Finance Manager Job Trends in the North of England

Finance Manager
England > North of England

The median Finance Manager salary in the North of England is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 244 260 258
Rank change year-on-year +16 -2 +161
Permanent jobs requiring a Finance Manager 17 26 13
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.16% 0.28% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.29% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 14 6 5
10th Percentile £46,750 £51,750 £46,694
25th Percentile £57,188 £61,875 £49,236
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £80,000 £51,498
Median % change year-on-year -9.38% +55.35% -26.43%
75th Percentile £79,688 £100,938 £58,750
90th Percentile £94,375 £106,250 £62,500
England median annual salary £70,000 £98,750 £110,000
% change year-on-year -29.11% -10.23% +18.92%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 9,309 8,903 7,168
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.64% 94.17% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 5,319 4,277 5,664
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £38,711
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,979 £50,055 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.15% -2.81% -1.90%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Finance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Finance Manager job vacancy trend in the North of England

Finance Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Finance Manager job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Finance Manager job vacancies in the North of England

Finance Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Finance Manager in the North of England

Finance Manager
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
North West +13 13 £73,750 -7.81% 1
Yorkshire - 4 £65,000 - 4
Finance Manager
England

Finance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Finance 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 North of England region featuring Finance Manager in the job title.

1 8 (47.06%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (29.41%) SAP
3 4 (23.53%) ACCA
3 4 (23.53%) CIMA
3 4 (23.53%) Decision-Making
3 4 (23.53%) Project Delivery
3 4 (23.53%) SaaS
4 3 (17.65%) Business Development
4 3 (17.65%) Concur
4 3 (17.65%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (11.76%) Ariba
5 2 (11.76%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (11.76%) Business Case
5 2 (11.76%) Business Strategy
5 2 (11.76%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (11.76%) Data Governance
5 2 (11.76%) Data Management
5 2 (11.76%) Data Quality
5 2 (11.76%) ERP
5 2 (11.76%) Financial Analysis
5 2 (11.76%) Line Management
5 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement
5 2 (11.76%) SAP CO
5 2 (11.76%) SAP FI
5 2 (11.76%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (11.76%) SAP IBP
5 2 (11.76%) SAP PS
5 2 (11.76%) Service Delivery

Finance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (17.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (11.76%) SAP CO
2 2 (11.76%) SAP FI
2 2 (11.76%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (11.76%) SAP IBP
2 2 (11.76%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 4 (23.53%) SaaS
2 1 (5.88%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 17 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (11.76%) Banking
2 2 (11.76%) Brand Awareness
3 1 (5.88%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (23.53%) Decision-Making
2 4 (23.53%) Project Delivery
3 3 (17.65%) Business Development
3 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (11.76%) Business Case
4 2 (11.76%) Business Strategy
4 2 (11.76%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (11.76%) Data Governance
4 2 (11.76%) Data Management
4 2 (11.76%) ERP
4 2 (11.76%) Financial Analysis
4 2 (11.76%) Line Management
4 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement
4 2 (11.76%) Service Delivery
5 1 (5.88%) Product Roadmap
5 1 (5.88%) Product Strategy
5 1 (5.88%) Product Vision
5 1 (5.88%) Roadmaps
5 1 (5.88%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 4 (23.53%) ACCA
1 4 (23.53%) CIMA
2 2 (11.76%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (5.88%) Degree
3 1 (5.88%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) Data Quality
2 1 (5.88%) GDPR
2 1 (5.88%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (29.41%) SAP
2 3 (17.65%) Concur
3 2 (11.76%) Ariba