Finance Jobs in Preston

Financial
Lancashire > Preston

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Preston. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 10 28
Rank change year-on-year -16 +18 -21
Permanent jobs citing Finance 34 29 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 8.79% 13.36% 6.88%
As % of the General category 14.98% 23.97% 9.31%
Number of salaries quoted 19 27 15
10th Percentile £42,800 £24,600 £25,594
25th Percentile £47,683 £25,625 £35,055
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £27,500 £39,500
Median % change year-on-year +118.18% -30.38% -34.17%
75th Percentile £63,750 £37,000 £49,625
90th Percentile £70,000 £51,250 £57,500
Lancashire median annual salary £47,683 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.96% -18.18% -

All General Skills
Preston

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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 227 121 204
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 58.66% 55.76% 73.91%
Number of salaries quoted 176 88 121
10th Percentile £47,683 £25,000 £23,750
25th Percentile £47,863 £26,250 £28,894
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +43.01% -12.50% -3.32%
75th Percentile £54,793 £51,063 £48,750
90th Percentile £59,540 £59,125 £57,500
Lancashire median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £44,511
% change year-on-year +5.38% +6.71% -2.15%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Preston

Finance
Salary Trend in Preston

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

Salary trend for Finance in Preston

Finance
Salary Histogram in Preston

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in Preston over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Finance in Preston

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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:

Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Infor LN
2 2 (5.88%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.94%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 6 (17.65%) DNS
1 6 (17.65%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.82%) Tableau
2 1 (2.94%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Oracle Forms
General
1 8 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 6 (17.65%) Manufacturing
3 5 (14.71%) Banking
4 2 (5.88%) Legal
4 2 (5.88%) Police
5 1 (2.94%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (29.41%) Senior
2 7 (20.59%) Analyst
3 6 (17.65%) Developer
3 6 (17.65%) Finance Manager
3 6 (17.65%) Infrastructure Manager
3 6 (17.65%) Infrastructure Project Manager
3 6 (17.65%) Project Manager
3 6 (17.65%) Senior Manager
3 6 (17.65%) Software Developer
4 4 (11.76%) Development Manager
5 3 (8.82%) Architect
5 3 (8.82%) Engineering Manager
5 3 (8.82%) Infrastructure Specialist
5 3 (8.82%) IT Manager
5 3 (8.82%) IT Programme Manager
5 3 (8.82%) Programme Manager
5 3 (8.82%) Security Architect
5 3 (8.82%) Security Manager
5 3 (8.82%) Senior Project Manager
5 3 (8.82%) Senior Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 6 (17.65%) Cyberattack
2 5 (14.71%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 6 (17.65%) Android
1 6 (17.65%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (35.29%) Project Management
2 11 (32.35%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (26.47%) Agile
4 6 (17.65%) Android Development
4 6 (17.65%) Business Case
4 6 (17.65%) Customer Requirements
4 6 (17.65%) Design Patterns
4 6 (17.65%) Financial Analysis
4 6 (17.65%) Line Management
4 6 (17.65%) Mathematics
4 6 (17.65%) OO
4 6 (17.65%) OOP
5 5 (14.71%) Cash Management
5 5 (14.71%) KYC
6 4 (11.76%) Design Thinking
6 4 (11.76%) People Management
6 4 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (8.82%) Information Security
7 3 (8.82%) Mentoring
7 3 (8.82%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (17.65%) C++
1 6 (17.65%) Go
1 6 (17.65%) Java
1 6 (17.65%) Python
2 2 (5.88%) VBA
Qualifications
1 15 (44.12%) BPSS Clearance
2 9 (26.47%) Degree
3 6 (17.65%) DV Cleared
3 6 (17.65%) HNC
3 6 (17.65%) Security Cleared
4 5 (14.71%) AAT
4 5 (14.71%) ACCA
4 5 (14.71%) CIMA
5 3 (8.82%) CISSP
6 1 (2.94%) ICAEW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (17.65%) NEBOSH
2 3 (8.82%) IFRS
3 2 (5.88%) Data Quality
3 2 (5.88%) GAAP
System Software
1 6 (17.65%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (17.65%) Ansible
Vendors
1 5 (14.71%) SAP
2 3 (8.82%) Infor
3 2 (5.88%) Cognos
3 2 (5.88%) Oracle
4 1 (2.94%) Hyperion