Head of Finance Job Trends in St Helens

Head of Finance
Merseyside > St Helens

The median Head of Finance salary in St Helens is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Finance 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in St Helens 11.43% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 11.43% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
Merseyside median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
St Helens

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in St Helens. 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 St Helens with a recognized job title 35 24 21
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 77.42% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 26 16 0
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,750 -
25th Percentile £36,250 £30,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £65,000 £42,500 -
Merseyside median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +1.01%

Head of Finance Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in St Helens

For the 6 months to 16 September 2026, Head of Finance 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 St Helens region featuring Head of Finance in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) ACCA
1 4 (100.00%) CIMA
1 4 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) IT Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Financial Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) GDPR
3 1 (25.00%) GRC
3 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
3 1 (25.00%) Planning and Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking

Head of Finance Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in St Helens 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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Social Housing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 4 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (75.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (75.00%) IT Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Financial Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (25.00%) Information Security
3 1 (25.00%) Planning and Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) ACCA
1 4 (100.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
1 1 (25.00%) GRC