Finance Manager Job Trends in England

Finance Manager
UK > England

The median Finance Manager salary in England is £68,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 410 529 580
Rank change year-on-year +119 +51 +184
Permanent jobs requiring a Finance Manager 196 143 116
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.38% 0.30% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.32% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 166 106 100
10th Percentile £48,750 £75,000 £58,050
25th Percentile £55,000 £85,000 £87,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,750 £102,500 £120,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.93% -14.58% +29.73%
75th Percentile £83,750 £122,500 £142,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £149,375 £146,250
UK median annual salary £67,500 £102,500 £105,000
% change year-on-year -34.15% -2.38% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 47,440 44,776 47,116
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 92.73% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 29,933 23,492 36,893
10th Percentile £28,697 £33,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -5.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Finance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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 England.

Finance Manager job vacancy trend in England

Finance Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Finance Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Finance Manager job vacancies in England

Finance Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance Manager in England over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Finance Manager in England

Finance Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 11 January 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
London +37 83 £77,500 -31.11% 15
South East +71 47 £55,000 -12.00% 11
South West - 19 £54,000 - 3
Midlands +22 18 £82,500 -19.51% 9
North of England +11 17 £72,500 -9.38% 10
North West +12 13 £73,750 -7.81% 4
East of England - 11 £60,000 -
West Midlands +34 10 £82,500 -19.51% 5
East Midlands -6 8 £58,000 - 4
Yorkshire - 4 £65,000 - 6
Finance Manager
UK

Finance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 11 January 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 England region featuring Finance Manager in the job title.

1 62 (31.63%) ACCA
2 61 (31.12%) CIMA
3 43 (21.94%) ERP
3 43 (21.94%) Process Improvement
4 39 (19.90%) Business Strategy
5 36 (18.37%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 33 (16.84%) Budgeting
7 30 (15.31%) Decision-Making
7 30 (15.31%) Financial Analysis
8 28 (14.29%) Agile
9 25 (12.76%) Financial Modelling
10 22 (11.22%) Continuous Improvement
10 22 (11.22%) SaaS
11 20 (10.20%) Roadmaps
12 19 (9.69%) Project Management
13 18 (9.18%) AI
13 18 (9.18%) Business Case
14 17 (8.67%) Business Development
15 16 (8.16%) Degree
16 14 (7.14%) Oracle
16 14 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
17 13 (6.63%) Accounts Payable
17 13 (6.63%) Dynamics 365
18 12 (6.12%) Accounts Receivable
18 12 (6.12%) Azure
18 12 (6.12%) Microsoft Excel
18 12 (6.12%) SAP
19 11 (5.61%) AWS
19 11 (5.61%) Business Intelligence
19 11 (5.61%) Mentoring

Finance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 12 (6.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.51%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 9 (4.59%) Oracle Payables
1 9 (4.59%) Oracle Receivables
2 7 (3.57%) Dynamics AX
2 7 (3.57%) Oracle Assets
2 7 (3.57%) Oracle Cash Management
2 7 (3.57%) Oracle EBS
2 7 (3.57%) Oracle EBS R12
3 6 (3.06%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (2.55%) NetSuite
5 2 (1.02%) Lawson
5 2 (1.02%) SAP CO
5 2 (1.02%) SAP FI
5 2 (1.02%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (1.02%) SAP IBP
5 2 (1.02%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.51%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 22 (11.22%) SaaS
2 13 (6.63%) Dynamics 365
3 12 (6.12%) Azure
4 11 (5.61%) AWS
5 10 (5.10%) Power Platform
6 9 (4.59%) GCP
7 4 (2.04%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.51%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.51%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.10%) Power BI
2 4 (2.04%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.53%) Tableau
4 2 (1.02%) Data Mining
4 2 (1.02%) Essbase
4 2 (1.02%) MS Access
5 1 (0.51%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.51%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (0.51%) JIRA
General
1 196 (100.00%) Finance
2 26 (13.27%) Analytical Skills
2 26 (13.27%) Social Skills
3 12 (6.12%) Retail
4 8 (4.08%) General Ledger
5 6 (3.06%) Law
6 5 (2.55%) Public Sector
7 4 (2.04%) Banking
7 4 (2.04%) Brand Awareness
7 4 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (2.04%) Legal
7 4 (2.04%) Marketing
8 3 (1.53%) Financial Institution
8 3 (1.53%) Games
8 3 (1.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (1.53%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.02%) Back Office
9 2 (1.02%) Digital Economy
10 1 (0.51%) International Banking
10 1 (0.51%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.59%) .NET
2 1 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 4 (2.04%) Acoustics
1 4 (2.04%) Fibre Optics
1 4 (2.04%) Virtual Team
2 3 (1.53%) Data Centre
2 3 (1.53%) Onboarding
3 2 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (1.02%) PMI
3 2 (1.02%) Product Ownership
3 2 (1.02%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.51%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.51%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.51%) Public Cloud
4 1 (0.51%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (21.94%) ERP
1 43 (21.94%) Process Improvement
2 39 (19.90%) Business Strategy
3 36 (18.37%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 33 (16.84%) Budgeting
5 30 (15.31%) Decision-Making
5 30 (15.31%) Financial Analysis
6 28 (14.29%) Agile
7 25 (12.76%) Financial Modelling
8 22 (11.22%) Continuous Improvement
9 20 (10.20%) Roadmaps
10 19 (9.69%) Project Management
11 18 (9.18%) AI
11 18 (9.18%) Business Case
12 17 (8.67%) Business Development
13 14 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
14 13 (6.63%) Accounts Payable
15 12 (6.12%) Accounts Receivable
16 11 (5.61%) Business Intelligence
16 11 (5.61%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.59%) JavaScript
1 9 (4.59%) TypeScript
2 4 (2.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 62 (31.63%) ACCA
2 61 (31.12%) CIMA
3 16 (8.16%) Degree
4 6 (3.06%) Security Cleared
5 5 (2.55%) DV Cleared
6 4 (2.04%) Master's Degree
7 3 (1.53%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.02%) CCAB
8 2 (1.02%) MBA
8 2 (1.02%) Oracle Certification
8 2 (1.02%) SAP Certification
9 1 (0.51%) AAT
9 1 (0.51%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.51%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.59%) IFRS
2 5 (2.55%) Accessibility
2 5 (2.55%) QA
3 4 (2.04%) PMO
4 3 (1.53%) GAAP
5 2 (1.02%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.51%) GDPR
6 1 (0.51%) IFRS 17
6 1 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.51%) SEPA
6 1 (0.51%) SLA
Vendors
1 14 (7.14%) Oracle
2 12 (6.12%) SAP
3 6 (3.06%) Microsoft
3 6 (3.06%) Workday
4 4 (2.04%) Alteryx
4 4 (2.04%) GoCardless
4 4 (2.04%) Xero
5 3 (1.53%) Concur
5 3 (1.53%) Infor
6 2 (1.02%) Ariba
6 2 (1.02%) Cognos
6 2 (1.02%) JD Edwards