Finance Job Trends in Scotland

Financial
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 9 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -5 0 +2
Permanent jobs citing Finance 432 619 3,077
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 13.53% 32.09% 49.73%
As % of the General category 27.27% 42.02% 66.36%
Number of salaries quoted 152 290 450
10th Percentile £28,325 £25,313 £37,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,313 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,743 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.80% -2.81% -3.85%
75th Percentile £80,625 £85,253 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £96,539
UK median annual salary £67,500 £71,991 £62,500
% change year-on-year -6.24% +15.19% -9.19%

All General Skills
Scotland

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 general skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,584 1,473 4,637
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 49.61% 76.36% 74.94%
Number of salaries quoted 664 698 1,574
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £52,283
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +5.20% -12.17%
75th Percentile £61,250 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £95,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -12.50%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Finance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Finance job vacancy trend in Scotland

Finance
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Finance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Finance

Finance
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in Scotland over the 6 months to 9 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Finance in Scotland

Finance
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 9 April 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
Edinburgh 0 290 £45,000 -35.71% 48
Glasgow -5 103 £50,000 -17.36% 74
Stirling -9 12 £54,500 +28.24% 1
Renfrewshire -3 5 - - 2
Aberdeen -9 5 £30,000 - 7
East Lothian - 3 £30,000 - 1
South Lanarkshire -9 2 £55,000 - 4
Midlothian -3 1 - - 29
Dundee -12 1 - - 2
Highlands - 1 £32,000 - 1
East Ayrshire - 1 £42,500 - 2
South Ayrshire - 1 - -
Finance
UK

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (1.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 5 (1.16%) Jupyter
3 4 (0.93%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.93%) WebSphere
3 4 (0.93%) WebSphere Application Server
4 3 (0.69%) Confluence
5 1 (0.23%) IIS
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 22 (5.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.31%) MS Visio
2 10 (2.31%) Oracle Smart View
3 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.16%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.46%) Weka
Business Applications
1 26 (6.02%) Oracle ERP
2 20 (4.63%) Oracle Assets
2 20 (4.63%) Oracle Financials
2 20 (4.63%) Oracle General Ledger
2 20 (4.63%) Oracle Payables
2 20 (4.63%) Oracle Receivables
3 10 (2.31%) Hyperion Planning
4 4 (0.93%) Markit EDM
4 4 (0.93%) Unit4 Business World
5 3 (0.69%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 2 (0.46%) Alphatax
6 2 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.46%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.23%) Infor CloudSuite
7 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 144 (33.33%) Azure
2 88 (20.37%) GitHub
3 84 (19.44%) Azure DevOps
4 51 (11.81%) GitHub Copilot
5 47 (10.88%) Snowflake
6 40 (9.26%) Azure Data Factory
7 36 (8.33%) dbt
8 32 (7.41%) AWS
9 28 (6.48%) GitHub Actions
10 22 (5.09%) Power Platform
11 20 (4.63%) SaaS
12 19 (4.40%) Azure Key Vault
13 16 (3.70%) OCI
14 13 (3.01%) Azure Monitor
15 10 (2.31%) Azure Event Grid
15 10 (2.31%) Azure Logic Apps
15 10 (2.31%) Azure Service Bus
15 10 (2.31%) Datadog
15 10 (2.31%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 10 (2.31%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.85%) Telnet
2 5 (1.16%) Broadband
2 5 (1.16%) Firewall
3 4 (0.93%) 5G
3 4 (0.93%) Wireless
4 2 (0.46%) DHCP
4 2 (0.46%) DNS
4 2 (0.46%) Mobile Broadband
4 2 (0.46%) Network Security
4 2 (0.46%) Softphone
4 2 (0.46%) VLAN
4 2 (0.46%) VPN
5 1 (0.23%) Ethernet VPN
5 1 (0.23%) VXLAN
5 1 (0.23%) WAN
5 1 (0.23%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (6.02%) Data Warehouse
2 22 (5.09%) Power BI
3 20 (4.63%) Tableau
4 12 (2.78%) Data Mining
5 10 (2.31%) Essbase
5 10 (2.31%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 9 (2.08%) Metadata
6 9 (2.08%) Snowflake Schema
7 8 (1.85%) SQL Server
8 7 (1.62%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.46%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.23%) Oracle BI EE
10 1 (0.23%) Oracle ODI
10 1 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.23%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 38 (8.80%) Oracle Forms
2 37 (8.56%) JIRA
3 24 (5.56%) Jenkins
4 13 (3.01%) Git
5 6 (1.39%) Storybook
6 5 (1.16%) Visual Studio Code
7 4 (0.93%) ER Studio
7 4 (0.93%) ERwin
8 1 (0.23%) ClearCase
8 1 (0.23%) ClearQuest
8 1 (0.23%) HP UFT
8 1 (0.23%) JUnit
8 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle APEX
General
1 141 (32.64%) Social Skills
2 89 (20.60%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (9.26%) Marketing
4 39 (9.03%) Public Sector
5 30 (6.94%) Financial Institution
6 25 (5.79%) Retail
7 22 (5.09%) Legal
8 17 (3.94%) Banking
9 15 (3.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (2.55%) Front Office
10 11 (2.55%) Manufacturing
10 11 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.31%) General Ledger
12 9 (2.08%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.39%) Aerospace
13 6 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.39%) Games
13 6 (1.39%) Local Government
14 5 (1.16%) Law
14 5 (1.16%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 107 (24.77%) Analyst
2 95 (21.99%) Senior
3 39 (9.03%) Business Analyst
4 37 (8.56%) Trainee
5 35 (8.10%) Applications Engineer
6 32 (7.41%) Senior Analyst
7 29 (6.71%) Trainee Analyst
8 22 (5.09%) Support Analyst
9 20 (4.63%) Oracle Analyst
9 20 (4.63%) Senior Oracle Analyst
10 19 (4.40%) Azure Engineer
10 19 (4.40%) Consultant
10 19 (4.40%) Lead
11 18 (4.17%) IT Support
11 18 (4.17%) Salesforce Engineer
12 17 (3.94%) Trainee Business Analyst
13 16 (3.70%) Cloud Engineer
14 15 (3.47%) Applications Support
14 15 (3.47%) ERP Analyst
15 14 (3.24%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (6.71%) OAuth
2 26 (6.02%) RESTful
2 26 (6.02%) SOAP
3 25 (5.79%) JSON
4 21 (4.86%) .NET
5 18 (4.17%) Lightning Web Components
5 18 (4.17%) OAuth2
5 18 (4.17%) REST
6 11 (2.55%) GraphQL
6 11 (2.55%) OpenAPI
6 11 (2.55%) Swagger
7 10 (2.31%) ADO
8 9 (2.08%) XML
9 8 (1.85%) FIX Protocol
9 8 (1.85%) SAML
9 8 (1.85%) YAML
10 7 (1.62%) React
10 7 (1.62%) Web Services
11 6 (1.39%) JSON-LD
11 6 (1.39%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 47 (10.88%) Cloud Native
2 42 (9.72%) Product Ownership
3 22 (5.09%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (4.63%) Onboarding
5 17 (3.94%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (2.31%) Analytical Mindset
6 10 (2.31%) Equities
6 10 (2.31%) Fixed Income
7 8 (1.85%) Management Information System
8 7 (1.62%) Low-Code
9 6 (1.39%) Life Science
9 6 (1.39%) Renewable Energy
10 5 (1.16%) Algorithms
10 5 (1.16%) Driving Licence
11 3 (0.69%) Learning Management System
12 2 (0.46%) CMDB
12 2 (0.46%) Data Protection Act
12 2 (0.46%) iPhone
12 2 (0.46%) PMI
12 2 (0.46%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.86%) Windows
2 10 (2.31%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.16%) Linux
4 3 (0.69%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (38.43%) Coaching
2 161 (37.27%) Asset Management
3 130 (30.09%) Agile
4 116 (26.85%) CI/CD
5 114 (26.39%) DevOps
6 98 (22.69%) Continuous Improvement
6 98 (22.69%) Problem-Solving
7 85 (19.68%) Analytics
8 79 (18.29%) Test Automation
9 77 (17.82%) AI
10 66 (15.28%) Mentoring
11 61 (14.12%) Observability
12 55 (12.73%) Data Modelling
13 53 (12.27%) Migration
14 51 (11.81%) ERP
15 50 (11.57%) Project Management
15 50 (11.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 44 (10.19%) Data Integration
17 43 (9.95%) Root Cause Analysis
18 41 (9.49%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 118 (27.31%) SQL
2 83 (19.21%) Python
3 44 (10.19%) PowerShell
4 35 (8.10%) Java
5 18 (4.17%) Apex Code
6 16 (3.70%) PL/SQL
6 16 (3.70%) Shell Script
7 12 (2.78%) C#
7 12 (2.78%) JavaScript
8 11 (2.55%) T-SQL
9 10 (2.31%) Bash
9 10 (2.31%) Bicep
9 10 (2.31%) Groovy
10 9 (2.08%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.23%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.23%) Ruby
12 1 (0.23%) Scala
Qualifications
1 32 (7.41%) Degree
2 14 (3.24%) CISSP
3 13 (3.01%) Security Cleared
4 12 (2.78%) PMI Certification
5 11 (2.55%) AWS Certification
5 11 (2.55%) PMP
6 8 (1.85%) CREST Certified
6 8 (1.85%) SANS
7 7 (1.62%) A+ Certification
7 7 (1.62%) CFA
8 6 (1.39%) CISM
8 6 (1.39%) IRCA
9 5 (1.16%) ACCA
9 5 (1.16%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 5 (1.16%) CIMA
10 3 (0.69%) CRISC
10 3 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.69%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (0.69%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.46%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.25%) Accessibility
2 20 (4.63%) QA
3 18 (4.17%) GDPR
4 11 (2.55%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.39%) ISO 9001
5 6 (1.39%) WCAG
6 4 (0.93%) SLA
7 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.46%) GRC
8 2 (0.46%) GxP
8 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 19770
8 2 (0.46%) NIST
8 2 (0.46%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.23%) SOC 2
System Software
1 15 (3.47%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.78%) Docker
3 7 (1.62%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.46%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.46%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 60 (13.89%) Terraform
2 17 (3.94%) Single Sign-On
3 12 (2.78%) Kubernetes
4 10 (2.31%) Grafana
4 10 (2.31%) Prometheus
5 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.46%) Ansible
6 2 (0.46%) SCCM
7 1 (0.23%) CASB
7 1 (0.23%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.23%) QRadar
Vendors
1 67 (15.51%) Microsoft
2 52 (12.04%) Oracle
3 18 (4.17%) Salesforce
4 15 (3.47%) Avaloq
5 14 (3.24%) Ab Initio
6 13 (3.01%) Hyperion
7 11 (2.55%) SAP
8 8 (1.85%) Charles River
8 8 (1.85%) Databricks
8 8 (1.85%) Okta
9 7 (1.62%) IBM
10 5 (1.16%) Anaplan
10 5 (1.16%) Meraki
11 4 (0.93%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.69%) iManage
13 2 (0.46%) Bomgar
13 2 (0.46%) Workday
14 1 (0.23%) Arista
14 1 (0.23%) CrowdStrike
14 1 (0.23%) Xero