Finance Jobs in the Thames Valley

Financial
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 8 12
Rank change year-on-year -3 +4 +6
Permanent jobs citing Finance 725 818 1,004
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 10.20% 14.35% 13.75%
As % of the General category 19.56% 22.28% 23.17%
Number of salaries quoted 367 327 449
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £35,500 £38,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% -8.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,750 £86,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% - +9.52%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

Finance is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 3,707 3,671 4,333
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 52.14% 64.41% 59.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2,213 1,662 2,081
10th Percentile £26,550 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £53,850
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -7.15% +7.70%
75th Percentile £60,750 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £74,750 £80,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -2.78% +8.00%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in the Thames Valley

Finance
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
Berkshire -3 346 £53,263 -8.95% 126
Buckinghamshire -8 192 £50,000 -9.09% 92
Oxfordshire +10 187 £43,468 +12.17% 70
Finance
South East

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 12 (1.66%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.83%) Apache
2 6 (0.83%) Oracle Workflow
3 4 (0.55%) JBoss
3 4 (0.55%) WebSphere
4 3 (0.41%) Confluence
4 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.28%) CMS
5 2 (0.28%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.14%) nginx
Applications
1 193 (26.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 87 (12.00%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.66%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.41%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.14%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 11 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.10%) Oracle ERP
2 8 (1.10%) Sage 200
3 6 (0.83%) Oracle Applications
3 6 (0.83%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.69%) Dynamics GP
4 5 (0.69%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.69%) Pegasus Opera
4 5 (0.69%) Sage 50
4 5 (0.69%) Unit4 Business World
5 4 (0.55%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.55%) Oracle Financials
6 3 (0.41%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.28%) IBM Planning Analytics
8 1 (0.14%) Primavera
8 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.14%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 64 (8.83%) Azure
2 44 (6.07%) Power Platform
3 40 (5.52%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (4.83%) Dynamics 365
5 32 (4.41%) AWS
6 24 (3.31%) SaaS
7 17 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (1.66%) Intacct
9 10 (1.38%) PowerApps
10 7 (0.97%) WhatsApp
11 5 (0.69%) Amazon S3
11 5 (0.69%) Azure Data Factory
11 5 (0.69%) Google Workspace
11 5 (0.69%) Power Automate
12 4 (0.55%) Firebolt
12 4 (0.55%) OCI
13 3 (0.41%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.41%) PaaS
14 2 (0.28%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 2 (0.28%) TestFlight
Communications & Networking
1 51 (7.03%) Broadband
2 14 (1.93%) Firewall
2 14 (1.93%) Internet
3 13 (1.79%) Wireless
4 11 (1.52%) 5G
4 11 (1.52%) SNMP
5 8 (1.10%) Network Security
6 6 (0.83%) Intranet
6 6 (0.83%) VPN
7 5 (0.69%) IPsec
8 4 (0.55%) DNS
8 4 (0.55%) VoIP
8 4 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.41%) LAN
9 3 (0.41%) Radio Access Network
9 3 (0.41%) WAN
10 1 (0.14%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.00%) Power BI
2 26 (3.59%) SQL Server
3 17 (2.34%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (1.93%) Elasticsearch
5 12 (1.66%) Data Lake
6 10 (1.38%) MongoDB
7 8 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (0.97%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 7 (0.97%) MS Access
9 6 (0.83%) Oracle Reports
9 6 (0.83%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.69%) Data Mining
10 5 (0.69%) GIS
10 5 (0.69%) Redis
11 4 (0.55%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.41%) EDRMS
12 3 (0.41%) OLAP
12 3 (0.41%) Spark SQL
12 3 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.28%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 7 (0.97%) Git
2 6 (0.83%) JIRA
2 6 (0.83%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (0.28%) AdminStudio
3 2 (0.28%) InstallShield
3 2 (0.28%) MSI
3 2 (0.28%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.14%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.14%) Selenium
General
1 277 (38.21%) Social Skills
2 195 (26.90%) Analytical Skills
3 105 (14.48%) Marketing
4 99 (13.66%) Retail
5 91 (12.55%) Legal
6 65 (8.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 63 (8.69%) Telecoms
8 51 (7.03%) Influencing Skills
9 41 (5.66%) Banking
10 38 (5.24%) Presentation Skills
11 31 (4.28%) Law
12 25 (3.45%) Pharmaceutical
12 25 (3.45%) Public Sector
13 24 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
14 16 (2.21%) Manufacturing
15 15 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (1.38%) Automotive
17 6 (0.83%) Fire and Rescue
18 5 (0.69%) Investment Banking
18 5 (0.69%) Police
Job Titles
1 143 (19.72%) Analyst
2 114 (15.72%) Senior
3 75 (10.34%) Lead
4 50 (6.90%) Project Manager
5 48 (6.62%) Senior Analyst
6 43 (5.93%) Consultant
7 41 (5.66%) Development Manager
7 41 (5.66%) Financial Analyst
8 35 (4.83%) Architect
9 33 (4.55%) Developer
10 30 (4.14%) Project Leader
11 28 (3.86%) Administrator
12 21 (2.90%) Applications Support
13 20 (2.76%) Commercial Analyst
14 18 (2.48%) IT Manager
14 18 (2.48%) Support Analyst
15 16 (2.21%) Account Manager
15 16 (2.21%) Applications Support Analyst
15 16 (2.21%) Security Manager
15 16 (2.21%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (4.83%) .NET
2 24 (3.31%) React
3 16 (2.21%) .NET Framework
4 15 (2.07%) .NET Core
5 10 (1.38%) ASP.NET
6 8 (1.10%) CSS
6 8 (1.10%) HTML
6 8 (1.10%) Kafka
7 7 (0.97%) AngularJS
7 7 (0.97%) EDI
8 6 (0.83%) Node.js
8 6 (0.83%) Oracle Fusion
8 6 (0.83%) SignalR
8 6 (0.83%) WCF
8 6 (0.83%) WF
9 5 (0.69%) ASP.NET MVC
9 5 (0.69%) ASP.NET Web API
9 5 (0.69%) Entity Framework
9 5 (0.69%) RabbitMQ
9 5 (0.69%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 39 (5.38%) Self-Motivation
2 25 (3.45%) Life Science
2 25 (3.45%) Management Information System
3 20 (2.76%) Driving Licence
4 18 (2.48%) Biopharmaceutical
5 11 (1.52%) Onboarding
6 10 (1.38%) PMI
7 8 (1.10%) Data Centre
8 7 (0.97%) Pricing Data
8 7 (0.97%) Security Posture
8 7 (0.97%) Virtual Team
9 6 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (0.83%) Social Media
10 5 (0.69%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (0.69%) Product Ownership
11 4 (0.55%) Chip and PIN
11 4 (0.55%) Educational Technology
11 4 (0.55%) Mobile Payment
12 3 (0.41%) NHS
12 3 (0.41%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 29 (4.00%) Windows
2 14 (1.93%) Linux
3 8 (1.10%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.97%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.83%) Apple iOS
6 5 (0.69%) Data ONTAP
6 5 (0.69%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.55%) VMS
7 4 (0.55%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (0.41%) Windows NT
8 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.28%) Android
9 2 (0.28%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.28%) Windows 8
10 1 (0.14%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 175 (24.14%) Agile
2 128 (17.66%) Problem-Solving
3 113 (15.59%) Project Management
4 109 (15.03%) Decision-Making
5 93 (12.83%) Business Development
6 82 (11.31%) Mentoring
7 75 (10.34%) Actionable Insight
8 73 (10.07%) Business Case
9 72 (9.93%) Continuous Improvement
10 70 (9.66%) Data Management
11 66 (9.10%) Budgeting and Forecasting
11 66 (9.10%) Project Delivery
12 62 (8.55%) Budgeting
13 61 (8.41%) Service Delivery
14 59 (8.14%) Risk Management
15 58 (8.00%) Stakeholder Management
16 56 (7.72%) Financial Modelling
17 55 (7.59%) Commercial Awareness
17 55 (7.59%) Customer Requirements
17 55 (7.59%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 60 (8.28%) SQL
2 32 (4.41%) C#
3 27 (3.72%) Java
4 25 (3.45%) Python
5 20 (2.76%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.10%) TypeScript
7 4 (0.55%) C++
7 4 (0.55%) Kotlin
7 4 (0.55%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.55%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.41%) Go
8 3 (0.41%) Haskell
8 3 (0.41%) Rust
8 3 (0.41%) Scala
9 2 (0.28%) C
9 2 (0.28%) R
9 2 (0.28%) Swift
9 2 (0.28%) VB
9 2 (0.28%) VBA
9 2 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 154 (21.24%) Degree
2 74 (10.21%) ACCA
3 66 (9.10%) CIMA
4 37 (5.10%) Security Cleared
5 23 (3.17%) Master's Degree
6 20 (2.76%) SC Cleared
7 19 (2.62%) DV Cleared
7 19 (2.62%) MBA
8 18 (2.48%) PMI Certification
9 15 (2.07%) CISSP
10 12 (1.66%) Azure Certification
11 10 (1.38%) CFA
11 10 (1.38%) Microsoft Certification
11 10 (1.38%) PhD
11 10 (1.38%) PMP
12 9 (1.24%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (1.10%) CISM
13 8 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
13 8 (1.10%) GIAC
13 8 (1.10%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (3.45%) SLA
2 24 (3.31%) GDPR
3 19 (2.62%) QA
4 18 (2.48%) IFRS
5 15 (2.07%) Good Clinical Practice
5 15 (2.07%) NIST
6 9 (1.24%) Data Quality
6 9 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.10%) GRC
7 8 (1.10%) PMO
7 8 (1.10%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (0.97%) Cyber Essentials
8 7 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 6 (0.83%) NIST 800
10 5 (0.69%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.28%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.14%) GAAP
12 1 (0.14%) GxP
12 1 (0.14%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 21 (2.90%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.24%) Docker
3 9 (1.24%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.55%) Firmware
5 2 (0.28%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (1.24%) Kubernetes
1 9 (1.24%) SCCM
2 6 (0.83%) Ansible
2 6 (0.83%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 6 (0.83%) Nessus
3 5 (0.69%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.69%) vCenter Server
3 5 (0.69%) WSUS
4 4 (0.55%) PaperCut
5 3 (0.41%) Sysprep
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.14%) Terraform
6 1 (0.14%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 236 (32.55%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.72%) SAP
3 25 (3.45%) Oracle
4 20 (2.76%) Sage
4 20 (2.76%) Salesforce
5 14 (1.93%) VMware
6 13 (1.79%) CA
7 11 (1.52%) Virgin Media
8 7 (0.97%) NEC
8 7 (0.97%) YouTube
9 6 (0.83%) Google
9 6 (0.83%) Qualys
9 6 (0.83%) ServiceNow
10 5 (0.69%) Civica
10 5 (0.69%) Databricks
10 5 (0.69%) Facebook
10 5 (0.69%) NetApp
10 5 (0.69%) Palo Alto
10 5 (0.69%) SolidFire
10 5 (0.69%) Xero