Finance Jobs in the East of England

Financial
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. 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 9 16 12
Rank change year-on-year +7 -4 -3
Permanent jobs citing Finance 424 521 613
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 12.68% 8.09% 12.45%
As % of the General category 18.48% 15.08% 17.73%
Number of salaries quoted 166 370 176
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,965 £25,500
25th Percentile £33,125 £35,000 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £64,674 £65,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £75,250 £78,750
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £68,823
% change year-on-year +7.69% -5.55% +1.96%

All General Skills
East of England

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 East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,294 3,455 3,458
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 68.60% 53.66% 70.23%
Number of salaries quoted 944 2,488 1,274
10th Percentile £27,000 £25,809 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £35,753
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £45,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.96% -16.67% +13.68%
75th Percentile £61,250 £61,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,565 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.84% -12.50% -

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the East of England

Finance
Salary Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in the East of England.

Salary trend for Finance in the East of England

Finance
Salary Histogram in the East of England

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

Salary histogram for Finance in the East of England

Finance
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the East of England 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
Hertfordshire +11 138 £70,000 +29.63% 89
Essex +8 103 £27,000 -43.16% 58
Cambridgeshire +9 63 £60,197 +24.76% 96
Suffolk -19 60 £36,250 -27.50% 17
Bedfordshire -18 35 £70,000 +16.67% 27
Norfolk +19 25 £55,000 +39.68% 24
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 27 (6.37%) Confluence
2 13 (3.07%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.42%) IIS
4 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 40 (9.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 25 (5.90%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (4.25%) Microsoft Excel
4 11 (2.59%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.47%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 6 (1.42%) Dynamics AX
1 6 (1.42%) Dynamics GP
1 6 (1.42%) Infor M3
2 5 (1.18%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.94%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.94%) Infor LN
3 4 (0.94%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.47%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (0.47%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.47%) Primavera
4 2 (0.47%) Raiser’s Edge
4 2 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.24%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.24%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 52 (12.26%) Azure
2 28 (6.60%) AWS
3 21 (4.95%) SaaS
4 18 (4.25%) Power Platform
5 16 (3.77%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (3.07%) GCP
7 12 (2.83%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (1.65%) Google Workspace
9 6 (1.42%) Asana
9 6 (1.42%) Miro
10 5 (1.18%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.94%) Canva
11 4 (0.94%) ChatGPT
12 3 (0.71%) Azure DevOps
12 3 (0.71%) Entra ID
13 2 (0.47%) Azure Logic Apps
13 2 (0.47%) Power Automate
14 1 (0.24%) Azure Monitor
14 1 (0.24%) Collibra
14 1 (0.24%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.89%) LAN
1 8 (1.89%) WAN
2 6 (1.42%) Broadband
2 6 (1.42%) Unified Communications
2 6 (1.42%) VoIP
3 5 (1.18%) Intranet
4 4 (0.94%) Firewall
4 4 (0.94%) VPN
5 3 (0.71%) BGP
5 3 (0.71%) HTTP
5 3 (0.71%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.24%) DHCP
6 1 (0.24%) DNS
6 1 (0.24%) MQTT
6 1 (0.24%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.24%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (10.38%) SQL Server
2 18 (4.25%) MySQL
3 15 (3.54%) Power BI
4 7 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.65%) Tableau
5 6 (1.42%) Amazon QuickSight
5 6 (1.42%) Amazon Redshift
5 6 (1.42%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (1.42%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.42%) GIS
6 4 (0.94%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.71%) MS Access
7 3 (0.71%) Power Query
8 2 (0.47%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.24%) Data Hub
9 1 (0.24%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.24%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 1 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 34 (8.02%) JIRA
2 15 (3.54%) Bitbucket
2 15 (3.54%) Cucumber
2 15 (3.54%) GitLab
2 15 (3.54%) Maven
2 15 (3.54%) Selenium
2 15 (3.54%) SonarQube
2 15 (3.54%) Sonatype Nexus
3 9 (2.12%) Git
4 4 (0.94%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.71%) Subversion
6 1 (0.24%) ERwin
6 1 (0.24%) GDB
6 1 (0.24%) Moq
6 1 (0.24%) MSTest
6 1 (0.24%) NUnit
6 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.24%) xUnit.net
General
1 209 (49.29%) Social Skills
2 98 (23.11%) Marketing
3 85 (20.05%) Public Sector
4 69 (16.27%) Analytical Skills
5 60 (14.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 52 (12.26%) Banking
7 41 (9.67%) Legal
7 41 (9.67%) Manufacturing
8 35 (8.25%) Organisational Skills
9 29 (6.84%) Financial Institution
10 28 (6.60%) French Language
10 28 (6.60%) German Language
11 19 (4.48%) Electronics
12 15 (3.54%) Billing
13 14 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
14 11 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
14 11 (2.59%) Retail
15 9 (2.12%) Local Government
16 7 (1.65%) Advertising
17 6 (1.42%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 75 (17.69%) Business Manager
2 66 (15.57%) Business Development Manager
2 66 (15.57%) Development Manager
3 60 (14.15%) Analyst
4 51 (12.03%) Project Manager
5 43 (10.14%) Senior
6 35 (8.25%) Applications Support
7 28 (6.60%) Credit Analyst
7 28 (6.60%) Research Analyst
8 26 (6.13%) Lead
9 25 (5.90%) Senior Manager
10 20 (4.72%) Developer
11 18 (4.25%) Operations Manager
11 18 (4.25%) Senior Project Manager
12 17 (4.01%) Software Engineer
13 16 (3.77%) Consultant
14 15 (3.54%) Operations Project Manager
14 15 (3.54%) Sales Manager
14 15 (3.54%) Sales Operations Manager
15 13 (3.07%) IT Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (7.31%) CSS
2 20 (4.72%) Spring
3 18 (4.25%) HTML
4 17 (4.01%) .NET
5 16 (3.77%) jQuery
5 16 (3.77%) React
5 16 (3.77%) Spring Boot
6 15 (3.54%) JPA
6 15 (3.54%) Kafka
6 15 (3.54%) Redux
7 14 (3.30%) ASP.NET
8 13 (3.07%) Hibernate
9 5 (1.18%) CSS3
9 5 (1.18%) HTML5
9 5 (1.18%) Sass
10 4 (0.94%) RESTful
11 3 (0.71%) D3.js
11 3 (0.71%) DOM
11 3 (0.71%) KnockoutJS
11 3 (0.71%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.60%) Credit Risk
1 28 (6.60%) Fixed Income
1 28 (6.60%) Self-Motivation
2 25 (5.90%) Enterprise Software
2 25 (5.90%) Product Ownership
3 13 (3.07%) Management Information System
4 8 (1.89%) Cloud Native
5 7 (1.65%) Smartphone
5 7 (1.65%) Virtual Team
6 6 (1.42%) Driving Licence
6 6 (1.42%) Operational Technology
6 6 (1.42%) Over-the-Top Content
6 6 (1.42%) Video\Live Streaming
7 5 (1.18%) Onboarding
7 5 (1.18%) SCADA
8 4 (0.94%) Social Media
9 3 (0.71%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (0.47%) NHS
11 1 (0.24%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.30%) Windows
2 8 (1.89%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.18%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.47%) Linux
5 1 (0.24%) Android
5 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.24%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (0.24%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (24.06%) Collaborative Working
2 87 (20.52%) Business Development
3 84 (19.81%) Continuous Improvement
4 71 (16.75%) ERP
5 70 (16.51%) Collaborative Culture
5 70 (16.51%) Decision-Making
6 69 (16.27%) Agile
6 69 (16.27%) Problem-Solving
7 67 (15.80%) Facilities Management
8 66 (15.57%) Marketing Strategy
9 61 (14.39%) Business Strategy
10 59 (13.92%) Project Management
11 58 (13.68%) Customer Service
12 50 (11.79%) Risk Management
13 40 (9.43%) Asset Management
14 39 (9.20%) CRM
15 37 (8.73%) Stakeholder Management
16 36 (8.49%) Business Intelligence
17 35 (8.25%) Change Management
18 33 (7.78%) Risk Assessment
Programming Languages
1 52 (12.26%) SQL
2 33 (7.78%) Java
3 24 (5.66%) JavaScript
4 17 (4.01%) C#
5 14 (3.30%) C++
5 14 (3.30%) PHP
6 11 (2.59%) Python
7 5 (1.18%) Rust
8 2 (0.47%) C
8 2 (0.47%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.47%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.24%) X++
Qualifications
1 93 (21.93%) Degree
2 29 (6.84%) Master's Degree
3 28 (6.60%) CFA
4 15 (3.54%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.36%) BPSS Clearance
6 9 (2.12%) HND
7 7 (1.65%) PMP
8 6 (1.42%) CISSP
9 5 (1.18%) ACCA
9 5 (1.18%) CIMA
10 4 (0.94%) DBS Check
10 4 (0.94%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.94%) Security Cleared
11 2 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.47%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.24%) CISA
12 1 (0.24%) CISM
12 1 (0.24%) ISEB
12 1 (0.24%) Oracle Certification
12 1 (0.24%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.19%) QA
2 6 (1.42%) Actionable Recommendations
2 6 (1.42%) GxP
3 5 (1.18%) Accessibility
4 4 (0.94%) GAAP
4 4 (0.94%) IFRS
4 4 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (0.94%) PMO
5 2 (0.47%) GRC
5 2 (0.47%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.47%) SLA
6 1 (0.24%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.24%) GDPR
6 1 (0.24%) ISO 13485
6 1 (0.24%) ISO 14001
6 1 (0.24%) JTAG
6 1 (0.24%) NIST
System Software
1 16 (3.77%) Docker
2 6 (1.42%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.71%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.47%) Firmware
5 1 (0.24%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.24%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (3.77%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.94%) SCCM
3 3 (0.71%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.24%) SCOM
Vendors
1 65 (15.33%) Microsoft
2 28 (6.60%) Bloomberg
3 27 (6.37%) Oracle
4 24 (5.66%) SAP
5 21 (4.95%) Salesforce
6 15 (3.54%) Solace
7 10 (2.36%) Infor
7 10 (2.36%) YouTube
8 9 (2.12%) NEC
9 8 (1.89%) Cisco
9 8 (1.89%) Google
10 6 (1.42%) VMware
11 5 (1.18%) Genesys
11 5 (1.18%) IFS
11 5 (1.18%) Sage
11 5 (1.18%) Xero
12 4 (0.94%) Citrix
12 4 (0.94%) Cognos
12 4 (0.94%) Instagram
13 3 (0.71%) Fortinet