Financial
West Yorkshire > Wakefield
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Wakefield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 2 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +3 | +8 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing Finance | 0 | 21 | 32 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield | - | 33.87% | 29.91% |
| As % of the General category | - | 44.68% | 35.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £44,175 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £36,250 | £52,932 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £37,500 | £62,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -39.52% | +20.98% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £87,500 | £67,563 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £70,875 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £55,116 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.21% | - | +18.18% |
All General Skills
Wakefield
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 Wakefield.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 65 | 47 | 91 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield | 76.47% | 75.81% | 85.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 25 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,763 | £36,250 | £35,625 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £37,250 | £38,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,000 | £48,750 | £47,605 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.85% | +2.41% | +19.01% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £55,000 | £63,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £42,250 | £78,500 | £73,750 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £49,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
Finance
Salary Trend in Wakefield
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Finance.
