.73%) GitHub
12 16 (1.63%) Cloud Computing
12 16 (1.63%) Google Sheets
13 15 (1.53%) Amazon S3
13 15 (1.53%) AWS Lambda
14 11 (1.12%) IaaS
14 11 (1.12%) PaaS
15 10 (1.02%) Amazon EC2
16 8 (0.81%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 49 (4.99%) Firewall
2 32 (3.26%) LAN
3 29 (2.95%) Skype
4 26 (2.65%) Cisco IOS
5 25 (2.55%) DNS
6 24 (2.44%) Telepresence
7 22 (2.24%) WAN
8 21 (2.14%) TCP/IP
9 20 (2.04%) Network Security
10 15 (1.53%) VPN
11 12 (1.22%) DHCP
11 12 (1.22%) Internet
12 10 (1.02%) Broadband
12 10 (1.02%) SD-WAN
13 9 (0.92%) SAN
14 7 (0.71%) Wireshark
15 6 (0.61%) IPsec
15 6 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
16 5 (0.51%) SNMP
17 4 (0.41%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (7.13%) Power BI
2 40 (4.07%) SQL Server
3 39 (3.97%) Data Warehouse
4 15 (1.53%) Relational Database
5 13 (1.32%) GIS
6 12 (1.22%) Elasticsearch
7 11 (1.12%) Metadata
7 11 (1.12%) MySQL
8 10 (1.02%) Data Lake
8 10 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 9 (0.92%) Big Data
10 8 (0.81%) Tableau
11 7 (0.71%) SAP HANA
11 7 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 6 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
13 5 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
13 5 (0.51%) MongoDB
13 5 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
13 5 (0.51%) Redis
13 5 (0.51%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 26 (2.65%) JIRA
2 20 (2.04%) Jenkins
3 18 (1.83%) GitLab
4 17 (1.73%) Git
5 13 (1.32%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.61%) Selenium
7 5 (0.51%) Katalon Studio
8 4 (0.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 4 (0.41%) Cypress.io
8 4 (0.41%) Oracle APEX
8 4 (0.41%) WebDriver
9 3 (0.31%) Artifactory
9 3 (0.31%) Protractor
9 3 (0.31%) Snyk
9 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 3 (0.31%) Storybook
10 2 (0.20%) Bitbucket
10 2 (0.20%) Burp Suite
10 2 (0.20%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.20%) SpecFlow
General
1 262 (26.68%) Social Skills
2 166 (16.90%) Analytical Skills
3 113 (11.51%) Banking
4 67 (6.82%) Retail
5 62 (6.31%) Marketing
6 61 (6.21%) Law
7 59 (6.01%) Legal
8 56 (5.70%) Pharmaceutical
9 39 (3.97%) Financial Institution
10 37 (3.77%) Telecoms
11 32 (3.26%) Advertising
12 31 (3.16%) Automotive
13 29 (2.95%) Front Office
13 29 (2.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 27 (2.75%) Organisational Skills
15 24 (2.44%) Back Office
16 20 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
17 16 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
17 16 (1.63%) Retail Banking
18 14 (1.43%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 203 (20.67%) Analyst
2 171 (17.41%) Senior
3 120 (12.22%) Lead
4 107 (10.90%) Developer
5 58 (5.91%) Architect
6 45 (4.58%) Support Engineer
7 42 (4.28%) Senior Analyst
8 40 (4.07%) Software Engineer
9 38 (3.87%) Systems Analyst
10 34 (3.46%) Financial Analyst
11 33 (3.36%) Consultant
12 29 (2.95%) Project Manager
12 29 (2.95%) Security Analyst
13 25 (2.55%) Senior Developer
14 24 (2.44%) Delivery Manager
14 24 (2.44%) Support Analyst
15 23 (2.34%) Applications Support
16 22 (2.24%) Azure Engineer
16 22 (2.24%) Service Manager
16 22 (2.24%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (4.68%) .NET
2 42 (4.28%) React
3 31 (3.16%) REST
4 20 (2.04%) Node.js
5 19 (1.93%) Web Services
6 18 (1.83%) CSS
6 18 (1.83%) HTML
6 18 (1.83%) Spring
7 16 (1.63%) AngularJS
7 16 (1.63%) ASP.NET
7 16 (1.63%) JSON
8 15 (1.53%) Kafka
8 15 (1.53%) RESTful
9 14 (1.43%) Lightning Web Components
10 12 (1.22%) XML
11 11 (1.12%) SOAP
11 11 (1.12%) Spring Boot
12 10 (1.02%) YAML
13 9 (0.92%) .NET Framework
14 7 (0.71%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 43 (4.38%) Management Information System
2 42 (4.28%) Life Science
3 29 (2.95%) Video Conferencing
4 26 (2.65%) Onboarding
5 23 (2.34%) Security Posture
6 22 (2.24%) Fixed Income
7 20 (2.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 20 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
8 18 (1.83%) Distributed Systems
9 16 (1.63%) Derivative
10 15 (1.53%) Algorithms
10 15 (1.53%) Data Centre
11 14 (1.43%) Hedge funds
11 14 (1.43%) Private Cloud
11 14 (1.43%) Reinsurance
12 13 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
13 11 (1.12%) Equities
14 10 (1.02%) Cloud Native
14 10 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
15 9 (0.92%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 134 (13.65%) Windows
2 49 (4.99%) Linux
2 49 (4.99%) Windows Server
3 40 (4.07%) Windows 10
4 33 (3.36%) Windows 7
5 19 (1.93%) Apple iOS
6 18 (1.83%) Android
7 14 (1.43%) Unix
8 6 (0.61%) Mac OS X
9 5 (0.51%) Data ONTAP
9 5 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
10 4 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 4 (0.41%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.31%) CentOS
12 2 (0.20%) Mac OS
13 1 (0.10%) AIX
13 1 (0.10%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (19.86%) Agile
2 121 (12.32%) Problem-Solving
3 111 (11.30%) DevOps
4 108 (11.00%) ITIL
5 89 (9.06%) Mentoring
6 86 (8.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 83 (8.45%) Decision-Making
7 83 (8.45%) Software Engineering
8 82 (8.35%) Business Intelligence
9 78 (7.94%) Analytics
10 66 (6.72%) CI/CD
10 66 (6.72%) Roadmaps
11 59 (6.01%) Project Management
12 57 (5.80%) Change Management
13 56 (5.70%) Fintech
14 53 (5.40%) Cybersecurity
15 50 (5.09%) Computer Science
15 50 (5.09%) Line Management
16 48 (4.89%) Data Analysis
17 46 (4.68%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 174 (17.72%) SQL
2 137 (13.95%) Python
3 64 (6.52%) Java
4 55 (5.60%) C#
5 45 (4.58%) JavaScript
6 39 (3.97%) PowerShell
7 25 (2.55%) TypeScript
8 23 (2.34%) C++
9 14 (1.43%) Apex Code
9 14 (1.43%) Clojure
9 14 (1.43%) F#
9 14 (1.43%) Haskell
9 14 (1.43%) Rust
9 14 (1.43%) T-SQL
10 12 (1.22%) Bash
11 11 (1.12%) Go
12 10 (1.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 9 (0.92%) Kotlin
13 9 (0.92%) VBA
14 4 (0.41%) XPath
Qualifications
1 188 (19.14%) Degree
2 48 (4.89%) Master's Degree
3 43 (4.38%) CISSP
4 40 (4.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 30 (3.05%) MBA
6 27 (2.75%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 26 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
8 21 (2.14%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 21 (2.14%) CCSP
9 15 (1.53%) ACCA
10 14 (1.43%) AWS Certification
10 14 (1.43%) CIMA
11 11 (1.12%) CRISC
11 11 (1.12%) PhD
12 10 (1.02%) ITIL Certification
13 9 (0.92%) CISA
14 8 (0.81%) Azure Certification
14 8 (0.81%) CEH
14 8 (0.81%) DBS Check
15 7 (0.71%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (2.85%) NIST
2 25 (2.55%) Data Quality
3 24 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (1.93%) QA
5 17 (1.73%) SLA
6 14 (1.43%) GDPR
7 13 (1.32%) PCI DSS
8 9 (0.92%) PMO
9 7 (0.71%) GRC
9 7 (0.71%) ISO 9001
9 7 (0.71%) SOC 1
10 6 (0.61%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.31%) NCSC
12 2 (0.20%) EMIR
12 2 (0.20%) MiFID
12 2 (0.20%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.10%) Basel II
13 1 (0.10%) COBIT
13 1 (0.10%) Dodd-Frank
13 1 (0.10%) ITGC
System Software
1 71 (7.23%) Active Directory
2 38 (3.87%) Docker
3 24 (2.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.81%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.20%) vSphere
6 1 (0.10%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.10%) XenApp
6 1 (0.10%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 67 (6.82%) Kubernetes
2 45 (4.58%) Terraform
3 19 (1.93%) Ansible
3 19 (1.93%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (1.02%) Prometheus
5 9 (0.92%) Nmap
6 8 (0.81%) SCCM
7 5 (0.51%) Packer
7 5 (0.51%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.41%) Backup Exec
8 4 (0.41%) HP Data Protector
8 4 (0.41%) Red Hat Satellite
9 3 (0.31%) Istio
10 2 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.20%) Puppet
11 1 (0.10%) Kibana
11 1 (0.10%) logstash
11 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Spacewalk
11 1 (0.10%) Salt
11 1 (0.10%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 243 (24.75%) Microsoft
2 41 (4.18%) Bloomberg
3 37 (3.77%) Cisco
4 35 (3.56%) Apple
5 34 (3.46%) Google
6 33 (3.36%) Salesforce
7 31 (3.16%) Oracle
8 27 (2.75%) ServiceNow
9 24 (2.44%) Polycom
9 24 (2.44%) VMware
10 20 (2.04%) SAP
11 19 (1.93%) Charles River
11 19 (1.93%) Dell
12 15 (1.53%) HP
13 14 (1.43%) Aderant
14 13 (1.32%) Palo Alto
14 13 (1.32%) Red Hat
15 12 (1.22%) Databricks
16 8 (0.81%) Qualys
16 8 (0.81%) Splunk