Finance Jobs in the North West

Financial
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 8 6
Rank change year-on-year +1 -2 +10
Permanent jobs citing Finance 1,352 1,399 1,733
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 13.57% 18.14% 18.40%
As % of the General category 25.40% 26.76% 29.73%
Number of salaries quoted 962 687 964
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,441 £35,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £56,850
Median % change year-on-year - -3.25% +8.54%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £87,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £69,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -5.80% +2.22% +3.85%

All General Skills
North West

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 North West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,323 5,227 5,829
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 53.44% 67.76% 61.88%
Number of salaries quoted 3,939 2,407 3,074
10th Percentile £26,225 £28,150 £28,341
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £66,438
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the North West

Finance
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Finance in the North West

Finance
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in the North West over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in the North West

Finance
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the North West region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Manchester +1 751 £55,000 -7.60% 288
Merseyside +3 211 £47,000 +4.44% 58
Cheshire -3 179 £55,000 +4.76% 83
Lancashire +9 177 £45,000 -18.18% 53
Cumbria +4 29 £39,000 -29.09% 19
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 39 (2.88%) Confluence
2 35 (2.59%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.63%) Apache
4 20 (1.48%) IIS
5 14 (1.04%) SAS
6 12 (0.89%) Apache Spark
7 10 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
8 8 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
9 7 (0.52%) Tomcat
10 4 (0.30%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 4 (0.30%) CMS
11 3 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 3 (0.22%) Captiva
11 3 (0.22%) FileNet
11 3 (0.22%) WebSphere
12 1 (0.074%) Jetty
12 1 (0.074%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.074%) WordPress
Applications
1 163 (12.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 83 (6.14%) Microsoft Office
3 49 (3.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.52%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.15%) Fusion 360
7 2 (0.15%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.074%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.074%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.074%) Trello
Business Applications
1 29 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 22 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
3 18 (1.33%) NetSuite
4 14 (1.04%) NEC Housing
5 13 (0.96%) Infor SunSystems
5 13 (0.96%) iTrent
5 13 (0.96%) Oracle Financials
6 11 (0.81%) SAP FI
7 9 (0.67%) SAP BPC
8 8 (0.59%) SAP IBP
9 7 (0.52%) BPCS
9 7 (0.52%) Dynamics NAV
10 6 (0.44%) SAP CO
10 6 (0.44%) SAP FI/CO
10 6 (0.44%) SAP PM
10 6 (0.44%) SAP PP
10 6 (0.44%) Unit4 Business World
11 5 (0.37%) Sage X3
12 4 (0.30%) SAP ERP
12 4 (0.30%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 215 (15.90%) Azure
2 142 (10.50%) Power Platform
3 89 (6.58%) AWS
4 65 (4.81%) GCP
5 60 (4.44%) Dynamics 365
6 59 (4.36%) Microsoft 365
7 36 (2.66%) Azure DevOps
8 29 (2.14%) GitHub
8 29 (2.14%) SaaS
9 21 (1.55%) Power Automate
10 20 (1.48%) Serverless
11 17 (1.26%) IaaS
12 16 (1.18%) Entra ID
13 13 (0.96%) Amazon S3
13 13 (0.96%) Google Analytics
13 13 (0.96%) PaaS
14 11 (0.81%) dbt
14 11 (0.81%) PowerApps
15 10 (0.74%) Google Play
16 9 (0.67%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 47 (3.48%) Firewall
2 23 (1.70%) WAN
3 22 (1.63%) Internet
3 22 (1.63%) SAN
4 16 (1.18%) VPN
5 15 (1.11%) LAN
6 14 (1.04%) DNS
7 13 (0.96%) Network Security
7 13 (0.96%) SD-WAN
8 12 (0.89%) DHCP
8 12 (0.89%) iSCSI
9 11 (0.81%) Broadband
9 11 (0.81%) Wireless
10 10 (0.74%) IPsec
10 10 (0.74%) NAS
10 10 (0.74%) SNMP
11 9 (0.67%) Remote Desktop
11 9 (0.67%) VoIP
12 6 (0.44%) Software-Defined Radio
13 5 (0.37%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (7.54%) Power BI
2 79 (5.84%) Data Warehouse
3 72 (5.33%) SQL Server
4 33 (2.44%) Tableau
5 28 (2.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 21 (1.55%) Metadata
6 21 (1.55%) MongoDB
7 20 (1.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 19 (1.41%) Data Lake
9 17 (1.26%) BusinessObjects
10 16 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
10 16 (1.18%) Oracle Database
11 15 (1.11%) Relational Database
12 13 (0.96%) Elasticsearch
13 12 (0.89%) BigQuery
14 11 (0.81%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 11 (0.81%) Looker
14 11 (0.81%) NoSQL
14 11 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
15 9 (0.67%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 70 (5.18%) JIRA
2 52 (3.85%) Git
3 21 (1.55%) Jenkins
4 18 (1.33%) GitLab
5 12 (0.89%) Spinnaker
6 10 (0.74%) Appium
7 6 (0.44%) Bitbucket
7 6 (0.44%) SonarQube
7 6 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 5 (0.37%) JetBrains Rider
8 5 (0.37%) JMeter
8 5 (0.37%) TeamCity
9 4 (0.30%) IBM UrbanCode
9 4 (0.30%) MSTest
9 4 (0.30%) NUnit
10 3 (0.22%) Cypress.io
10 3 (0.22%) git-flow
10 3 (0.22%) Jasmine
10 3 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
11 2 (0.15%) LabVIEW
General
1 469 (34.69%) Social Skills
2 205 (15.16%) Analytical Skills
3 160 (11.83%) Retail
4 142 (10.50%) Legal
5 137 (10.13%) Banking
6 116 (8.58%) Public Sector
7 93 (6.88%) Marketing
8 77 (5.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 67 (4.96%) Presentation Skills
10 49 (3.62%) Manufacturing
11 42 (3.11%) Law
12 39 (2.88%) Local Government
13 38 (2.81%) Billing
14 27 (2.00%) Telecoms
15 26 (1.92%) Influencing Skills
16 19 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
17 14 (1.04%) Police
18 13 (0.96%) Back Office
19 10 (0.74%) Automotive
19 10 (0.74%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 203 (15.01%) Senior
2 199 (14.72%) Analyst
3 151 (11.17%) Developer
4 149 (11.02%) Lead
5 69 (5.10%) Consultant
6 66 (4.88%) Architect
7 61 (4.51%) Financial Analyst
8 57 (4.22%) Project Manager
9 51 (3.77%) Senior Developer
10 41 (3.03%) Administrator
11 37 (2.74%) Software Engineer
12 34 (2.51%) Business Manager
12 34 (2.51%) IT Support
12 34 (2.51%) Systems Analyst
13 32 (2.37%) Product Manager
14 31 (2.29%) Applications Support
14 31 (2.29%) Data Engineer
15 30 (2.22%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 29 (2.14%) Development Manager
16 29 (2.14%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (4.73%) .NET
2 43 (3.18%) REST
3 40 (2.96%) React
4 30 (2.22%) HTML
5 29 (2.14%) CSS
6 25 (1.85%) JSON
7 23 (1.70%) RESTful
8 22 (1.63%) ASP.NET
8 22 (1.63%) Kafka
9 21 (1.55%) Web Services
10 18 (1.33%) .NET Framework
11 17 (1.26%) Node.js
11 17 (1.26%) RabbitMQ
12 16 (1.18%) AngularJS
12 16 (1.18%) ASP.NET Web API
13 12 (0.89%) .NET Core
13 12 (0.89%) SOAP
14 10 (0.74%) Android SDK
14 10 (0.74%) YAML
15 9 (0.67%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 75 (5.55%) Self-Motivation
2 60 (4.44%) Management Information System
3 45 (3.33%) Product Ownership
4 40 (2.96%) PMI
4 40 (2.96%) Public Cloud
5 26 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
6 22 (1.63%) NHS
7 21 (1.55%) Cloud Native
7 21 (1.55%) Data Centre
8 20 (1.48%) Driving Licence
9 19 (1.41%) Housing Association
10 17 (1.26%) Greenfield Project
11 14 (1.04%) Mainframe
12 13 (0.96%) Onboarding
12 13 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
13 12 (0.89%) Reinsurance
14 11 (0.81%) Algorithms
14 11 (0.81%) Credit Risk
14 11 (0.81%) Data Structures
14 11 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 88 (6.51%) Windows
2 62 (4.59%) Linux
3 32 (2.37%) Unix
4 18 (1.33%) Android
5 11 (0.81%) Windows Server
6 10 (0.74%) Data ONTAP
7 9 (0.67%) Windows Phone
8 8 (0.59%) Windows Vista
9 7 (0.52%) Solaris
10 2 (0.15%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
11 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 351 (25.96%) Agile
2 226 (16.72%) Problem-Solving
3 181 (13.39%) Mentoring
4 180 (13.31%) Coaching
5 179 (13.24%) Roadmaps
6 163 (12.06%) Business Intelligence
7 148 (10.95%) Project Management
8 127 (9.39%) Customer Service
9 114 (8.43%) Continuous Improvement
10 101 (7.47%) DevOps
11 100 (7.40%) Decision-Making
11 100 (7.40%) ERP
12 99 (7.32%) Data Management
13 93 (6.88%) Analytics
14 86 (6.36%) Stakeholder Management
15 81 (5.99%) ITIL
16 75 (5.55%) CRM
16 75 (5.55%) Project Delivery
17 74 (5.47%) Data Analysis
18 72 (5.33%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 177 (13.09%) SQL
2 99 (7.32%) Python
3 79 (5.84%) C#
4 69 (5.10%) JavaScript
5 44 (3.25%) Java
6 36 (2.66%) TypeScript
7 34 (2.51%) PowerShell
8 26 (1.92%) T-SQL
9 14 (1.04%) Shell Script
10 11 (0.81%) Kotlin
11 10 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 9 (0.67%) C
13 7 (0.52%) Bash
13 7 (0.52%) RPG
13 7 (0.52%) RPG IV
13 7 (0.52%) Rust
14 6 (0.44%) PHP
14 6 (0.44%) R
14 6 (0.44%) VB
15 5 (0.37%) Perl
Qualifications
1 151 (11.17%) Degree
2 58 (4.29%) ACCA
3 48 (3.55%) Security Cleared
4 44 (3.25%) PMI Certification
5 42 (3.11%) CIMA
6 29 (2.14%) SC Cleared
7 28 (2.07%) DBS Check
8 17 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (1.18%) AWS Certification
9 16 (1.18%) Master's Degree
10 13 (0.96%) PMP
11 11 (0.81%) AAT
11 11 (0.81%) Azure Certification
12 9 (0.67%) Oracle Certification
13 8 (0.59%) CAPM
13 8 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
14 7 (0.52%) CISA
15 6 (0.44%) MBA
15 6 (0.44%) Microsoft Certification
15 6 (0.44%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (4.88%) QA
2 61 (4.51%) Data Quality
3 38 (2.81%) GDPR
4 30 (2.22%) SLA
5 26 (1.92%) Accessibility
6 25 (1.85%) PMO
7 22 (1.63%) IFRS
8 14 (1.04%) GAAP
8 14 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 14 (1.04%) NIST
9 8 (0.59%) IFRS 9
10 7 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 5 (0.37%) Actionable Recommendations
11 5 (0.37%) ISO 9001
12 4 (0.30%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.22%) COSO
13 3 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.22%) GRC
13 3 (0.22%) ISO 31000
13 3 (0.22%) ITGC
System Software
1 47 (3.48%) Active Directory
2 35 (2.59%) Docker
3 32 (2.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.67%) Terminal Services
5 4 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.22%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.15%) IAG
Systems Management
1 33 (2.44%) Kubernetes
2 29 (2.14%) Terraform
3 17 (1.26%) Ansible
4 15 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (1.04%) SCCM
5 14 (1.04%) ZABBIX
6 12 (0.89%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 12 (0.89%) Opsgenie
6 12 (0.89%) Prometheus
6 12 (0.89%) VxRail
7 10 (0.74%) vCenter Server
8 9 (0.67%) AirWatch
9 7 (0.52%) Grafana
10 5 (0.37%) Kibana
10 5 (0.37%) Progress Chef
11 2 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.15%) Rundeck
11 2 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
12 1 (0.074%) Oracle Identity Management
Vendors
1 271 (20.04%) Microsoft
2 80 (5.92%) SAP
3 62 (4.59%) Oracle
4 57 (4.22%) Google
5 38 (2.81%) NEC
6 34 (2.51%) Virgin Media
6 34 (2.51%) VMware
7 24 (1.78%) CA
8 22 (1.63%) NetApp
9 20 (1.48%) MuleSoft
9 20 (1.48%) Splunk
10 19 (1.41%) Cisco
11 17 (1.26%) Salesforce
12 16 (1.18%) Atlassian
13 15 (1.11%) IBM
14 14 (1.04%) Commvault
14 14 (1.04%) Fortinet
15 13 (0.96%) Infor
15 13 (0.96%) ServiceNow
16 12 (0.89%) SolarWinds