Head of Finance Job Trends in London

Head of Finance
England > London

The median Head of Finance salary in London is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 June 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 385 354 502
Rank change year-on-year -31 +148 +84
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Finance 38 38 9
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.18% 0.31% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.34% 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 36 32 9
10th Percentile £73,125 £85,000 £130,000
25th Percentile £80,000 £107,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £115,000 £140,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% -17.86% +64.71%
75th Percentile £90,938 £160,000 -
90th Percentile £118,750 - -
England median annual salary £85,000 £115,000 £140,000
% change year-on-year -26.09% -17.86% +64.71%

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 19,957 11,064 23,331
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.63% 90.82% 94.45%
Number of salaries quoted 13,732 7,003 17,363
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,517 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £93,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +9.52% -12.87%

Head of Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Head of Finance job vacancy trend in London

Head of Finance
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Head of Finance job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Head of Finance job vacancies in London

Head of Finance
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Head of Finance in London over the 6 months to 19 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Head of Finance in London

Head of Finance
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Finance within the London region over the 6 months to 19 June 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
South London +36 15 £90,000 +47.54% 3
Head of Finance
England

Head of Finance Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 19 June 2026, Head of Finance 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 Head of Finance in the job title.

1 18 (47.37%) Financial Modelling
2 9 (23.68%) Roadmaps
3 7 (18.42%) Agile
3 7 (18.42%) Data Architecture
3 7 (18.42%) Line Management
3 7 (18.42%) Microsoft
3 7 (18.42%) Regulatory Compliance
4 6 (15.79%) AI
4 6 (15.79%) Asset Management
4 6 (15.79%) Azure
4 6 (15.79%) Azure AI
4 6 (15.79%) Azure Machine Learning
4 6 (15.79%) Azure SQL Database
4 6 (15.79%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 6 (15.79%) Data Development
4 6 (15.79%) Data Engineering
4 6 (15.79%) Data Governance
4 6 (15.79%) Databricks
4 6 (15.79%) Machine Learning
4 6 (15.79%) Migration
4 6 (15.79%) Snowflake
4 6 (15.79%) SQL
4 6 (15.79%) SQL Server
4 6 (15.79%) Virtual Machines
5 5 (13.16%) Decision-Making
5 5 (13.16%) SAP
6 4 (10.53%) Budgeting
7 3 (7.89%) ACCA
7 3 (7.89%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 3 (7.89%) CIMA

Head of Finance 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:

Applications
1 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (5.26%) NetSuite
2 1 (2.63%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (15.79%) Azure
1 6 (15.79%) Azure AI
1 6 (15.79%) Azure Machine Learning
1 6 (15.79%) Azure Synapse Analytics
1 6 (15.79%) Snowflake
2 1 (2.63%) Intacct
2 1 (2.63%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (15.79%) Azure SQL Database
1 6 (15.79%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.63%) Power BI
General
1 38 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (15.79%) Banking
3 3 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (5.26%) Legal
5 1 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.63%) Police
5 1 (2.63%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 12 (31.58%) Educational Technology
2 4 (10.53%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (47.37%) Financial Modelling
2 9 (23.68%) Roadmaps
3 7 (18.42%) Agile
3 7 (18.42%) Data Architecture
3 7 (18.42%) Line Management
3 7 (18.42%) Regulatory Compliance
4 6 (15.79%) AI
4 6 (15.79%) Asset Management
4 6 (15.79%) Data Development
4 6 (15.79%) Data Engineering
4 6 (15.79%) Data Governance
4 6 (15.79%) Machine Learning
4 6 (15.79%) Migration
5 5 (13.16%) Decision-Making
6 4 (10.53%) Budgeting
7 3 (7.89%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 3 (7.89%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (7.89%) ERP
7 3 (7.89%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (7.89%) Project Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 6 (15.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (7.89%) ACCA
1 3 (7.89%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.63%) Data Quality
1 1 (2.63%) GAAP
1 1 (2.63%) GDPR
1 1 (2.63%) GRC
1 1 (2.63%) IFRS
System Software
1 6 (15.79%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 7 (18.42%) Microsoft
2 6 (15.79%) Databricks
3 5 (13.16%) SAP
4 1 (2.63%) Concur
4 1 (2.63%) Sage