Finance Jobs in the Thames Valley

Financial
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 8 11
Rank change year-on-year -6 +3 +11
Permanent jobs citing Finance 637 844 950
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 9.44% 13.70% 13.91%
As % of the General category 18.00% 21.18% 23.82%
Number of salaries quoted 376 340 489
10th Percentile £27,750 £29,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £36,063 £40,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% -8.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,625 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% -4.17% +14.29%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

Finance is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,538 3,985 3,989
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 52.43% 64.70% 58.41%
Number of salaries quoted 2,261 1,760 2,149
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £33,000 £35,190 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £81,875
South East median annual salary £47,250 £52,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -3.67% +9.00%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
Berkshire -6 298 £55,000 -8.33% 114
Buckinghamshire -10 182 £47,500 -13.64% 104
Oxfordshire +10 157 £44,435 +5.80% 59
Finance
South East

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (2.20%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.94%) Apache
2 6 (0.94%) Oracle Workflow
3 4 (0.63%) Confluence
3 4 (0.63%) JBoss
3 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.63%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.31%) CMS
4 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.16%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.16%) nginx
Applications
1 120 (18.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (4.87%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (2.51%) Spreadsheet
4 15 (2.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.47%) Siemens NX
6 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.16%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 13 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.26%) Oracle ERP
2 8 (1.26%) Sage 200
3 6 (0.94%) Oracle Applications
3 6 (0.94%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (0.94%) Unit4 Business World
4 5 (0.78%) Dynamics GP
4 5 (0.78%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.63%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.63%) Oracle Financials
5 4 (0.63%) Pegasus Opera
5 4 (0.63%) Sage 50
6 3 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.47%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.31%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.31%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.31%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.31%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.16%) Primavera
8 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 67 (10.52%) Azure
2 46 (7.22%) Power Platform
3 40 (6.28%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (5.02%) AWS
4 32 (5.02%) Dynamics 365
5 24 (3.77%) SaaS
6 17 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (2.04%) PowerApps
8 11 (1.73%) Intacct
9 7 (1.10%) WhatsApp
10 6 (0.94%) Azure Data Factory
11 5 (0.78%) Amazon S3
11 5 (0.78%) Google Workspace
12 4 (0.63%) Firebolt
12 4 (0.63%) OCI
12 4 (0.63%) TestFlight
13 3 (0.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 3 (0.47%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.47%) PaaS
13 3 (0.47%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 51 (8.01%) Broadband
2 15 (2.35%) Internet
3 13 (2.04%) Firewall
3 13 (2.04%) Wireless
4 12 (1.88%) 5G
5 11 (1.73%) SNMP
6 8 (1.26%) Network Security
7 6 (0.94%) Intranet
7 6 (0.94%) VPN
8 5 (0.78%) IPsec
9 4 (0.63%) VoIP
9 4 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.47%) DNS
10 3 (0.47%) LAN
10 3 (0.47%) Radio Access Network
10 3 (0.47%) WAN
11 2 (0.31%) iSCSI
12 1 (0.16%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (4.87%) SQL Server
2 29 (4.55%) Power BI
3 18 (2.83%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.20%) Elasticsearch
5 11 (1.73%) Data Lake
6 10 (1.57%) MongoDB
6 10 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (1.10%) MS Access
8 6 (0.94%) EDRMS
8 6 (0.94%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (0.78%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.78%) Data Mining
9 5 (0.78%) GIS
9 5 (0.78%) Redis
9 5 (0.78%) Relational Database
10 4 (0.63%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.47%) MySQL
11 3 (0.47%) OLAP
11 3 (0.47%) Spark SQL
11 3 (0.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (1.26%) Git
2 6 (0.94%) JIRA
2 6 (0.94%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.63%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.16%) Selenium
4 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 252 (39.56%) Social Skills
2 139 (21.82%) Analytical Skills
3 89 (13.97%) Legal
4 58 (9.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 58 (9.11%) Marketing
5 56 (8.79%) Telecoms
6 53 (8.32%) Influencing Skills
7 51 (8.01%) Retail
8 46 (7.22%) Banking
9 34 (5.34%) Law
10 24 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
10 24 (3.77%) Pharmaceutical
10 24 (3.77%) Public Sector
11 23 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
12 18 (2.83%) Documentation Skills
13 17 (2.67%) Manufacturing
14 9 (1.41%) Automotive
15 7 (1.10%) Investment Banking
15 7 (1.10%) Private Banking
16 6 (0.94%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 136 (21.35%) Analyst
2 104 (16.33%) Senior
3 63 (9.89%) Lead
4 48 (7.54%) Project Manager
4 48 (7.54%) Senior Analyst
5 39 (6.12%) Consultant
6 35 (5.49%) Administrator
7 34 (5.34%) Developer
8 33 (5.18%) Financial Analyst
9 27 (4.24%) Architect
10 24 (3.77%) Applications Support
11 22 (3.45%) Support Analyst
12 20 (3.14%) Applications Support Analyst
13 18 (2.83%) Commercial Analyst
13 18 (2.83%) Technical Leader
14 17 (2.67%) Systems Analyst
15 16 (2.51%) Security Architect
15 16 (2.51%) Security Manager
16 15 (2.35%) Project Leader
16 15 (2.35%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (6.91%) .NET
2 29 (4.55%) React
3 15 (2.35%) .NET Framework
4 14 (2.20%) .NET Core
5 11 (1.73%) ASP.NET
6 10 (1.57%) AngularJS
7 8 (1.26%) CSS
7 8 (1.26%) HTML
7 8 (1.26%) Kafka
8 7 (1.10%) EDI
8 7 (1.10%) JSON
8 7 (1.10%) Middleware
8 7 (1.10%) Node.js
9 6 (0.94%) Oracle Fusion
9 6 (0.94%) SignalR
9 6 (0.94%) SOAP
9 6 (0.94%) WCF
9 6 (0.94%) WF
10 5 (0.78%) Web Services
10 5 (0.78%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (5.49%) Self-Motivation
2 27 (4.24%) Management Information System
3 17 (2.67%) Biopharmaceutical
3 17 (2.67%) Driving Licence
4 11 (1.73%) Onboarding
5 10 (1.57%) Life Science
5 10 (1.57%) PMI
6 9 (1.41%) Security Posture
6 9 (1.41%) Social Media
7 7 (1.10%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
7 7 (1.10%) Pricing Data
7 7 (1.10%) Virtual Team
8 6 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (0.78%) Clustering
9 5 (0.78%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (0.78%) Hedge funds
9 5 (0.78%) Product Ownership
10 4 (0.63%) Mobile Banking
10 4 (0.63%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 27 (4.24%) Windows
2 15 (2.35%) Linux
3 8 (1.26%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.78%) Data ONTAP
5 4 (0.63%) Android
5 4 (0.63%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.63%) VMS
5 4 (0.63%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.47%) Unix
7 2 (0.31%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.31%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.16%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (20.25%) Agile
2 110 (17.27%) Problem-Solving
3 105 (16.48%) Decision-Making
4 95 (14.91%) Project Management
5 88 (13.81%) Mentoring
6 74 (11.62%) Actionable Insight
7 70 (10.99%) Business Case
8 64 (10.05%) Service Delivery
9 63 (9.89%) Continuous Improvement
10 58 (9.11%) Budgeting
11 56 (8.79%) Budgeting and Forecasting
12 49 (7.69%) Waterfall
13 45 (7.06%) Stakeholder Management
14 43 (6.75%) Project Delivery
14 43 (6.75%) Risk Management
15 41 (6.44%) Business Development
15 41 (6.44%) Business Intelligence
16 40 (6.28%) Analytics
16 40 (6.28%) Customer Service
17 38 (5.97%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 71 (11.15%) SQL
2 37 (5.81%) C#
3 32 (5.02%) Java
4 24 (3.77%) Python
5 23 (3.61%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.26%) T-SQL
6 8 (1.26%) TypeScript
7 4 (0.63%) C
7 4 (0.63%) Kotlin
7 4 (0.63%) Objective-C
7 4 (0.63%) Swift
7 4 (0.63%) VBScript
8 3 (0.47%) Bash
8 3 (0.47%) C++
8 3 (0.47%) PowerShell
8 3 (0.47%) Scala
9 2 (0.31%) COBOL
9 2 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.31%) R
9 2 (0.31%) VBA
Qualifications
1 139 (21.82%) Degree
2 66 (10.36%) ACCA
3 62 (9.73%) CIMA
4 23 (3.61%) Master's Degree
5 20 (3.14%) Security Cleared
6 19 (2.98%) MBA
7 18 (2.83%) PMI Certification
8 17 (2.67%) CISSP
9 11 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (1.57%) Azure Certification
10 10 (1.57%) CFA
10 10 (1.57%) PhD
10 10 (1.57%) PMP
11 9 (1.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 9 (1.41%) CCSK
11 9 (1.41%) CCSP
11 9 (1.41%) SC Cleared
12 8 (1.26%) CISM
12 8 (1.26%) GIAC
12 8 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (4.40%) GDPR
2 27 (4.24%) SLA
3 19 (2.98%) QA
4 17 (2.67%) NIST
5 14 (2.20%) IFRS
6 11 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.57%) Data Quality
8 9 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials
8 9 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 8 (1.26%) GRC
10 7 (1.10%) PMO
10 7 (1.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (0.94%) NIST 800
12 5 (0.78%) Accessibility
13 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.16%) GAAP
14 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 14 (2.20%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.57%) Docker
4 9 (1.41%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.16%) Firmware
5 1 (0.16%) PowerHA
5 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (1.41%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.94%) Ansible
2 6 (0.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 6 (0.94%) Nessus
3 5 (0.78%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.78%) vCenter Server
4 4 (0.63%) PaperCut
4 4 (0.63%) SCCM
5 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Clustering
5 2 (0.31%) Terraform
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.16%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 171 (26.84%) Microsoft
2 31 (4.87%) SAP
3 28 (4.40%) Oracle
4 25 (3.92%) Salesforce
5 19 (2.98%) Sage
6 12 (1.88%) VMware
7 11 (1.73%) Virgin Media
8 9 (1.41%) CA
9 7 (1.10%) NEC
9 7 (1.10%) YouTube
10 6 (0.94%) Databricks
10 6 (0.94%) Qualys
11 5 (0.78%) Atlassian
11 5 (0.78%) Facebook
11 5 (0.78%) Google
11 5 (0.78%) NetApp
11 5 (0.78%) Palo Alto
11 5 (0.78%) Red Hat
11 5 (0.78%) SolidFire
12 4 (0.63%) Siemens