Finance Systems Manager Job Trends in London

Finance System Manager
England > London

The median Finance System Manager salary in London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 December 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 368 420 447
Rank change year-on-year +52 +27 +251
Permanent jobs requiring a Finance Systems Manager 14 4 2
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.10% 0.025% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.027% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 14 4 2
10th Percentile £67,500 - £57,075
25th Percentile £72,500 £58,641 £59,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £83,132 £64,250
Median % change year-on-year -3.77% +29.39% -23.28%
75th Percentile £88,750 £103,000 £69,438
90th Percentile £90,000 - £72,025
England median annual salary £77,500 £63,264 £60,000
% change year-on-year +22.50% +5.44% -25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,441 14,745 16,938
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.76% 93.26% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 8,234 8,645 13,674
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Finance Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Finance Systems Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Finance Systems Manager job vacancy trend in London

Finance Systems Manager
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Finance Systems Manager job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Finance Systems Manager job vacancies in London

Finance Systems Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance Systems Manager in London over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Finance Systems Manager in London

Finance Systems Manager
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance Systems Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 29 December 2025. 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
Central London +44 1 £75,000 -27.18% 4
Finance Systems Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Finance Systems 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 London region featuring Finance Systems Manager in the job title.

1 8 (57.14%) ERP
2 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (35.71%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (28.57%) NetSuite
3 4 (28.57%) Project Management
4 3 (21.43%) Business Case
4 3 (21.43%) Change Management
4 3 (21.43%) Decision-Making
4 3 (21.43%) Logistics
4 3 (21.43%) Process Improvement
4 3 (21.43%) Project Delivery
4 3 (21.43%) Project Planning
4 3 (21.43%) QA
4 3 (21.43%) Requirements Gathering
4 3 (21.43%) Workshop Facilitation
5 2 (14.29%) CCAB
5 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (14.29%) Mentoring
5 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
6 1 (7.14%) AI
6 1 (7.14%) Analytics
6 1 (7.14%) Data Migration
6 1 (7.14%) Degree
6 1 (7.14%) Event-Driven
6 1 (7.14%) IFRS
6 1 (7.14%) ITIL
6 1 (7.14%) Migration
6 1 (7.14%) Order to Cash
6 1 (7.14%) Procure-to-Pay

Finance Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (28.57%) NetSuite
2 1 (7.14%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
General
1 14 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Virtual Team
2 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.14%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) ERP
2 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (35.71%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (28.57%) Project Management
4 3 (21.43%) Business Case
4 3 (21.43%) Change Management
4 3 (21.43%) Decision-Making
4 3 (21.43%) Logistics
4 3 (21.43%) Process Improvement
4 3 (21.43%) Project Delivery
4 3 (21.43%) Project Planning
4 3 (21.43%) Requirements Gathering
4 3 (21.43%) Workshop Facilitation
5 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (14.29%) Mentoring
6 1 (7.14%) Analytics
6 1 (7.14%) Data Migration
6 1 (7.14%) Migration
6 1 (7.14%) Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (7.14%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) CCAB
2 1 (7.14%) Degree
2 1 (7.14%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) QA
2 1 (7.14%) IFRS
2 1 (7.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.14%) SAP
2 1 (7.14%) Workday