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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 8 6
Rank change year-on-year -4 -2 +3
Permanent jobs citing Finance 797 1,690 1,653
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 11.53% 13.14% 18.89%
As % of the General category 19.11% 23.95% 25.83%
Number of salaries quoted 434 1,071 880
10th Percentile £26,325 £26,250 £33,975
25th Percentile £38,754 £36,250 £43,744
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £68,823
% change year-on-year +7.69% -5.55% +1.96%

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 4,170 7,056 6,400
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 60.33% 54.86% 73.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,762 4,789 3,033
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £71,991 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,565 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.84% -12.50% -

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 31 May 2025.

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 31 May 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
West Midlands -6 518 £55,000 +4.76% 436
East Midlands -9 275 £52,500 +10.53% 273
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 50 (6.27%) Confluence
2 17 (2.13%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.50%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.25%) Appian
5 2 (0.25%) CMS
5 2 (0.25%) IBM Notes
5 2 (0.25%) IIS
5 2 (0.25%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.25%) Luigi
6 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.13%) Mendix
Applications
1 61 (7.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (7.15%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (1.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.75%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.38%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.38%) Sketch
8 2 (0.25%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.13%) GNU Octave
9 1 (0.13%) ProjectWise
9 1 (0.13%) Revit
Business Applications
1 26 (3.26%) Dynamics AX
2 24 (3.01%) NetSuite
3 19 (2.38%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
5 8 (1.00%) SAP CO
5 8 (1.00%) SAP FI
6 7 (0.88%) Oracle EBS
6 7 (0.88%) SAP FI/CO
7 6 (0.75%) Shopify
8 5 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
8 5 (0.63%) SAP BPC
9 4 (0.50%) Infor LN
10 3 (0.38%) Magento
10 3 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
10 3 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
11 2 (0.25%) Odoo
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle Assets
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle Cash Management
11 2 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
11 2 (0.25%) PeopleSoft HCM
Cloud Services
1 176 (22.08%) Azure
2 103 (12.92%) AWS
3 64 (8.03%) GCP
4 61 (7.65%) Power Platform
5 28 (3.51%) SaaS
6 22 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (2.01%) Snowflake
8 15 (1.88%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 15 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (1.76%) PowerApps
10 13 (1.63%) Power Automate
11 11 (1.38%) PaaS
12 9 (1.13%) Azure Data Factory
12 9 (1.13%) IaaS
13 8 (1.00%) Entra ID
14 7 (0.88%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (0.75%) Cloud Computing
15 6 (0.75%) Google Ads
15 6 (0.75%) OCI
15 6 (0.75%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.88%) WAN
2 14 (1.76%) Firewall
2 14 (1.76%) LAN
3 10 (1.25%) Intrusion Detection
3 10 (1.25%) IPsec
4 9 (1.13%) BGP
4 9 (1.13%) Cisco IOS
4 9 (1.13%) Junos
4 9 (1.13%) MPLS
5 6 (0.75%) VPN
5 6 (0.75%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.75%) Wireless
6 4 (0.50%) SMS
7 3 (0.38%) Network Security
8 2 (0.25%) Broadband
8 2 (0.25%) DNS
8 2 (0.25%) HTTP
8 2 (0.25%) Intranet
9 1 (0.13%) Internet
9 1 (0.13%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (13.05%) SQL Server
2 52 (6.52%) Power BI
3 25 (3.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 24 (3.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 24 (3.01%) Tableau
5 18 (2.26%) Data Warehouse
6 16 (2.01%) Azure SQL Database
7 13 (1.63%) Data Lake
8 11 (1.38%) NoSQL
8 11 (1.38%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.13%) Big Data
9 9 (1.13%) MySQL
9 9 (1.13%) Star Schema
10 7 (0.88%) Amazon Redshift
10 7 (0.88%) BigQuery
10 7 (0.88%) Oracle Reports
10 7 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
11 5 (0.63%) Metadata
11 5 (0.63%) MongoDB
12 4 (0.50%) Data Hub
Development Applications
1 73 (9.16%) JIRA
2 65 (8.16%) GitLab
2 65 (8.16%) Maven
2 65 (8.16%) Selenium
3 64 (8.03%) Cucumber
4 63 (7.90%) Bitbucket
4 63 (7.90%) SonarQube
4 63 (7.90%) Sonatype Nexus
5 14 (1.76%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 12 (1.51%) Git
7 7 (0.88%) Visual Studio
8 6 (0.75%) ER Studio
8 6 (0.75%) Oracle Forms
9 3 (0.38%) ERwin
9 3 (0.38%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.25%) Postman
10 2 (0.25%) PowerDesigner
11 1 (0.13%) Katalon Studio
11 1 (0.13%) REST Assured
11 1 (0.13%) Toad
General
1 260 (32.62%) Social Skills
2 143 (17.94%) Analytical Skills
3 131 (16.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 114 (14.30%) Retail
5 112 (14.05%) Marketing
6 89 (11.17%) Banking
7 59 (7.40%) Telecoms
8 56 (7.03%) Legal
9 55 (6.90%) Law
9 55 (6.90%) Public Sector
10 52 (6.52%) Manufacturing
11 45 (5.65%) Organisational Skills
12 30 (3.76%) Financial Institution
13 26 (3.26%) Games
14 25 (3.14%) Influencing Skills
15 19 (2.38%) Investment Banking
16 16 (2.01%) Corporate Banking
17 14 (1.76%) Billing
17 14 (1.76%) Local Government
18 10 (1.25%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 95 (11.92%) Analyst
2 90 (11.29%) Senior
3 71 (8.91%) Software Engineer
4 62 (7.78%) Project Manager
5 59 (7.40%) Developer
6 58 (7.28%) Lead
7 45 (5.65%) Risk Manager
8 42 (5.27%) Architect
9 40 (5.02%) Consultant
10 31 (3.89%) Business Analyst
11 26 (3.26%) Customer Executive
12 24 (3.01%) Technology Risk Manager
13 23 (2.89%) Administrator
14 21 (2.63%) Senior Manager
15 18 (2.26%) Data Analyst
16 16 (2.01%) Graduate
16 16 (2.01%) Technical Support
17 14 (1.76%) Financial Analyst
17 14 (1.76%) Functional Consultant
17 14 (1.76%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 80 (10.04%) CSS
2 78 (9.79%) React
3 77 (9.66%) HTML
4 69 (8.66%) Spring
5 64 (8.03%) Kafka
5 64 (8.03%) Spring Boot
6 63 (7.90%) JPA
6 63 (7.90%) Redux
7 52 (6.52%) Hibernate
8 30 (3.76%) REST
9 23 (2.89%) .NET
10 18 (2.26%) RESTful
11 17 (2.13%) HTML5
11 17 (2.13%) Sass
12 16 (2.01%) CSS3
12 16 (2.01%) Jest
13 9 (1.13%) SOAP
14 8 (1.00%) jQuery
15 6 (0.75%) AngularJS
15 6 (0.75%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 83 (10.41%) Product Ownership
2 70 (8.78%) Enterprise Software
3 68 (8.53%) Management Information System
4 52 (6.52%) Blockchain
5 46 (5.77%) Robotics
6 24 (3.01%) Legacy Systems
7 19 (2.38%) Onboarding
8 17 (2.13%) Data Structures
9 16 (2.01%) Credit Risk
10 15 (1.88%) Driving Licence
11 14 (1.76%) Private Cloud
12 12 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
13 9 (1.13%) Algorithms
14 8 (1.00%) Cloud Native
15 7 (0.88%) Cyberattack
15 7 (0.88%) Derivative
15 7 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
15 7 (0.88%) Hedge funds
15 7 (0.88%) NHS
15 7 (0.88%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 31 (3.89%) Windows
2 9 (1.13%) Windows Server
3 5 (0.63%) Linux
4 3 (0.38%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.25%) Android
5 2 (0.25%) Unix
6 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.13%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 243 (30.49%) Agile
2 153 (19.20%) Problem-Solving
3 145 (18.19%) Analytics
4 136 (17.06%) Project Management
5 125 (15.68%) Decision-Making
6 121 (15.18%) Stakeholder Management
7 114 (14.30%) Continuous Improvement
7 114 (14.30%) Mentoring
8 103 (12.92%) Software Engineering
9 90 (11.29%) DevOps
9 90 (11.29%) SDLC
10 88 (11.04%) Artificial Intelligence
11 87 (10.92%) CI/CD
12 85 (10.66%) Risk Management
13 81 (10.16%) Project Delivery
14 78 (9.79%) Test Automation
15 76 (9.54%) Front End Development
16 75 (9.41%) ERP
16 75 (9.41%) Full-Stack Development
16 75 (9.41%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 168 (21.08%) SQL
2 91 (11.42%) Java
3 80 (10.04%) JavaScript
4 50 (6.27%) Python
5 36 (4.52%) C#
6 20 (2.51%) TypeScript
7 15 (1.88%) C++
8 13 (1.63%) T-SQL
9 12 (1.51%) PowerShell
10 10 (1.25%) Bash
10 10 (1.25%) PHP
11 7 (0.88%) R
12 6 (0.75%) Apex Code
13 5 (0.63%) C
13 5 (0.63%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.50%) X++
15 2 (0.25%) VBA
16 1 (0.13%) Groovy
16 1 (0.13%) MATLAB
16 1 (0.13%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 89 (11.17%) Degree
2 28 (3.51%) DBS Check
3 27 (3.39%) Security Cleared
4 25 (3.14%) CISA
5 24 (3.01%) ACCA
6 22 (2.76%) ISACA
7 17 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (2.01%) SC Cleared
9 11 (1.38%) CIMA
10 10 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (1.25%) CISSP
10 10 (1.25%) HND
11 9 (1.13%) CCNA
11 9 (1.13%) CCNP
11 9 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (1.13%) JNCIS
12 7 (0.88%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.88%) Postgraduate
13 6 (0.75%) PMI Certification
13 6 (0.75%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (9.79%) QA
2 47 (5.90%) ITGC
3 31 (3.89%) Data Quality
4 25 (3.14%) GDPR
5 22 (2.76%) Accessibility
6 21 (2.63%) PMO
7 16 (2.01%) COBIT
8 15 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 13 (1.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 10 (1.25%) SLA
11 5 (0.63%) IFRS
11 5 (0.63%) PMBOK
12 4 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.50%) GAAP
13 3 (0.38%) GRC
14 2 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
14 2 (0.25%) SOC 2
15 1 (0.13%) ISO 14001
15 1 (0.13%) ISO 9000
15 1 (0.13%) P3O
System Software
1 74 (9.28%) Docker
2 14 (1.76%) Active Directory
3 7 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.13%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 72 (9.03%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.50%) Terraform
3 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.25%) Ansible
4 2 (0.25%) Failover Clustering
4 2 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.13%) Grafana
5 1 (0.13%) Marathon
5 1 (0.13%) Norton AntiVirus
5 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.13%) SCCM
Vendors
1 104 (13.05%) Microsoft
2 73 (9.16%) SAP
3 70 (8.78%) Salesforce
4 63 (7.90%) Solace
5 47 (5.90%) Oracle
6 15 (1.88%) Google
7 14 (1.76%) Databricks
8 12 (1.51%) Cisco
9 9 (1.13%) Juniper
9 9 (1.13%) NEC
10 7 (0.88%) Avaloq
10 7 (0.88%) VMware
11 6 (0.75%) Alteryx
12 5 (0.63%) Cognos
12 5 (0.63%) Guidewire
13 4 (0.50%) Infor
13 4 (0.50%) YouTube
14 3 (0.38%) HubSpot
14 3 (0.38%) MuleSoft
14 3 (0.38%) ServiceNow