Finance Jobs in the Midlands

Financial
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 5 9
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 +3
Permanent jobs citing Finance 1,558 1,515 1,894
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.41% 19.95% 15.36%
As % of the General category 24.82% 28.51% 22.88%
Number of salaries quoted 752 876 1,061
10th Percentile £27,250 £35,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £41,825
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £55,000 £53,860
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +2.12% +5.61%
75th Percentile £68,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,850 £78,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £67,500 £69,447 £67,500
% change year-on-year -2.80% +2.88% +3.85%

All General Skills
Midlands

Finance falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6,276 5,313 8,278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 54.02% 69.96% 67.13%
Number of salaries quoted 3,549 2,948 4,722
10th Percentile £26,000 £29,000 £28,125
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £66,004 £62,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £75,040
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the Midlands

Finance
Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in the Midlands.

Salary trend for Finance in the Midlands

Finance
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in the Midlands

Finance
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
West Midlands 0 989 £55,000 - 205
East Midlands -1 565 £50,000 -9.09% 148
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 49 (3.15%) SharePoint
2 22 (1.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 18 (1.16%) SAS
4 16 (1.03%) Apache
5 14 (0.90%) WordPress
6 9 (0.58%) IIS
7 8 (0.51%) Apache Spark
7 8 (0.51%) Tomcat
8 5 (0.32%) nginx
9 4 (0.26%) Confluence
9 4 (0.26%) Office Communications Server
10 3 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.19%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.13%) MTS
11 2 (0.13%) Oracle Workflow
12 1 (0.064%) Appian
12 1 (0.064%) CMS
Applications
1 391 (25.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 337 (21.63%) Microsoft Office
3 80 (5.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.16%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.19%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.13%) Simulink
7 1 (0.064%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.064%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.064%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.064%) InfoPath
7 1 (0.064%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.064%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.064%) Sketch
7 1 (0.064%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.064%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 27 (1.73%) NEC Housing
2 24 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 17 (1.09%) Oracle EBS
3 17 (1.09%) Oracle Payables
4 15 (0.96%) Oracle Receivables
5 12 (0.77%) Oracle Assets
5 12 (0.77%) Oracle Cash Management
5 12 (0.77%) Oracle General Ledger
6 8 (0.51%) Oracle ERP
6 8 (0.51%) PeopleSoft HCM
7 6 (0.39%) Unit4 Business World
8 5 (0.32%) HFM
8 5 (0.32%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 5 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
8 5 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
8 5 (0.32%) Shopify
9 4 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
9 4 (0.26%) NetSuite
10 3 (0.19%) ProductWriter
10 3 (0.19%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 120 (7.70%) Azure
2 114 (7.32%) Power Platform
3 71 (4.56%) Dynamics 365
4 68 (4.36%) Microsoft 365
5 67 (4.30%) AWS
6 42 (2.70%) SaaS
7 18 (1.16%) Power Automate
7 18 (1.16%) PowerApps
8 17 (1.09%) Entra ID
9 13 (0.83%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (0.77%) GitHub
11 11 (0.71%) Amazon S3
11 11 (0.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 11 (0.71%) Figma
12 9 (0.58%) OCI
13 8 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
13 8 (0.51%) PaaS
13 8 (0.51%) Serverless
13 8 (0.51%) WhatsApp
14 7 (0.45%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 36 (2.31%) Firewall
2 27 (1.73%) Internet
3 25 (1.60%) Broadband
4 24 (1.54%) Wi-Fi
5 20 (1.28%) DNS
6 18 (1.16%) VPN
7 17 (1.09%) Network Security
8 14 (0.90%) WAN
9 13 (0.83%) DHCP
9 13 (0.83%) SAN
10 12 (0.77%) LAN
11 9 (0.58%) IPsec
12 8 (0.51%) 5G
12 8 (0.51%) Ethernet
12 8 (0.51%) Wireless
13 7 (0.45%) PBX
14 6 (0.39%) Cisco Nexus
14 6 (0.39%) SD-WAN
14 6 (0.39%) VLAN
15 5 (0.32%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 107 (6.87%) Power BI
2 63 (4.04%) SQL Server
3 24 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
4 20 (1.28%) Oracle Database
5 18 (1.16%) Data Lake
5 18 (1.16%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 18 (1.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 18 (1.16%) Tableau
6 16 (1.03%) Big Data
7 12 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
7 12 (0.77%) Relational Database
8 9 (0.58%) Metadata
8 9 (0.58%) Power Query
9 8 (0.51%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 7 (0.45%) MySQL
10 7 (0.45%) Oracle Database 12c
11 5 (0.32%) Amazon Redshift
11 5 (0.32%) Elasticsearch
11 5 (0.32%) MongoDB
11 5 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 39 (2.50%) JIRA
2 10 (0.64%) Git
3 6 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 5 (0.32%) webpack
5 3 (0.19%) Octopus Deploy
5 3 (0.19%) Toad
6 2 (0.13%) Cucumber
6 2 (0.13%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.13%) Postman
7 1 (0.064%) Crashlytics
7 1 (0.064%) fastlane
7 1 (0.064%) GitLab
7 1 (0.064%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.064%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.064%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.064%) Visual Studio
General
1 556 (35.69%) Social Skills
2 448 (28.75%) Retail
3 410 (26.32%) Analytical Skills
4 312 (20.03%) Marketing
5 203 (13.03%) Legal
6 104 (6.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 86 (5.52%) Banking
7 86 (5.52%) Manufacturing
8 85 (5.46%) Public Sector
9 53 (3.40%) Local Government
10 52 (3.34%) Telecoms
11 49 (3.15%) Influencing Skills
12 48 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
13 47 (3.02%) Law
14 41 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
15 28 (1.80%) Police
16 26 (1.67%) Billing
17 22 (1.41%) Electronics
17 22 (1.41%) Games
18 21 (1.35%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 253 (16.24%) Development Manager
2 184 (11.81%) Analyst
3 155 (9.95%) Senior
4 138 (8.86%) Project Manager
5 119 (7.64%) Developer
6 109 (7.00%) Lead
7 95 (6.10%) Consultant
8 77 (4.94%) Business Manager
9 69 (4.43%) IT Manager
10 65 (4.17%) Architect
11 63 (4.04%) Business Development Manager
12 42 (2.70%) Senior Analyst
13 35 (2.25%) Solutions Architect
14 29 (1.86%) Senior Manager
15 28 (1.80%) Software Developer
16 27 (1.73%) Financial Analyst
17 23 (1.48%) Data Analyst
17 23 (1.48%) Data Engineer
18 22 (1.41%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
19 21 (1.35%) Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (3.59%) HTML
2 43 (2.76%) .NET
3 32 (2.05%) Oracle Fusion
4 29 (1.86%) CSS
5 21 (1.35%) ASP.NET
6 18 (1.16%) AngularJS
6 18 (1.16%) Web Services
7 17 (1.09%) ASP.NET MVC
7 17 (1.09%) Vue
8 16 (1.03%) EDI
8 16 (1.03%) React
9 11 (0.71%) HTML5
10 9 (0.58%) PySpark
11 8 (0.51%) jQuery
11 8 (0.51%) Pandas
11 8 (0.51%) REST
11 8 (0.51%) XML
12 7 (0.45%) .NET Core
12 7 (0.45%) Laravel
13 6 (0.39%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 99 (6.35%) Management Information System
2 67 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
3 54 (3.47%) Driving Licence
4 49 (3.15%) Product Ownership
5 32 (2.05%) Data Centre
6 31 (1.99%) NHS
7 28 (1.80%) Mobile App
8 25 (1.60%) FMCG
9 21 (1.35%) Onboarding
10 20 (1.28%) Credit Risk
11 19 (1.22%) Public Cloud
12 18 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
13 17 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
14 16 (1.03%) Algorithms
15 13 (0.83%) PMI
16 10 (0.64%) IoT
17 8 (0.51%) Augmented Reality
17 8 (0.51%) Industry 4.0
17 8 (0.51%) Security Operations Centre
17 8 (0.51%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 90 (5.78%) Windows
2 44 (2.82%) Linux
3 29 (1.86%) Windows Server
4 23 (1.48%) Windows 10
5 19 (1.22%) Unix
6 14 (0.90%) Windows 7
7 11 (0.71%) Windows 8
7 11 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
8 8 (0.51%) Solaris
9 7 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
10 5 (0.32%) Data ONTAP
10 5 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 4 (0.26%) Oracle Linux
12 3 (0.19%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.13%) Embedded Linux
14 1 (0.064%) Android
14 1 (0.064%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 470 (30.17%) Agile
2 333 (21.37%) Logistics
3 329 (21.12%) Business Development
4 286 (18.36%) Project Management
5 285 (18.29%) Data Management
6 248 (15.92%) Customer Requirements
7 244 (15.66%) Facilities Management
8 235 (15.08%) Commercial Awareness
9 228 (14.63%) CAD
10 225 (14.44%) Financial Modelling
11 219 (14.06%) Problem-Solving
12 159 (10.21%) Continuous Improvement
13 158 (10.14%) Decision-Making
14 147 (9.44%) Stakeholder Management
15 144 (9.24%) ERP
16 129 (8.28%) Business Intelligence
17 127 (8.15%) Project Delivery
17 127 (8.15%) Roadmaps
18 117 (7.51%) Coaching
19 115 (7.38%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 149 (9.56%) SQL
2 63 (4.04%) Python
3 56 (3.59%) C#
4 54 (3.47%) JavaScript
5 30 (1.93%) PowerShell
6 28 (1.80%) Java
7 17 (1.09%) PHP
7 17 (1.09%) T-SQL
8 15 (0.96%) R
9 12 (0.77%) C++
10 9 (0.58%) Shell Script
11 8 (0.51%) VBA
12 7 (0.45%) C
12 7 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 6 (0.39%) PL/SQL
14 5 (0.32%) TypeScript
15 4 (0.26%) Bash
16 3 (0.19%) Go
16 3 (0.19%) MATLAB
17 2 (0.13%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 186 (11.94%) Degree
2 76 (4.88%) Security Cleared
3 49 (3.15%) ACCA
3 49 (3.15%) DBS Check
4 36 (2.31%) CIMA
5 27 (1.73%) SC Cleared
6 22 (1.41%) CISSP
7 21 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (1.35%) PMI Certification
8 16 (1.03%) CISM
9 15 (0.96%) Microsoft Certification
9 15 (0.96%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 13 (0.83%) CCNA
10 13 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
10 13 (0.83%) PMP
11 11 (0.71%) Oracle Certification
12 10 (0.64%) Azure Certification
13 9 (0.58%) AWS Certification
14 8 (0.51%) DV Cleared
14 8 (0.51%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (4.56%) GDPR
2 44 (2.82%) QA
3 36 (2.31%) Data Quality
4 35 (2.25%) PMO
5 34 (2.18%) Accessibility
6 32 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 17 (1.09%) NIST
8 16 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 14 (0.90%) IFRS
10 11 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
10 11 (0.71%) PCI DSS
11 10 (0.64%) IFRS 9
12 7 (0.45%) GRC
13 6 (0.39%) ITGC
14 5 (0.32%) SLA
15 4 (0.26%) COBIT
15 4 (0.26%) ISO 9001
15 4 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 4 (0.26%) NCSC
16 3 (0.19%) GAAP
System Software
1 53 (3.40%) Active Directory
2 29 (1.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (1.09%) XenDesktop
4 16 (1.03%) Docker
5 13 (0.83%) Hyper-V
6 12 (0.77%) XenApp
7 10 (0.64%) RACF
8 5 (0.32%) Firmware
8 5 (0.32%) Virtual Servers
8 5 (0.32%) vSphere
9 2 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
9 2 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 37 (2.37%) Terraform
2 18 (1.16%) Kubernetes
3 12 (0.77%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 11 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (0.64%) Ansible
6 7 (0.45%) SCCM
7 5 (0.32%) EMC NetWorker
7 5 (0.32%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.32%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.26%) Grafana
9 3 (0.19%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.13%) PaperCut
10 2 (0.13%) SmoothWall
11 1 (0.064%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.064%) NetBackup
11 1 (0.064%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 550 (35.30%) Microsoft
2 69 (4.43%) Oracle
3 49 (3.15%) VMware
4 45 (2.89%) NEC
5 37 (2.37%) SAP
6 32 (2.05%) Cisco
7 28 (1.80%) ServiceNow
8 27 (1.73%) Citrix
9 22 (1.41%) Workday
10 21 (1.35%) IFS
11 18 (1.16%) Openreach
11 18 (1.16%) Virgin Media
12 16 (1.03%) CheckPoint
12 16 (1.03%) Salesforce
13 15 (0.96%) Veeam
14 14 (0.90%) Google
15 11 (0.71%) CyberArk
15 11 (0.71%) Palo Alto
16 10 (0.64%) PeopleSoft
16 10 (0.64%) Red Hat