Finance Jobs in the City of London

Financial
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 +1
Permanent jobs citing Finance 559 865 1,316
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 28.58% 25.85% 29.40%
As % of the General category 40.48% 42.22% 44.78%
Number of salaries quoted 408 666 1,100
10th Percentile £46,250 £42,147 £48,725
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,425 £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £77,750
Median % change year-on-year - -3.54% +3.67%
75th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
90th Percentile £126,500 £120,000 £117,500
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year +3.33% -3.23% +3.33%

All General Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,381 2,049 2,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 70.60% 61.24% 65.66%
Number of salaries quoted 979 1,579 2,380
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,988
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% -3.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £98,750
90th Percentile £122,500 £112,500 £118,875
Central London median annual salary £71,975 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +2.82% -3.45% -

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the City of London

Finance
Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in the City of London.

Salary trend for Finance in the City of London

Finance
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in the City of London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Finance in the City of London

Finance
Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the City of London region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Moorgate - 3 £32,500 -
London Bridge -4 2 £92,500 -11.90% 1
Finance
Central London

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 22 (3.94%) SharePoint
2 17 (3.04%) Apache Spark
3 15 (2.68%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.07%) Confluence
5 5 (0.89%) nginx
6 3 (0.54%) CMS
7 2 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.36%) Ethereum
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.36%) Solana
7 2 (0.36%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.18%) Drupal
8 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.18%) OpenEdge
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 40 (7.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.72%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.36%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.36%) Sketch
6 1 (0.18%) Adobe Captivate
6 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 23 (4.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (2.50%) Dynamics AX
3 4 (0.72%) Adaptiv
3 4 (0.72%) Elite 3E
3 4 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.72%) SimCorp Dimension
4 3 (0.54%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.54%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.54%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.54%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.54%) Orchestrade
4 3 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.36%) Eikon
5 2 (0.36%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.36%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.36%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.36%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle General Ledger
Cloud Services
1 145 (25.94%) Azure
2 63 (11.27%) AWS
3 52 (9.30%) Power Platform
4 49 (8.77%) Azure DevOps
5 38 (6.80%) Microsoft 365
6 37 (6.62%) Dynamics 365
7 28 (5.01%) GitHub
8 25 (4.47%) Azure Data Factory
8 25 (4.47%) SaaS
9 16 (2.86%) Entra ID
10 14 (2.50%) GCP
10 14 (2.50%) Serverless
11 12 (2.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 12 (2.15%) Cloud Computing
11 12 (2.15%) PowerApps
12 11 (1.97%) AWS Lambda
13 10 (1.79%) Amazon S3
13 10 (1.79%) GitHub Actions
14 9 (1.61%) PaaS
14 9 (1.61%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.86%) HTTP
2 9 (1.61%) DNS
3 8 (1.43%) Firewall
3 8 (1.43%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.25%) DHCP
4 7 (1.25%) Network Security
4 7 (1.25%) VPN
5 5 (0.89%) Kerberos
6 3 (0.54%) NetScaler
6 3 (0.54%) VLAN
6 3 (0.54%) Wireless
7 2 (0.36%) Cisco Wireless
7 2 (0.36%) LAN
7 2 (0.36%) Multicast
7 2 (0.36%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.36%) Telnet
7 2 (0.36%) WAN
8 1 (0.18%) Broadband
8 1 (0.18%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.18%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (6.62%) SQL Server
2 34 (6.08%) Power BI
3 22 (3.94%) Tableau
4 21 (3.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 19 (3.40%) Data Warehouse
6 18 (3.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 10 (1.79%) DB2
8 8 (1.43%) Relational Database
9 7 (1.25%) MySQL
9 7 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
10 5 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
10 5 (0.89%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.72%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.72%) MongoDB
11 4 (0.72%) NoSQL
12 3 (0.54%) ClickHouse
12 3 (0.54%) Looker
12 3 (0.54%) Redis
12 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 41 (7.33%) JIRA
2 38 (6.80%) Git
3 10 (1.79%) Bitbucket
4 6 (1.07%) Visual Studio
5 5 (0.89%) GitLab
5 5 (0.89%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.72%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 4 (0.72%) Selenium
7 3 (0.54%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.36%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.36%) MSTest
8 2 (0.36%) NUnit
8 2 (0.36%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.18%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.18%) Gradle
9 1 (0.18%) Maven
9 1 (0.18%) NeoLoad
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.18%) SpecFlow
General
1 221 (39.53%) Social Skills
2 102 (18.25%) Analytical Skills
3 99 (17.71%) Banking
4 64 (11.45%) Retail
5 41 (7.33%) Marketing
6 39 (6.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 32 (5.72%) Games
8 31 (5.55%) Telecoms
9 29 (5.19%) Advertising
9 29 (5.19%) Financial Institution
10 27 (4.83%) Law
11 21 (3.76%) Front Office
11 21 (3.76%) Investment Banking
12 18 (3.22%) Presentation Skills
13 16 (2.86%) Back Office
13 16 (2.86%) Legal
13 16 (2.86%) Organisational Skills
14 13 (2.33%) Manufacturing
15 9 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (1.07%) Military
Job Titles
1 140 (25.04%) Senior
2 99 (17.71%) Analyst
3 84 (15.03%) Developer
4 39 (6.98%) Lead
5 35 (6.26%) Software Engineer
6 28 (5.01%) Senior Software Engineer
7 25 (4.47%) Senior Analyst
8 24 (4.29%) Business Analyst
9 22 (3.94%) Applications Support
10 20 (3.58%) DevOps Engineer
10 20 (3.58%) Python Developer
11 18 (3.22%) Data Analyst
11 18 (3.22%) Support Analyst
12 17 (3.04%) Project Manager
12 17 (3.04%) Senior Developer
13 16 (2.86%) Cloud Engineer
14 15 (2.68%) Architect
15 14 (2.50%) Applications Support Analyst
15 14 (2.50%) Development Manager
15 14 (2.50%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (8.94%) .NET
2 34 (6.08%) React
3 26 (4.65%) Kafka
4 23 (4.11%) REST
5 21 (3.76%) .NET Framework
6 17 (3.04%) Node.js
7 12 (2.15%) Django
7 12 (2.15%) FIX Protocol
8 11 (1.97%) Web Services
9 9 (1.61%) RESTful
10 8 (1.43%) AngularJS
10 8 (1.43%) OAuth
11 7 (1.25%) HTML
11 7 (1.25%) Spring
12 6 (1.07%) Entity Framework
12 6 (1.07%) Flask
12 6 (1.07%) LDAP
12 6 (1.07%) Next.js
13 5 (0.89%) OpenID
13 5 (0.89%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 33 (5.90%) Management Information System
2 27 (4.83%) Blockchain
3 24 (4.29%) Onboarding
4 23 (4.11%) Robotics
5 21 (3.76%) Distributed Systems
6 17 (3.04%) Product Ownership
7 16 (2.86%) Cloud Native
8 14 (2.50%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (2.33%) Data Structures
10 12 (2.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 11 (1.97%) Legacy Applications
12 10 (1.79%) Derivative
12 10 (1.79%) Equities
13 9 (1.61%) Fixed Income
14 8 (1.43%) Reinsurance
14 8 (1.43%) Self-Motivation
15 7 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
16 6 (1.07%) PKI
16 6 (1.07%) Public Cloud
16 6 (1.07%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 48 (8.59%) Windows
2 35 (6.26%) Linux
3 16 (2.86%) Windows Server
4 15 (2.68%) Unix
5 10 (1.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 8 (1.43%) Windows Server 2016
7 7 (1.25%) Windows 10
8 6 (1.07%) CentOS
9 4 (0.72%) Rocky
9 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
9 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.36%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.18%) Amazon Linux
11 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.18%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.18%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (30.05%) Agile
2 122 (21.82%) Problem-Solving
3 120 (21.47%) Analytics
4 102 (18.25%) Mentoring
5 100 (17.89%) DevOps
6 88 (15.74%) CI/CD
7 64 (11.45%) Coaching
7 64 (11.45%) Risk Management
8 63 (11.27%) Project Management
9 60 (10.73%) Data Analytics
10 55 (9.84%) Infrastructure as Code
10 55 (9.84%) Software Engineering
11 49 (8.77%) Creative Thinking
12 47 (8.41%) Artificial Intelligence
13 46 (8.23%) Computer Science
14 45 (8.05%) Decision-Making
15 43 (7.69%) CRM
16 41 (7.33%) Data Management
17 40 (7.16%) Business Intelligence
17 40 (7.16%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 130 (23.26%) Python
2 123 (22.00%) SQL
3 54 (9.66%) C#
4 42 (7.51%) Java
5 40 (7.16%) JavaScript
6 34 (6.08%) PowerShell
7 20 (3.58%) TypeScript
8 19 (3.40%) Bash
9 16 (2.86%) Scala
10 13 (2.33%) PL/SQL
11 12 (2.15%) T-SQL
12 10 (1.79%) VB.NET
13 8 (1.43%) C++
14 6 (1.07%) VBA
15 3 (0.54%) Ruby
15 3 (0.54%) Rust
16 2 (0.36%) Apex Code
16 2 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 2 (0.36%) Go
16 2 (0.36%) R
Qualifications
1 99 (17.71%) Degree
2 23 (4.11%) Microsoft Certification
3 18 (3.22%) CISA
4 17 (3.04%) ACCA
4 17 (3.04%) CIMA
4 17 (3.04%) PMP
5 16 (2.86%) PMI Certification
6 13 (2.33%) CCAB
6 13 (2.33%) CIPFA
6 13 (2.33%) ICAEW
7 12 (2.15%) Azure Certification
7 12 (2.15%) ISACA
8 10 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.61%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.43%) CFA
10 8 (1.43%) CISM
10 8 (1.43%) CISSP
11 7 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
12 6 (1.07%) Security Cleared
13 5 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (4.11%) ITGC
2 18 (3.22%) Data Quality
3 15 (2.68%) QA
4 11 (1.97%) GDPR
5 9 (1.61%) Accessibility
6 8 (1.43%) PMO
7 6 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (1.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.89%) SLA
9 4 (0.72%) NIST
10 3 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.54%) NCSC
10 3 (0.54%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.36%) COBIT
11 2 (0.36%) GAAP
11 2 (0.36%) IFRS
11 2 (0.36%) MiFID
12 1 (0.18%) Dodd-Frank
12 1 (0.18%) PMBOK
12 1 (0.18%) PSD2
System Software
1 26 (4.65%) Active Directory
2 23 (4.11%) Docker
3 10 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.54%) Firmware
5 3 (0.54%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.18%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 38 (6.80%) Terraform
2 33 (5.90%) Kubernetes
3 26 (4.65%) Ansible
4 14 (2.50%) Microsoft Intune
5 12 (2.15%) SCCM
5 12 (2.15%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.61%) Grafana
6 9 (1.61%) Nagios
7 5 (0.89%) QRadar
8 3 (0.54%) Prometheus
8 3 (0.54%) vCenter Server
9 2 (0.36%) Failover Clustering
9 2 (0.36%) Kibana
9 2 (0.36%) logstash
9 2 (0.36%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.36%) Red Hat Satellite
9 2 (0.36%) SCOM
10 1 (0.18%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
Vendors
1 148 (26.48%) Microsoft
2 26 (4.65%) Google
3 24 (4.29%) Oracle
3 24 (4.29%) SAP
4 22 (3.94%) Databricks
5 18 (3.22%) Apple
6 15 (2.68%) Red Hat
6 15 (2.68%) VMware
7 14 (2.50%) ServiceNow
8 13 (2.33%) Cisco
8 13 (2.33%) Salesforce
9 11 (1.97%) Alteryx
9 11 (1.97%) Siebel
9 11 (1.97%) SolarWinds
10 10 (1.79%) Citrix
10 10 (1.79%) Murex
10 10 (1.79%) Splunk
11 8 (1.43%) Bloomberg
12 6 (1.07%) Ping Identity
13 5 (0.89%) Intapp