Finance Systems Manager Job Trends in Manchester

Finance System Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Finance System Manager salary in Manchester is £102,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 153 143
Rank change year-on-year +17 -10 +108
Permanent jobs requiring a Finance Systems Manager 2 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.072% 0.037% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.081% 0.039% 0.045%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £100,250 - -
25th Percentile £100,625 £57,500 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £102,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +70.83% - -
75th Percentile £105,625 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £106,750 - -
North West median annual salary £102,500 £80,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +28.13% +33.33% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,481 2,552 2,207
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.05% 93.96% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 1,581 1,231 1,773
10th Percentile £29,000 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,238 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.42% -2.40% -0.94%

Finance Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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 Manchester.

Finance Systems Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

Finance Systems Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary distribution trend for Finance Systems Manager job vacancies in Manchester

Finance Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, 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 Manchester region featuring Finance Systems Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Concur
2 1 (50.00%) Data Security
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) PLM
2 1 (50.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Problem Management
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Product Vision
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (50.00%) SAP Certification
2 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap

Finance Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Data Security
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) PLM
2 1 (50.00%) Problem Management
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Product Vision
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Concur
1 1 (50.00%) SAP