Finance Job Trends in Essex

Financial
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 4 4
Rank change year-on-year -8 0 -2
Permanent jobs citing Finance 111 109 83
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 7.07% 17.67% 14.90%
As % of the General category 17.82% 31.41% 29.54%
Number of salaries quoted 69 50 28
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,000 £38,890
25th Percentile £28,750 £26,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -20.93% +37.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,688 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,100 £81,700
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -16.67% +33.99%

All General Skills
Essex

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 general skills in Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 623 347 281
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 39.66% 56.24% 50.45%
Number of salaries quoted 433 217 140
10th Percentile £27,200 £25,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £38,890
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £37,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -25.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £62,813
90th Percentile £77,000 £75,000 £73,750
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% +1.36%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Finance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Finance job vacancy trend in Essex

Finance
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Finance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Finance

Finance
Salary Histogram in Essex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in Essex over the 6 months to 15 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Finance in Essex

Finance
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Essex region over the 6 months to 15 October 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
Chelmsford -1 20 £45,000 -35.71% 6
Basildon +8 15 £110,000 +49.15% 14
Harlow -8 9 £65,000 +173.68% 4
Loughton - 7 £45,000 -
Colchester -16 6 £67,500 - 4
Chigwell +1 4 £65,000 -
Waltham Abbey -1 2 £35,000 -
Harwich -4 2 - -
Braintree - 2 £30,000 - 2
Southend-on-Sea -4 1 - - 2
Dunmow - 1 - -
Finance
East of England

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.70%) SAS
1 3 (2.70%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.80%) WordPress
3 1 (0.90%) CMS
3 1 (0.90%) Jupyter
Applications
1 9 (8.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (6.31%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (5.41%) Simulink
4 2 (1.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.80%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.90%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 7 (6.31%) SAP ERP
1 7 (6.31%) SAP R/3
2 1 (0.90%) iTrent
2 1 (0.90%) Magento
2 1 (0.90%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (0.90%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 18 (16.22%) Azure
2 10 (9.01%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (4.50%) Power Platform
4 3 (2.70%) AWS
4 3 (2.70%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (0.90%) Google Sheets
5 1 (0.90%) MailChimp
5 1 (0.90%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.90%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.60%) Ethernet
1 4 (3.60%) Firewall
1 4 (3.60%) Structured Cabling
1 4 (3.60%) VoIP
1 4 (3.60%) VPN
2 3 (2.70%) DHCP
2 3 (2.70%) DNS
2 3 (2.70%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.90%) Cisco ISE
3 1 (0.90%) Cisco Nexus
3 1 (0.90%) Internet
3 1 (0.90%) LAN
3 1 (0.90%) Network Security
3 1 (0.90%) WAN
3 1 (0.90%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.21%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (6.31%) SAP BW
3 5 (4.50%) Power BI
4 3 (2.70%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.80%) Metadata
5 2 (1.80%) MySQL
6 1 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 8 (7.21%) JIRA
2 5 (4.50%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.90%) Browser DevTools
3 1 (0.90%) Selenium
3 1 (0.90%) SpecFlow
General
1 39 (35.14%) Social Skills
2 25 (22.52%) Aerospace
3 14 (12.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 13 (11.71%) Electronics
4 13 (11.71%) Manufacturing
5 11 (9.91%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (7.21%) Marketing
7 7 (6.31%) Legal
7 7 (6.31%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (3.60%) Games
9 3 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (2.70%) Retail
10 2 (1.80%) Military
10 2 (1.80%) Public Sector
10 2 (1.80%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.90%) Advertising
11 1 (0.90%) Automotive
11 1 (0.90%) Billing
11 1 (0.90%) Brand Awareness
11 1 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (18.92%) Analyst
2 17 (15.32%) Support Analyst
3 11 (9.91%) Finance Manager
4 10 (9.01%) Business Systems Analyst
4 10 (9.01%) Healthcare Analyst
4 10 (9.01%) IT Manager
4 10 (9.01%) Systems Support Analyst
5 8 (7.21%) Business Systems Manager
5 8 (7.21%) ERP Manager
5 8 (7.21%) ERP Project Manager
5 8 (7.21%) Finance Project Manager
5 8 (7.21%) Finance Systems Manager
5 8 (7.21%) IT Finance Manager
5 8 (7.21%) IT Project Manager
5 8 (7.21%) Lead
5 8 (7.21%) Project Manager
5 8 (7.21%) Support Manager
5 8 (7.21%) Systems Manager
6 7 (6.31%) IT Analyst
6 7 (6.31%) SAP Financial Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.60%) CSS
2 3 (2.70%) jQuery
3 1 (0.90%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 8 (7.21%) Onboarding
2 6 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (3.60%) FPGA
3 4 (3.60%) Management Information System
3 4 (3.60%) Renewable Energy
4 3 (2.70%) Algorithms
4 3 (2.70%) Data Centre
4 3 (2.70%) Pricing Data
5 2 (1.80%) Blog
5 2 (1.80%) Driving Licence
5 2 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.90%) Acoustics
6 1 (0.90%) AI Agents
6 1 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.90%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.90%) PropTech
6 1 (0.90%) Social Media
6 1 (0.90%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (5.41%) Windows
2 4 (3.60%) Windows Server
2 4 (3.60%) Windows Server 2019
3 2 (1.80%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (18.92%) Stakeholder Management
2 18 (16.22%) ITIL
3 17 (15.32%) ERP
4 15 (13.51%) Business Intelligence
5 14 (12.61%) Customer Service
5 14 (12.61%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (10.81%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (9.91%) CRM
8 10 (9.01%) Software Engineering
9 9 (8.11%) Decision-Making
9 9 (8.11%) Physics
9 9 (8.11%) Requirements Management
10 8 (7.21%) Agile
10 8 (7.21%) Business Development
10 8 (7.21%) Process Improvement
10 8 (7.21%) Quality Management
10 8 (7.21%) Service Delivery
11 7 (6.31%) Configuration Management
11 7 (6.31%) Mentoring
11 7 (6.31%) Supply Chain Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (10.81%) Python
2 11 (9.91%) SQL
3 9 (8.11%) MATLAB
4 5 (4.50%) C#
4 5 (4.50%) C++
5 4 (3.60%) PHP
6 3 (2.70%) Java
7 1 (0.90%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 27 (24.32%) Degree
2 20 (18.02%) SC Cleared
2 20 (18.02%) Security Cleared
3 14 (12.61%) BPSS Clearance
4 13 (11.71%) DV Cleared
5 5 (4.50%) PhD
6 4 (3.60%) Master's Degree
6 4 (3.60%) Numerate Degree
7 3 (2.70%) A+ Certification
7 3 (2.70%) Azure Certification
7 3 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.70%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (1.80%) ACCA
8 2 (1.80%) CIMA
9 1 (0.90%) CCNA
9 1 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (11.71%) Accessibility
2 4 (3.60%) Data Quality
3 3 (2.70%) SLA
4 2 (1.80%) GDPR
5 1 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 1 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 1 (0.90%) QA
System Software
1 7 (6.31%) Active Directory
1 7 (6.31%) Firmware
2 3 (2.70%) Hyper-V
2 3 (2.70%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 3 (2.70%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (2.70%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 22 (19.82%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.21%) SAP
3 5 (4.50%) HubSpot
4 4 (3.60%) Cisco
4 4 (3.60%) Siemens
5 3 (2.70%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.70%) SonicWALL
6 2 (1.80%) DocuSign
6 2 (1.80%) Google
7 1 (0.90%) Ahrefs
7 1 (0.90%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.90%) F5
7 1 (0.90%) Facebook
7 1 (0.90%) Instagram
7 1 (0.90%) Screaming Frog