Finance Jobs in Edinburgh

Financial
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Edinburgh. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 2 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +7
Permanent jobs citing Finance 303 507 759
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 22.80% 35.58% 31.40%
As % of the General category 37.78% 45.39% 48.50%
Number of salaries quoted 104 362 527
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £46,306 £50,000 £46,481
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,750 £65,351 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.04% +4.56% +17.92%
75th Percentile £75,938 £82,548 £77,530
90th Percentile £112,000 £96,539 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £53,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -14.40% +4.17% +14.29%

All General Skills
Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 802 1,117 1,565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 60.35% 78.39% 64.75%
Number of salaries quoted 407 706 1,056
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,681 £35,997
25th Percentile £43,125 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,526 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% -0.79% +20.00%
75th Percentile £71,500 £77,542 £76,284
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,419 £87,500
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +13.40%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Edinburgh

Finance
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary trend for Finance in Edinburgh

Finance
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 13 September 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in Edinburgh

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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 9 (2.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.64%) Confluence
2 8 (2.64%) SAS
3 4 (1.32%) IIS
3 4 (1.32%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.99%) Apache
5 2 (0.66%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.33%) WildFly
Applications
1 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.99%) Adobe Illustrator
2 3 (0.99%) Adobe XD
2 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.99%) Photoshop
2 3 (0.99%) Sketch
3 1 (0.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.99%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.66%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 52 (17.16%) AWS
2 51 (16.83%) Azure
3 13 (4.29%) GCP
4 10 (3.30%) Azure DevOps
4 10 (3.30%) Power Platform
4 10 (3.30%) SaaS
5 8 (2.64%) Entra ID
6 6 (1.98%) OCI
6 6 (1.98%) Serverless
7 5 (1.65%) Azure Event Grid
7 5 (1.65%) Azure Logic Apps
7 5 (1.65%) Azure Storage
7 5 (1.65%) GitHub
7 5 (1.65%) Snowflake
8 4 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.32%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (0.99%) AWS CloudFormation
9 3 (0.99%) Figma
9 3 (0.99%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 3 (0.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.98%) Firewall
1 6 (1.98%) VPN
2 5 (1.65%) DNS
3 4 (1.32%) Internet
4 3 (0.99%) DHCP
4 3 (0.99%) IPsec
4 3 (0.99%) LAN
4 3 (0.99%) SNMP
4 3 (0.99%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.99%) WAN
4 3 (0.99%) Wireless
5 2 (0.66%) HTTP
6 1 (0.33%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (12.21%) SQL Server
2 14 (4.62%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (3.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (3.30%) Power BI
5 8 (2.64%) Relational Database
5 8 (2.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (1.98%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.65%) Big Data
7 5 (1.65%) Tableau
8 4 (1.32%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 4 (1.32%) Data Lake
8 4 (1.32%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.99%) DB2
9 3 (0.99%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.99%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.99%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.99%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 2 (0.66%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.66%) NoSQL
11 1 (0.33%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 15 (4.95%) Git
2 9 (2.97%) JIRA
3 8 (2.64%) Selenium
4 6 (1.98%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.65%) GitLab
6 4 (1.32%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.32%) JMeter
6 4 (1.32%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.99%) CircleCI
7 3 (0.99%) GoCD
8 1 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.33%) Spinnaker
8 1 (0.33%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.33%) Vite
8 1 (0.33%) webpack
General
1 77 (25.41%) Social Skills
2 36 (11.88%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (11.55%) Banking
4 23 (7.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 19 (6.27%) Financial Institution
6 15 (4.95%) Legal
7 14 (4.62%) Marketing
8 12 (3.96%) Retail
9 8 (2.64%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (2.31%) Public Sector
10 7 (2.31%) Wholesale Banking
11 6 (1.98%) Law
11 6 (1.98%) Retail Banking
11 6 (1.98%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.65%) Billing
13 4 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.99%) General Ledger
14 3 (0.99%) Health Technology
14 3 (0.99%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.66%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 56 (18.48%) Senior
2 55 (18.15%) Analyst
3 34 (11.22%) Developer
4 27 (8.91%) Consultant
5 25 (8.25%) Lead
6 20 (6.60%) Software Engineer
7 17 (5.61%) Architect
8 14 (4.62%) Senior Analyst
9 12 (3.96%) Actuarial Analyst
10 10 (3.30%) Business Analyst
10 10 (3.30%) Data Engineer
10 10 (3.30%) Data Manager
10 10 (3.30%) Project Manager
10 10 (3.30%) Senior Developer
11 9 (2.97%) Risk Manager
11 9 (2.97%) Senior Manager
11 9 (2.97%) Senior Software Engineer
12 8 (2.64%) .NET Developer
12 8 (2.64%) Product Analyst
12 8 (2.64%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (9.57%) .NET
2 13 (4.29%) React
3 12 (3.96%) .NET Framework
3 12 (3.96%) AngularJS
4 11 (3.63%) .NET Core
5 10 (3.30%) Web Services
5 10 (3.30%) YAML
6 8 (2.64%) ASP.NET
6 8 (2.64%) Oracle Fusion
7 7 (2.31%) Middleware
7 7 (2.31%) Spring
7 7 (2.31%) Spring Boot
7 7 (2.31%) Vue
8 6 (1.98%) CSS
8 6 (1.98%) HTML
8 6 (1.98%) SOAP
9 5 (1.65%) ARM Templates
9 5 (1.65%) HTML5
9 5 (1.65%) RESTful
9 5 (1.65%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (3.30%) Public Cloud
2 9 (2.97%) Data Centre
2 9 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
3 8 (2.64%) Market Risk
4 7 (2.31%) Algorithms
4 7 (2.31%) Credit Risk
5 6 (1.98%) Mainframe
6 5 (1.65%) Private Cloud
6 5 (1.65%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.99%) Data Structures
8 3 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.99%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (0.99%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.66%) Derivative
9 2 (0.66%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.66%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.66%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.66%) Social Media
10 1 (0.33%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 18 (5.94%) Windows
2 11 (3.63%) Linux
3 8 (2.64%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.99%) Data ONTAP
5 2 (0.66%) CentOS
5 2 (0.66%) Unix
6 1 (0.33%) Android
6 1 (0.33%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.33%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (21.78%) Agile
2 50 (16.50%) Project Management
3 49 (16.17%) Coaching
4 48 (15.84%) Problem-Solving
5 41 (13.53%) Software Engineering
6 39 (12.87%) Analytics
7 34 (11.22%) Fintech
8 31 (10.23%) Stakeholder Management
9 30 (9.90%) Data Management
10 29 (9.57%) DevOps
11 25 (8.25%) CI/CD
12 22 (7.26%) Business Strategy
12 22 (7.26%) SDLC
13 21 (6.93%) Decision-Making
13 21 (6.93%) Roadmaps
14 20 (6.60%) Data Modelling
15 19 (6.27%) Continuous Improvement
16 18 (5.94%) Data Science
17 17 (5.61%) People Management
17 17 (5.61%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 58 (19.14%) SQL
2 37 (12.21%) C#
3 34 (11.22%) Python
4 18 (5.94%) PowerShell
5 14 (4.62%) JavaScript
6 11 (3.63%) TypeScript
7 9 (2.97%) PL/SQL
8 8 (2.64%) Java
9 6 (1.98%) Bash
9 6 (1.98%) Bicep
10 5 (1.65%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.99%) Groovy
11 3 (0.99%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.66%) F#
13 1 (0.33%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 38 (12.54%) Degree
2 13 (4.29%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (2.31%) Master's Degree
4 6 (1.98%) PMP
5 5 (1.65%) ACCA
5 5 (1.65%) AWS Certification
5 5 (1.65%) CFA
5 5 (1.65%) CIMA
6 4 (1.32%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.99%) CISA
7 3 (0.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.33%) CBAP
8 1 (0.33%) CISSP
8 1 (0.33%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.33%) SANS
8 1 (0.33%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (5.28%) Data Quality
2 14 (4.62%) IFRS
3 12 (3.96%) GAAP
3 12 (3.96%) Solvency II
4 7 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.98%) QA
6 5 (1.65%) GDPR
6 5 (1.65%) NIST
6 5 (1.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 4 (1.32%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.99%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.99%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.99%) ITGC
9 2 (0.66%) IFRS 9
9 2 (0.66%) PMO
10 1 (0.33%) COBIT
10 1 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 12 (3.96%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.30%) Docker
3 9 (2.97%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.65%) Virtual Desktop
4 5 (1.65%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.99%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.66%) KVM
6 2 (0.66%) Xen
Systems Management
1 17 (5.61%) Terraform
2 11 (3.63%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.97%) Ansible
4 4 (1.32%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.99%) Fortio
5 3 (0.99%) Istio
5 3 (0.99%) Kiali
5 3 (0.99%) Progress Chef
5 3 (0.99%) Puppet
5 3 (0.99%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 43 (14.19%) Microsoft
2 20 (6.60%) Oracle
3 9 (2.97%) VMware
4 7 (2.31%) ServiceNow
5 6 (1.98%) Palo Alto
6 5 (1.65%) CA
7 4 (1.32%) Avaloq
7 4 (1.32%) Dynatrace
7 4 (1.32%) Google
8 3 (0.99%) Adobe
8 3 (0.99%) Cisco
8 3 (0.99%) Juniper
8 3 (0.99%) Meraki
8 3 (0.99%) NetApp
8 3 (0.99%) Red Hat
8 3 (0.99%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.99%) SolidFire
9 2 (0.66%) Sage
9 2 (0.66%) SAP
10 1 (0.33%) TOWER Software