Financial Controller Job Trends in Leicester

Financial Controller
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Financial Controller salary in Leicester is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Financial Controller 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester 0.29% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
Leicestershire median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 323 171 285
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.35% 91.44% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 249 100 245
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,975 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,188 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.89% +1.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,050 £67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £49,990
% change year-on-year - -9.98% +8.38%

Financial Controller Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 15 January 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 Leicester region featuring Financial Controller in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) B2B

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) B2B