Financial
Wales > South Wales
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -4 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs citing Finance | 101 | 195 | 239 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales | 12.02% | 13.31% | 20.96% |
| As % of the General category | 14.27% | 25.39% | 32.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 33 | 137 | 105 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,450 | £28,290 | £31,569 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,170 | £36,125 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,500 | £45,000 | £46,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.22% | -3.23% | -11.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £57,450 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £69,000 | £77,500 |
| Wales median annual salary | £50,500 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.22% | - | -14.29% |
All General Skills
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 708 | 768 | 743 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales | 84.29% | 52.42% | 65.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 422 | 536 | 360 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26,250 | £26,387 |
| 25th Percentile | £23,504 | £31,250 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £25,400 | £43,500 | £44,666 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.61% | -2.61% | -10.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,000 | £58,750 | £61,863 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,600 | £67,500 | £75,000 |
| Wales median annual salary | £35,000 | £43,500 | £44,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.54% | -1.14% | -7.37% |
Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
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Salary Trend in South Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in South Wales.
Finance
Salary Histogram in South Wales
Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in South Wales over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
Finance
Job Locations in South Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | +2 | 35 | £55,000 | +22.38% | 65 |
| Newport | -19 | 17 | £50,500 | -3.07% | 29 |
| Monmouthshire | - | 14 | - | - | |
| Glamorgan | +4 | 7 | £75,000 | +165.11% | 57 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | - | 7 | - | - | 4 |
| Torfaen | - | 5 | £33,500 | - | 4 |
| Gwent | -6 | 2 | £57,197 | +102.18% | 18 |
| Blaenau Gwent | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Neath Port Talbot | - | 2 | £42,500 | - | |
| Bridgend | +25 | 1 | £50,000 | +82.50% | 4 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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: