Finance Jobs in West Yorkshire

Financial
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 4 4 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 +6
Permanent jobs citing Finance 278 533 1,319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 22.46% 17.79% 25.58%
As % of the General category 30.75% 29.59% 34.06%
Number of salaries quoted 198 375 538
10th Percentile £25,219 £37,500 £38,500
25th Percentile £31,563 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,684 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.09% +8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £93,778 £80,000 £74,688
90th Percentile £118,095 £95,923 £86,250
Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%

All General Skills
West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 904 1,801 3,873
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 73.02% 60.11% 75.12%
Number of salaries quoted 543 1,346 1,634
10th Percentile £25,313 £28,000 £31,698
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £73,886 £69,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £85,000 £85,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -9.52% +5.00%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in West Yorkshire

Finance
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in West Yorkshire.

Salary trend for Finance in West Yorkshire

Finance
Salary Histogram in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in West Yorkshire over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Finance in West Yorkshire

Finance
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the West Yorkshire 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
Leeds +2 172 £69,018 +15.03% 172
Halifax 0 73 £71,991 +2.01% 6
Pontefract -1 7 - - 1
Huddersfield +15 6 £62,500 +47.06% 5
Wetherby - 5 - - 1
Bradford -5 3 £44,700 -20.88% 17
Knottingley -2 2 - -
Castleford - 2 - -
Sowerby Bridge - 1 - - 1
Todmorden - 1 - -
Mirfield - 1 £45,000 - 1
Finance
Yorkshire

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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 (5.04%) Confluence
2 11 (3.96%) SAS
3 7 (2.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.08%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.36%) CICS
5 1 (0.36%) CMS
5 1 (0.36%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.36%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.36%) WebLogic
Applications
1 22 (7.91%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.36%) Distributed Ledger
1 1 (0.36%) Dynamics AX
1 1 (0.36%) Oracle BPM
Cloud Services
1 50 (17.99%) GCP
2 26 (9.35%) Azure
3 14 (5.04%) GitHub
3 14 (5.04%) SaaS
4 8 (2.88%) Power Platform
5 7 (2.52%) AWS
5 7 (2.52%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (2.52%) Microsoft Purview
6 6 (2.16%) Google Kubernetes Engine
7 3 (1.08%) Apigee
8 2 (0.72%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 2 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.72%) Collibra
8 2 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.36%) dbt
9 1 (0.36%) Google Analytics
9 1 (0.36%) OpenShift
9 1 (0.36%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.36%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.36%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.52%) DKIM
1 7 (2.52%) DMARC
1 7 (2.52%) DNSSEC
1 7 (2.52%) Internet
1 7 (2.52%) Intranet
1 7 (2.52%) SMTP
2 6 (2.16%) VPN
3 4 (1.44%) DNS
3 4 (1.44%) Firewall
3 4 (1.44%) LAN
3 4 (1.44%) Network Security
3 4 (1.44%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.72%) BGP
4 2 (0.72%) IPsec
4 2 (0.72%) OSPF
4 2 (0.72%) PSTN
4 2 (0.72%) Reverse Proxy
4 2 (0.72%) VLAN
4 2 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.72%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (8.99%) NoSQL
2 24 (8.63%) Big Data
3 12 (4.32%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (3.24%) SQL Server
5 8 (2.88%) Data Lake
5 8 (2.88%) Power BI
6 7 (2.52%) MongoDB
6 7 (2.52%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (1.44%) Biml
8 4 (1.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 4 (1.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (1.08%) Data Hub
9 3 (1.08%) MySQL
9 3 (1.08%) Relational Database
9 3 (1.08%) Tableau
10 2 (0.72%) Ataccama
10 2 (0.72%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.72%) Metadata
11 1 (0.36%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 22 (7.91%) JIRA
2 19 (6.83%) Git
3 16 (5.76%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.52%) Sonatype Nexus
5 6 (2.16%) Cucumber
5 6 (2.16%) Oracle Forms
5 6 (2.16%) SonarQube
6 4 (1.44%) IBM UrbanCode
6 4 (1.44%) JUnit
6 4 (1.44%) Maven
6 4 (1.44%) Selenium
6 4 (1.44%) Visual Studio
7 3 (1.08%) Spinnaker
8 2 (0.72%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.72%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.36%) Gradle
9 1 (0.36%) JDeveloper
9 1 (0.36%) TestNG
General
1 177 (63.67%) Banking
2 96 (34.53%) Social Skills
3 44 (15.83%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (7.55%) Legal
4 21 (7.55%) Manufacturing
5 16 (5.76%) Marketing
6 15 (5.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (3.24%) Retail Banking
8 8 (2.88%) Public Sector
9 4 (1.44%) Back Office
9 4 (1.44%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.08%) Law
10 3 (1.08%) Local Government
10 3 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.72%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.72%) Police
11 2 (0.72%) Prime Brokerage
11 2 (0.72%) Retail
12 1 (0.36%) Electronics
12 1 (0.36%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 43 (15.47%) Lead
2 42 (15.11%) Senior
3 38 (13.67%) Architect
4 32 (11.51%) Analyst
5 30 (10.79%) Solutions Architect
6 29 (10.43%) Software Engineer
7 20 (7.19%) Automation Engineer
7 20 (7.19%) Systems Engineer
8 18 (6.47%) Data Analyst
9 14 (5.04%) Senior Software Engineer
10 9 (3.24%) Graduate
10 9 (3.24%) Software Manager
11 8 (2.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 8 (2.88%) Lead Architect
11 8 (2.88%) Senior Manager
12 7 (2.52%) CRM Executive
12 7 (2.52%) Developer
12 7 (2.52%) Enterprise Management Architect
12 7 (2.52%) Lead Solutions Architect
12 7 (2.52%) Quality Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (8.63%) Software Packaging
2 14 (5.04%) .NET
3 11 (3.96%) Spring Boot
4 10 (3.60%) React
4 10 (3.60%) Spring
5 8 (2.88%) Node.js
6 7 (2.52%) HTML
6 7 (2.52%) JWT
6 7 (2.52%) OAuth
6 7 (2.52%) OAuth2
7 6 (2.16%) .NET Framework
7 6 (2.16%) Express.js
7 6 (2.16%) Kafka
8 5 (1.80%) RESTful
9 3 (1.08%) AngularJS
9 3 (1.08%) Django
9 3 (1.08%) Flask
9 3 (1.08%) JSR 170
9 3 (1.08%) Oracle Fusion
9 3 (1.08%) OSGi
Miscellaneous
1 48 (17.27%) Product Ownership
2 45 (16.19%) Management Information System
3 21 (7.55%) FMCG
4 20 (7.19%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 20 (7.19%) Operational Technology
5 18 (6.47%) Cloud Native
6 17 (6.12%) Credit Risk
7 15 (5.40%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (5.04%) Private Cloud
9 11 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
10 10 (3.60%) Algorithms
10 10 (3.60%) Mainframe
10 10 (3.60%) Onboarding
11 8 (2.88%) Learning Management System
11 8 (2.88%) Market Risk
12 7 (2.52%) Hackathon
13 6 (2.16%) Virtual Team
14 5 (1.80%) Data Centre
14 5 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
14 5 (1.80%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.40%) Windows
2 7 (2.52%) Linux
2 7 (2.52%) zOS
3 5 (1.80%) Unix
4 3 (1.08%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (39.93%) Agile
2 84 (30.22%) Software Engineering
3 67 (24.10%) DevOps
4 65 (23.38%) Analytics
5 62 (22.30%) Continuous Improvement
6 57 (20.50%) Problem-Solving
7 56 (20.14%) Risk Management
8 54 (19.42%) Mathematics
9 50 (17.99%) Artificial Intelligence
10 49 (17.63%) Microservices
11 44 (15.83%) Fintech
11 44 (15.83%) Line Management
12 43 (15.47%) Mentoring
13 41 (14.75%) CI/CD
14 38 (13.67%) Data Analytics
15 36 (12.95%) Containerisation
16 35 (12.59%) Cybersecurity
17 34 (12.23%) Decision-Making
18 33 (11.87%) Test Automation
19 32 (11.51%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 60 (21.58%) SQL
2 47 (16.91%) Java
3 35 (12.59%) Python
4 19 (6.83%) JavaScript
5 17 (6.12%) C#
6 10 (3.60%) TypeScript
7 7 (2.52%) R
8 6 (2.16%) PL/SQL
9 4 (1.44%) Go
9 4 (1.44%) Kotlin
9 4 (1.44%) PHP
9 4 (1.44%) T-SQL
10 3 (1.08%) C++
10 3 (1.08%) Groovy
11 2 (0.72%) Bash
11 2 (0.72%) C
11 2 (0.72%) Jython
11 2 (0.72%) Perl
11 2 (0.72%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.36%) JCL
Qualifications
1 74 (26.62%) Degree
2 20 (7.19%) HNC
3 11 (3.96%) Master's Degree
4 8 (2.88%) ACCA
4 8 (2.88%) CCAB
4 8 (2.88%) CIMA
4 8 (2.88%) CIPFA
4 8 (2.88%) ICAEW
4 8 (2.88%) PhD
4 8 (2.88%) Security Cleared
5 4 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (1.44%) DV Cleared
5 4 (1.44%) PMP
5 4 (1.44%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (1.08%) OCP
6 3 (1.08%) Oracle Certification
6 3 (1.08%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.72%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.72%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.60%) GDPR
2 8 (2.88%) Basel III
2 8 (2.88%) IFRS
2 8 (2.88%) IFRS 9
2 8 (2.88%) PCI DSS
2 8 (2.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 7 (2.52%) Basel II
3 7 (2.52%) Dodd-Frank
4 6 (2.16%) EMIR
4 6 (2.16%) MiFID
5 4 (1.44%) QA
6 3 (1.08%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (1.08%) Data Quality
6 3 (1.08%) SLA
7 2 (0.72%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.72%) COBIT
7 2 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.72%) PMO
8 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.36%) NIST
System Software
1 43 (15.47%) Docker
2 1 (0.36%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 43 (15.47%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.52%) Terraform
3 6 (2.16%) Istio
4 5 (1.80%) Ansible
5 3 (1.08%) Argo
5 3 (1.08%) Grafana
5 3 (1.08%) Progress Chef
5 3 (1.08%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.36%) CA Service Virtualization
Vendors
1 28 (10.07%) Microsoft
2 20 (7.19%) Rockwell
2 20 (7.19%) Siemens
3 13 (4.68%) IBM
4 10 (3.60%) Cisco
4 10 (3.60%) Oracle
5 9 (3.24%) Google
6 7 (2.52%) IronPort
6 7 (2.52%) Veritas
7 6 (2.16%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.80%) Dynatrace
9 3 (1.08%) Adobe
9 3 (1.08%) Atlassian
10 2 (0.72%) CheckPoint
10 2 (0.72%) SAP
10 2 (0.72%) ServiceNow
10 2 (0.72%) VMware
11 1 (0.36%) Concur
11 1 (0.36%) Meraki
11 1 (0.36%) Workday