The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in the Home Counties. 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
1
3
7
Rank change year-on-year
+2
+4
+9
Permanent jobs citing Finance
1
1
9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Home Counties
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 Home Counties.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills
2
8
29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Home Counties
66.67%
100.00%
90.63%
Number of salaries quoted
2
2
18
10th Percentile
£48,750
£52,200
£23,000
25th Percentile
£50,625
£58,500
£33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£69,000
£65,000
Median % change year-on-year
-20.29%
+6.15%
-16.13%
75th Percentile
£58,125
£79,500
£95,000
90th Percentile
£59,250
£85,800
£96,625
South East median annual salary
£55,000
£47,500
£52,500
% change year-on-year
+15.79%
-9.52%
-2.78%
Finance Job Vacancy Trend in the Home Counties
Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Home Counties.
Finance Salary Trend in the Home Counties
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in the Home Counties.
Finance Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Home Counties
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, job vacancies citing Finance also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Home Counties region with a requirement for Finance.
Finance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Home Counties 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:
