Head of Finance Job Trends in Dorset

Head of Finance
South West > Dorset

The median Head of Finance salary in Dorset is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Finance 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile £62,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Dorset with a recognized job title 822 387 759
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.84% 96.99% 95.71%
Number of salaries quoted 528 233 413
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,300 £34,402
25th Percentile £40,000 £28,750 £40,315
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £80,000 £75,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -9.09%

Head of Finance Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 7 October 2026, Head of Finance job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dorset region featuring Head of Finance in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Cash Management
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) CIPFA
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Planning and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking

Head of Finance Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Cash Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Planning and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) CIPFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) GRC