Financial Controller Job Trends in Leeds

Financial Controller
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Financial Controller salary in Leeds is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 March 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Financial Controller 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £64,750 - -
25th Percentile £68,125 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £70,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 1,761 705 1,915
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.03% 93.75% 95.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,271 488 1,473
10th Percentile £29,250 £27,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,750 £39,723 £40,988
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,000 £54,900
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -1.64% -0.18%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,500 £85,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £54,228 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.42% +3.29% -4.55%

Financial Controller
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Financial Controller job vacancy trend in Leeds

Financial Controller
Salary Trend in Leeds

Salary distribution trend for Financial Controller job vacancies in Leeds.

Salary distribution trend for Financial Controller job vacancies in Leeds

Financial Controller Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 27 March 2026, 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 Leeds region featuring Financial Controller in the job title.

1 1 (25.00%) ACCA
1 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (25.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (25.00%) AI
1 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (25.00%) CIMA
1 1 (25.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 1 (25.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (25.00%) Financial Modelling
1 1 (25.00%) Google
1 1 (25.00%) Google Sheets
1 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (25.00%) Pricing Strategy
1 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
1 1 (25.00%) Xero

Financial Controller Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Google Sheets
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Billing
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (25.00%) AI
1 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (25.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 1 (25.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (25.00%) Financial Modelling
1 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (25.00%) Pricing Strategy
1 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) ACCA
1 1 (25.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Google
1 1 (25.00%) Xero