Head of Finance Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Head of Finance
UK > Work from Home

The median Head of Finance salary for remote or hybrid work is £115,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2025.

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

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 379 - 675
Rank change year-on-year - - +166
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Finance 36 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.23% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% - 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 32 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £107,500 - £87,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £115,000 - £90,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.39%
75th Percentile £160,000 - £92,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £115,000 £140,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -17.86% +75.00% +3.46%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,910 32,483 40,831
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 96.00% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 9,940 24,937 29,014
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,081 £36,541
25th Percentile £43,750 £42,500 £47,393
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,550 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.42% -12.42% -

Head of Finance
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Head of Finance in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Head of Finance trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Head of Finance
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Head of Finance.

Head of Finance salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Head of Finance
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Head of Finance over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Head of Finance salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Head of Finance Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 4 May 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Head of Finance in the job title.

1 36 (100.00%) Finance
2 30 (83.33%) Investment Management
2 30 (83.33%) Migration
2 30 (83.33%) Fixed Income
2 30 (83.33%) Equities
2 30 (83.33%) Agile
2 30 (83.33%) Data Management
2 30 (83.33%) Derivative
2 30 (83.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 30 (83.33%) Front Office
2 30 (83.33%) Hedge funds
2 30 (83.33%) Data Governance
2 30 (83.33%) Data Lake
2 30 (83.33%) Regulatory Compliance
2 30 (83.33%) Roadmaps
3 6 (16.67%) Legal
4 5 (13.89%) Social Skills
5 4 (11.11%) CIMA
5 4 (11.11%) ACCA
6 3 (8.33%) CIPFA
6 3 (8.33%) NHS
6 3 (8.33%) Financial Analysis
6 3 (8.33%) Budgeting
7 2 (5.56%) Product Ownership
7 2 (5.56%) Strategic Thinking
7 2 (5.56%) Decision-Making
7 2 (5.56%) Mentoring
7 2 (5.56%) Digital Transformation Strategy
7 2 (5.56%) Time Management
7 2 (5.56%) Fund Accounting

Head of Finance Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (83.33%) Data Lake
General
1 36 (100.00%) Finance
2 30 (83.33%) Front Office
3 6 (16.67%) Legal
4 5 (13.89%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 30 (83.33%) Derivative
1 30 (83.33%) Equities
1 30 (83.33%) Fixed Income
1 30 (83.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 30 (83.33%) Hedge funds
2 3 (8.33%) NHS
3 2 (5.56%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (83.33%) Agile
1 30 (83.33%) Data Governance
1 30 (83.33%) Data Management
1 30 (83.33%) Investment Management
1 30 (83.33%) Migration
1 30 (83.33%) Regulatory Compliance
1 30 (83.33%) Roadmaps
2 3 (8.33%) Budgeting
2 3 (8.33%) Financial Analysis
3 2 (5.56%) Decision-Making
3 2 (5.56%) Digital Transformation Strategy
3 2 (5.56%) Fund Accounting
3 2 (5.56%) Mentoring
3 2 (5.56%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (5.56%) Time Management
4 1 (2.78%) Budget Management
4 1 (2.78%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 1 (2.78%) E-Commerce
Qualifications
1 4 (11.11%) ACCA
1 4 (11.11%) CIMA
2 3 (8.33%) CIPFA
Vendors
1 1 (2.78%) Xero