Finance Manager Job Trends in Durham

Finance Manager
North East > Durham

The median Finance Manager salary in Durham is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 September 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Finance Manager 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 0.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - -
75th Percentile £58,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £57,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Durham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title 476 185 245
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 74.30% 85.07%
Number of salaries quoted 271 92 147
10th Percentile £30,259 £25,087 £23,800
25th Percentile £35,000 £26,334 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% -22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £47,563 £63,058
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,016 £79,225
North East median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% - -10.00%

Finance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Finance Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Durham.

Finance Manager job vacancy trend in Durham

Finance Manager
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for Finance Manager job vacancies in Durham.

Salary distribution trend for Finance Manager job vacancies in Durham

Finance Manager
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance Manager within the Durham region over the 6 months to 19 September 2026. 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
Peterlee - 2 £57,500 - 1
Finance Manager
North East

Finance Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham

For the 6 months to 19 September 2026, Finance Manager 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 Durham region featuring Finance Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Business Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
1 2 (100.00%) CIPD
1 2 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 2 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) System Testing

Finance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Business Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 2 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) System Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
1 2 (100.00%) CIPD