Head of Finance Jobs in the UK excluding London

Head of Finance
UK > UK excluding London

The median Head of Finance salary in the UK excluding London is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 July 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 579 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Finance 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.014% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £91,000 - -
25th Percentile £92,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
75th Percentile £97,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £96,250 £140,000 £71,500
% change year-on-year -31.25% +95.80% -7.53%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 38,348 71,319 45,414
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.78% 94.96% 89.52%
Number of salaries quoted 20,879 49,303 28,747
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £33,750 £35,673 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,700
Median % change year-on-year - -5.12% +2.83%
75th Percentile £65,000 £64,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Head of Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Head of Finance in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Head of Finance in the UK excluding London

Head of Finance
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of Finance in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Head of Finance in the UK excluding London

Head of Finance
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 Head of Finance within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 July 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
North of England - 6 £95,000 - 3
North East - 4 £95,000 -
North West - 2 £90,000 - 3
Head of Finance
UK

Head of Finance Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 16 July 2025, Head of Finance job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring Head of Finance in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (83.33%) SaaS
2 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
3 4 (66.67%) Budgeting
3 4 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
3 4 (66.67%) Financial Modelling
3 4 (66.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 4 (66.67%) Business Forecasting
3 4 (66.67%) Due Diligence
3 4 (66.67%) Business Case
3 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (16.67%) ACCA
4 1 (16.67%) CIMA
4 1 (16.67%) Marketing

Head of Finance Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (83.33%) SaaS
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Marketing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Budgeting
1 4 (66.67%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 4 (66.67%) Business Case
1 4 (66.67%) Business Forecasting
1 4 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
1 4 (66.67%) Due Diligence
1 4 (66.67%) Financial Modelling
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) ACCA
1 1 (16.67%) CIMA