Finance Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Finance Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Finance Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 386 502 547
Rank change year-on-year +116 +45 +182
Permanent jobs requiring a Finance Manager 123 64 26
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.29% 0.18% 0.075%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.19% 0.079%
Number of salaries quoted 100 15 15
10th Percentile £40,000 £54,200 £46,115
25th Percentile £51,250 £59,375 £49,236
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £80,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -31.25% +39.13% -11.54%
75th Percentile £77,500 £95,625 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,625 £106,250 £68,250
UK median annual salary £67,500 £102,500 £105,000
% change year-on-year -34.15% -2.38% +13.51%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,388 33,377 32,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,454 16,215 24,936
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Finance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Finance Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Finance Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Finance Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Finance Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Finance Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Finance Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Finance Manager in the UK excluding London

Finance Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
South East +73 44 £55,000 -12.00% 8
South West - 19 £54,000 - 1
Midlands +25 18 £82,500 -19.51% 7
North of England 0 18 £72,500 -9.38% 6
North West +7 14 £72,500 -9.38% 2
East of England - 11 £60,000 -
West Midlands +21 10 £82,500 -19.51% 4
East Midlands -4 8 £58,000 - 3
Wales - 8 £40,000 - 1
Scotland -5 4 £40,000 -
Yorkshire - 4 £65,000 - 4
Northern Ireland - 3 £52,500 -
Finance Manager
UK

Finance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Finance Manager 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 UK excluding London region featuring Finance Manager in the job title.

1 40 (32.52%) ACCA
1 40 (32.52%) CIMA
2 25 (20.33%) ERP
3 22 (17.89%) Decision-Making
4 18 (14.63%) Agile
4 18 (14.63%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 18 (14.63%) Continuous Improvement
4 18 (14.63%) Degree
4 18 (14.63%) Process Improvement
5 17 (13.82%) Project Management
6 15 (12.20%) Budgeting
7 13 (10.57%) Business Case
7 13 (10.57%) Financial Analysis
8 12 (9.76%) Accounts Payable
8 12 (9.76%) Microsoft Excel
9 11 (8.94%) Accounts Receivable
10 10 (8.13%) Oracle
10 10 (8.13%) SAP
10 10 (8.13%) Strategic Planning
11 9 (7.32%) Business Development
11 9 (7.32%) Business Strategy
11 9 (7.32%) PRINCE2
11 9 (7.32%) Roadmaps
12 8 (6.50%) BPSS Clearance
12 8 (6.50%) Cash Management
12 8 (6.50%) Problem-Solving
13 7 (5.69%) Business Intelligence
13 7 (5.69%) Cost Control
13 7 (5.69%) Due Diligence
13 7 (5.69%) Dynamics 365

Finance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 12 (9.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.81%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 7 (5.69%) Dynamics AX
1 7 (5.69%) Oracle Assets
1 7 (5.69%) Oracle Cash Management
1 7 (5.69%) Oracle EBS
1 7 (5.69%) Oracle EBS R12
1 7 (5.69%) Oracle Payables
1 7 (5.69%) Oracle Receivables
2 6 (4.88%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (1.63%) SAP CO
3 2 (1.63%) SAP FI
3 2 (1.63%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (1.63%) SAP IBP
3 2 (1.63%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.81%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 7 (5.69%) Dynamics 365
1 7 (5.69%) SaaS
2 6 (4.88%) Power Platform
3 4 (3.25%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.88%) Power BI
2 1 (0.81%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 1 (0.81%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (0.81%) Power Query
2 1 (0.81%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (0.81%) JIRA
General
1 123 (100.00%) Finance
2 12 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (9.76%) Retail
3 9 (7.32%) Social Skills
4 7 (5.69%) General Ledger
5 5 (4.07%) Public Sector
6 4 (3.25%) Legal
6 4 (3.25%) Marketing
7 3 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.63%) Back Office
8 2 (1.63%) Banking
8 2 (1.63%) Brand Awareness
8 2 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.81%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.81%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (0.81%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 4 (3.25%) Acoustics
1 4 (3.25%) Fibre Optics
2 2 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (0.81%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (0.81%) FMCG
3 1 (0.81%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (20.33%) ERP
2 22 (17.89%) Decision-Making
3 18 (14.63%) Agile
3 18 (14.63%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 18 (14.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 18 (14.63%) Process Improvement
4 17 (13.82%) Project Management
5 15 (12.20%) Budgeting
6 13 (10.57%) Business Case
6 13 (10.57%) Financial Analysis
7 12 (9.76%) Accounts Payable
8 11 (8.94%) Accounts Receivable
9 10 (8.13%) Strategic Planning
10 9 (7.32%) Business Development
10 9 (7.32%) Business Strategy
10 9 (7.32%) PRINCE2
10 9 (7.32%) Roadmaps
11 8 (6.50%) Cash Management
11 8 (6.50%) Problem-Solving
12 7 (5.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.63%) SQL
Qualifications
1 40 (32.52%) ACCA
1 40 (32.52%) CIMA
2 18 (14.63%) Degree
3 8 (6.50%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (4.88%) DBS Check
5 5 (4.07%) DV Cleared
5 5 (4.07%) Security Cleared
6 4 (3.25%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.81%) AAT
7 1 (0.81%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.81%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.81%) PMP
7 1 (0.81%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.07%) Accessibility
2 4 (3.25%) PMO
3 3 (2.44%) IFRS
4 2 (1.63%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.81%) GDPR
5 1 (0.81%) SLA
Vendors
1 10 (8.13%) Oracle
1 10 (8.13%) SAP
2 4 (3.25%) Alteryx
2 4 (3.25%) GoCardless
2 4 (3.25%) Xero
3 3 (2.44%) Concur
4 2 (1.63%) Ariba
4 2 (1.63%) Workday