Financial Controller Job Trends in Wolverhampton

Financial Controller
West Midlands > Wolverhampton

The median Financial Controller salary in Wolverhampton is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 August 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Financial Controller 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wolverhampton 0.48% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £56,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £82,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Wolverhampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wolverhampton. 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 Wolverhampton with a recognized job title 209 54 141
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.52% 83.08% 99.30%
Number of salaries quoted 98 39 82
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,850 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,938 £37,500 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £60,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.58% +12.15% -0.93%
75th Percentile £70,000 £92,500 £67,813
90th Percentile £72,150 £97,500 £79,500
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -4.76%

Financial Controller Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wolverhampton

For the 6 months to 3 August 2026, Financial Controller 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 Wolverhampton region featuring Financial Controller in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) Accounts Payable
1 1 (100.00%) Accounts Receivable
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check

Financial Controller Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wolverhampton 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Accounts Payable
1 1 (100.00%) Accounts Receivable
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check