Financial Controller Job Trends in the East of England

Financial Controller
England > East of England

The median Financial Controller salary in the East of England is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 174 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Financial Controller 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.060% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - -
75th Percentile £77,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £75,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 3,085 4,152 2,220
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.37% 94.86% 96.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1,720 2,219 1,444
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,225 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,800 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Financial Controller
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Financial Controller' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Financial Controller job vacancy trend in the East of England

Financial Controller
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for Financial Controller job vacancies in the East of England.

Salary distribution trend for Financial Controller job vacancies in the East of England

Financial Controller
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 Financial Controller within the East of England region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
Norfolk - 2 £75,000 -
Financial Controller
England

Financial Controller Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 6 October 2025, Financial Controller 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 East of England region featuring Financial Controller in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) GAAP
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) IFRS
1 2 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting

Financial Controller Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Inventory Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GAAP
1 2 (100.00%) IFRS
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft