Finance Jobs in Durham

Financial
North East > Durham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Durham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 6 21
Rank change year-on-year 0 +15 +8
Permanent jobs citing Finance 75 69 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 30.74% 16.16% 11.11%
As % of the General category 35.71% 33.66% 17.86%
Number of salaries quoted 3 44 20
10th Percentile £51,750 £28,250 £36,199
25th Percentile £54,375 £31,250 £37,208
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £48,750 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.03% -0.51% +27.39%
75th Percentile £73,013 £57,633 £57,500
90th Percentile £81,271 £63,750 £68,063
North East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

All General Skills
Durham

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 Durham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 210 205 196
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 86.07% 48.01% 62.22%
Number of salaries quoted 65 154 68
10th Percentile £23,504 £25,725 £26,175
25th Percentile - £31,250 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £42,500 £37,032
Median % change year-on-year -40.97% +14.77% -1.85%
75th Percentile £32,000 £57,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £72,300 £63,285 £58,625
North East median annual salary £35,000 £46,968 £44,125
% change year-on-year -25.48% +6.44% -1.94%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Durham.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Durham

Finance
Salary Trend in Durham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in Durham.

Salary trend for Finance in Durham

Finance
Salary Histogram in Durham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in Durham over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Finance in Durham

Finance
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 within the Durham region over the 6 months to 16 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
Darlington -3 17 £59,000 +47.50% 2
Hartlepool +5 14 - - 2
Billingham - 13 - -
Bishop Auckland - 13 - -
Barnard Castle - 3 - -
Stockton-on-Tees - 1 - - 5
Finance
North East

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.33%) Network Security
General
1 53 (70.67%) Social Skills
2 51 (68.00%) Analytical Skills
2 51 (68.00%) Marketing
3 18 (24.00%) Manufacturing
4 4 (5.33%) Legal
5 3 (4.00%) Law
6 1 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 52 (69.33%) Product Manager
2 51 (68.00%) Development Manager
2 51 (68.00%) Product Development Manager
3 19 (25.33%) Project Manager
4 3 (4.00%) Operations Manager
5 1 (1.33%) Architect
5 1 (1.33%) Digital Product Manager
5 1 (1.33%) Pensions Project Manager
5 1 (1.33%) Principal Architect
5 1 (1.33%) Principal Security Architect
5 1 (1.33%) Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 69 (92.00%) FMCG
2 18 (24.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (93.33%) Project Management
2 52 (69.33%) Product Strategy
3 51 (68.00%) Commercialisation
3 51 (68.00%) Competitor Analysis
3 51 (68.00%) Problem-Solving
4 21 (28.00%) Budgeting
5 18 (24.00%) Budget Management
5 18 (24.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 18 (24.00%) Coaching
5 18 (24.00%) Lean Manufacturing
5 18 (24.00%) PDCA
5 18 (24.00%) Quality Management
6 4 (5.33%) Decision-Making
6 4 (5.33%) Risk Management
7 3 (4.00%) Customer Experience
7 3 (4.00%) Performance Management
7 3 (4.00%) Project Delivery
7 3 (4.00%) Strategic Thinking
8 1 (1.33%) Agile
8 1 (1.33%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 52 (69.33%) Degree
2 1 (1.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (69.33%) QA
2 3 (4.00%) GDPR
3 1 (1.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.33%) NCSC
3 1 (1.33%) NIST