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 in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 13 8
Rank change year-on-year +7 -5 +4
Permanent jobs citing Finance 568 641 837
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 16.78% 9.57% 13.98%
As % of the General category 21.86% 18.08% 21.65%
Number of salaries quoted 145 368 332
10th Percentile £33,500 £28,100 £29,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £35,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.84% -13.64% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £106,500 £83,750 £88,625
South East median annual salary £60,000 £51,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +16.50% -10.43% -

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,598 3,545 3,866
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 76.75% 52.91% 64.57%
Number of salaries quoted 758 2,207 1,713
10th Percentile £26,963 £26,400 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,063 £34,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -6.54%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,800 £73,750 £82,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -4.42%

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 14 May 2025.

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 14 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
Berkshire +6 283 £65,000 +19.27% 221
Oxfordshire +11 181 £65,000 +46.28% 126
Buckinghamshire -5 106 £60,000 +23.08% 102
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 13 (2.29%) IBM Domino
2 6 (1.06%) Confluence
2 6 (1.06%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.88%) CMS
4 3 (0.53%) Kentico
5 2 (0.35%) Apache
5 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.35%) IIS
5 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle Service Bus
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.35%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 24 (4.23%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (3.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 20 (3.52%) Dynamics AX
2 17 (2.99%) SAP FI
3 16 (2.82%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 7 (1.23%) Oracle EBS
5 6 (1.06%) Oracle EBS R12
6 5 (0.88%) Dynamics GP
6 5 (0.88%) Q-Pulse
6 5 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
7 4 (0.70%) Oracle Financials
8 3 (0.53%) Oracle Payables
9 2 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.35%) NetSuite
9 2 (0.35%) Oracle Assets
9 2 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.35%) Oracle Receivables
9 2 (0.35%) Sage 200
9 2 (0.35%) Sage CRM
10 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
10 1 (0.18%) SAP Business ByDesign
10 1 (0.18%) SAP FSCM
Cloud Services
1 37 (6.51%) Azure
2 30 (5.28%) Dynamics 365
3 17 (2.99%) AWS
4 14 (2.46%) SaaS
5 13 (2.29%) Power Platform
6 8 (1.41%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (1.23%) PaaS
8 6 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (1.06%) GCP
8 6 (1.06%) Microsoft Purview
9 5 (0.88%) Cloud Computing
9 5 (0.88%) Collibra
10 3 (0.53%) BigCommerce
10 3 (0.53%) ClickUp
10 3 (0.53%) Kontent
10 3 (0.53%) Storyblok
11 2 (0.35%) Cloudflare
11 2 (0.35%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.35%) Serverless
11 2 (0.35%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.11%) VoIP
2 9 (1.58%) Firewall
3 4 (0.70%) BGP
3 4 (0.70%) Cisco IOS
3 4 (0.70%) IPsec
3 4 (0.70%) Junos
3 4 (0.70%) LAN
3 4 (0.70%) MPLS
3 4 (0.70%) VLAN
3 4 (0.70%) WAN
4 2 (0.35%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.18%) Broadband
5 1 (0.18%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.18%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (0.18%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.18%) Modbus
5 1 (0.18%) Profibus
5 1 (0.18%) RS-485
5 1 (0.18%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.11%) Power BI
2 11 (1.94%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.53%) NoSQL
3 3 (0.53%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 3 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (0.53%) Pinecone
3 3 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (0.53%) Weaviate
4 2 (0.35%) DynamoDB
4 2 (0.35%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (0.35%) Hadoop
4 2 (0.35%) MySQL
4 2 (0.35%) Oracle ODI
5 1 (0.18%) Big Data
5 1 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.18%) Looker
5 1 (0.18%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.18%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.18%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 10 (1.76%) JIRA
2 6 (1.06%) Bitbucket
2 6 (1.06%) Cucumber
2 6 (1.06%) GitLab
2 6 (1.06%) Maven
2 6 (1.06%) Selenium
2 6 (1.06%) SonarQube
2 6 (1.06%) Sonatype Nexus
3 3 (0.53%) Git
3 3 (0.53%) MLflow
4 2 (0.35%) Jasmine
4 2 (0.35%) NUnit
4 2 (0.35%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.35%) TeamCity
General
1 344 (60.56%) Social Skills
2 126 (22.18%) Law
3 82 (14.44%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (12.85%) Marketing
5 38 (6.69%) Legal
6 31 (5.46%) Manufacturing
7 30 (5.28%) Telecoms
8 21 (3.70%) Public Sector
9 18 (3.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 18 (3.17%) Retail
10 17 (2.99%) Banking
11 15 (2.64%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (2.46%) General Ledger
13 10 (1.76%) Presentation Skills
14 9 (1.58%) Financial Institution
14 9 (1.58%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.41%) Electronics
15 8 (1.41%) Spanish Language
16 6 (1.06%) Aviation
16 6 (1.06%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 163 (28.70%) Systems Manager
2 162 (28.52%) Resource Manager
3 72 (12.68%) Analyst
4 58 (10.21%) Lead
5 55 (9.68%) Senior
6 51 (8.98%) Project Manager
7 32 (5.63%) Support Analyst
8 25 (4.40%) Financial Analyst
9 22 (3.87%) IT Analyst
9 22 (3.87%) Senior Manager
10 21 (3.70%) Architect
10 21 (3.70%) Senior Analyst
11 20 (3.52%) Product Manager
12 19 (3.35%) Business Manager
13 17 (2.99%) Development Manager
13 17 (2.99%) IT Manager
13 17 (2.99%) Service Analyst
14 16 (2.82%) Business Development Manager
14 16 (2.82%) Data Analytics Director
14 16 (2.82%) Senior Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.76%) CSS
1 10 (1.76%) HTML
1 10 (1.76%) React
2 8 (1.41%) .NET
2 8 (1.41%) Kafka
3 7 (1.23%) XML
4 6 (1.06%) .NET Framework
4 6 (1.06%) Hibernate
4 6 (1.06%) JPA
4 6 (1.06%) Middleware
4 6 (1.06%) Redux
4 6 (1.06%) Spring
4 6 (1.06%) Spring Boot
5 3 (0.53%) CSS3
5 3 (0.53%) HTML5
5 3 (0.53%) PyTorch
5 3 (0.53%) REST
5 3 (0.53%) RESTful
5 3 (0.53%) scikit-learn
5 3 (0.53%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 44 (7.75%) FMCG
2 36 (6.34%) Driving Licence
3 28 (4.93%) Product Ownership
4 18 (3.17%) PMI
5 13 (2.29%) Analytical Mindset
6 11 (1.94%) Onboarding
7 8 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.23%) e-Learning
8 7 (1.23%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.06%) Virtual Team
10 5 (0.88%) Algorithms
10 5 (0.88%) Data Centre
10 5 (0.88%) Reference Data
11 4 (0.70%) CCTV
11 4 (0.70%) Legacy Systems
12 3 (0.53%) Greenfield Project
12 3 (0.53%) Mobile App
13 2 (0.35%) Data Structures
13 2 (0.35%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.88%) Windows
2 4 (0.70%) Mac OS
3 2 (0.35%) Android
3 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.18%) Linux
4 1 (0.18%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (39.96%) ERP
2 210 (36.97%) Analytics
3 208 (36.62%) Continuous Improvement
4 176 (30.99%) Data Management
5 105 (18.49%) Project Management
6 97 (17.08%) Problem-Solving
7 71 (12.50%) Agile
8 58 (10.21%) Risk Management
9 44 (7.75%) Decision-Making
9 44 (7.75%) DevOps
10 43 (7.57%) Coaching
11 40 (7.04%) Business Strategy
11 40 (7.04%) Migration
11 40 (7.04%) Stakeholder Management
12 37 (6.51%) Scorecard
13 36 (6.34%) Artificial Intelligence
13 36 (6.34%) Customer Service
14 35 (6.16%) Mentoring
14 35 (6.16%) Process Improvement
14 35 (6.16%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 28 (4.93%) SQL
2 14 (2.46%) Java
2 14 (2.46%) JavaScript
3 12 (2.11%) C#
3 12 (2.11%) Python
4 10 (1.76%) PL/SQL
5 6 (1.06%) C++
5 6 (1.06%) TypeScript
6 4 (0.70%) R
6 4 (0.70%) X++
7 1 (0.18%) ABAP
7 1 (0.18%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.18%) C
7 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.18%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.18%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.18%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.18%) VBA
Qualifications
1 72 (12.68%) Degree
2 37 (6.51%) PMI Certification
3 26 (4.58%) Master's Degree
4 19 (3.35%) PMP
5 13 (2.29%) Security Cleared
6 11 (1.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.76%) ACCA
8 9 (1.58%) CIMA
9 7 (1.23%) MBA
9 7 (1.23%) SC Cleared
10 5 (0.88%) CCNP
10 5 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.70%) CCNA
11 4 (0.70%) JNCIS
12 3 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.53%) MRICS
13 2 (0.35%) CISSP
13 2 (0.35%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.35%) Oracle Certification
14 1 (0.18%) Dell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (3.87%) Accessibility
2 16 (2.82%) Data Quality
3 12 (2.11%) QA
4 7 (1.23%) GDPR
4 7 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.88%) ISO 22301
5 5 (0.88%) SLA
6 3 (0.53%) GRC
7 2 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.18%) GxP
8 1 (0.18%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.18%) NIST
8 1 (0.18%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.18%) PMBOK
8 1 (0.18%) PMO
8 1 (0.18%) WCAG
System Software
1 10 (1.76%) Docker
2 4 (0.70%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.35%) HDFS
4 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (1.76%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.53%) Kubeflow
2 3 (0.53%) Terraform
3 1 (0.18%) Amdocs OSS
3 1 (0.18%) Netcool
3 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 84 (14.79%) Microsoft
2 69 (12.15%) SAP
3 21 (3.70%) Concur
3 21 (3.70%) IBM
3 21 (3.70%) Workday
4 14 (2.46%) Oracle
5 12 (2.11%) Salesforce
6 6 (1.06%) Infor
6 6 (1.06%) Solace
7 5 (0.88%) Cisco
7 5 (0.88%) Informatica
8 4 (0.70%) Juniper
9 2 (0.35%) Rollbar
9 2 (0.35%) Sage
10 1 (0.18%) Canon
10 1 (0.18%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.18%) Dell
10 1 (0.18%) EMC
10 1 (0.18%) HP
10 1 (0.18%) Palo Alto