Financial
Essex > Colchester
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Colchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | -5 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs citing Finance | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Colchester | 15.52% | 6.45% | 25.00% |
| As % of the General category | 31.03% | 15.38% | 37.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £38,890 | £41,048 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £24,000 | £40,681 | £67,720 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.00% | -39.93% | +64.17% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £47,236 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £50,094 | - |
| Essex median annual salary | £42,500 | £52,500 | £39,085 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.05% | +34.32% | -28.94% |
All General Skills
Colchester
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 Colchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 29 | 26 | 24 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Colchester | 50.00% | 41.94% | 66.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 17 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,150 | - | £39,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,875 | £21,250 | £55,440 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £26,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +92.31% | -67.50% | +52.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | £43,750 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | £64,550 | - |
| Essex median annual salary | £40,000 | £50,000 | £49,161 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +1.71% | +9.25% |
Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Finance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Colchester.
Finance
Salary Trend in Colchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Colchester citing Finance.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Colchester 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: