Finance Jobs in the Midlands

Financial
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 7 8
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +9
Permanent jobs citing Finance 1,581 1,685 1,558
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.30% 18.24% 14.38%
As % of the General category 23.51% 24.83% 23.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,071 891 973
10th Percentile £26,250 £33,589 £34,350
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £69,447 £67,500
% change year-on-year -6.40% +2.88% +3.85%

All General Skills
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6,725 6,785 6,696
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 56.59% 73.45% 61.80%
Number of salaries quoted 4,716 3,064 4,174
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,000 £35,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the Midlands

Finance
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Finance in the Midlands

Finance
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in the Midlands over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in the Midlands

Finance
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 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
West Midlands 0 1,108 £51,300 -6.73% 350
East Midlands -5 466 £47,500 -13.64% 206
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 75 (4.74%) SharePoint
2 26 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.33%) SAS
4 16 (1.01%) WordPress
5 14 (0.89%) Apache
6 10 (0.63%) Confluence
7 8 (0.51%) Apache Spark
8 7 (0.44%) Tomcat
9 6 (0.38%) IIS
10 5 (0.32%) nginx
10 5 (0.32%) Umbraco
11 4 (0.25%) Office Communications Server
12 3 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
12 3 (0.19%) Exchange Server 2010
13 2 (0.13%) Alfresco
13 2 (0.13%) Captiva
13 2 (0.13%) CMS
13 2 (0.13%) Documentum
13 2 (0.13%) MTS
14 1 (0.063%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 192 (12.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 112 (7.08%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 29 (1.83%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (0.57%) Adobe XD
6 4 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (0.25%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.13%) Simulink
9 1 (0.063%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.063%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.063%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.063%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.063%) InfoPath
9 1 (0.063%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.063%) Sketch
9 1 (0.063%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 20 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 18 (1.14%) NetSuite
3 13 (0.82%) NEC Housing
4 8 (0.51%) Dynamics NAV
4 8 (0.51%) Misys Midas
4 8 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (0.51%) Shopify
5 5 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (0.32%) SAP MM
6 4 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.25%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.25%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.25%) SAP FI/CO
6 4 (0.25%) SAP PP
6 4 (0.25%) SAP SD
6 4 (0.25%) Unit4 Business World
7 3 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.19%) Magento
7 3 (0.19%) ProductWriter
8 2 (0.13%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 182 (11.51%) Power Platform
2 178 (11.26%) Azure
3 111 (7.02%) AWS
4 96 (6.07%) Microsoft 365
5 57 (3.61%) Dynamics 365
6 47 (2.97%) SaaS
7 21 (1.33%) PowerApps
8 19 (1.20%) Power Automate
9 18 (1.14%) GCP
10 16 (1.01%) Azure Data Factory
10 16 (1.01%) Entra ID
10 16 (1.01%) GitHub
10 16 (1.01%) WhatsApp
11 14 (0.89%) Amazon S3
12 13 (0.82%) Azure DevOps
13 12 (0.76%) Cloud Computing
14 11 (0.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 10 (0.63%) Serverless
16 9 (0.57%) Google Drive
17 8 (0.51%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 64 (4.05%) Firewall
2 41 (2.59%) Wi-Fi
3 28 (1.77%) LAN
4 27 (1.71%) Internet
5 26 (1.64%) WAN
6 24 (1.52%) Broadband
7 22 (1.39%) Wireless
8 20 (1.27%) DNS
9 19 (1.20%) SD-WAN
10 18 (1.14%) VPN
11 17 (1.08%) Intranet
11 17 (1.08%) MPLS
12 15 (0.95%) SAN
13 13 (0.82%) DHCP
14 12 (0.76%) TCP/IP
14 12 (0.76%) VLAN
15 11 (0.70%) Ethernet
16 7 (0.44%) Bluetooth
16 7 (0.44%) IPsec
16 7 (0.44%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 175 (11.07%) Power BI
2 106 (6.70%) SQL Server
3 42 (2.66%) Data Warehouse
4 40 (2.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 24 (1.52%) Data Lake
6 20 (1.27%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 20 (1.27%) Tableau
7 19 (1.20%) PostgreSQL
8 16 (1.01%) Oracle Database
9 15 (0.95%) Big Data
9 15 (0.95%) Relational Database
10 14 (0.89%) Power Query
11 13 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 12 (0.76%) NonStop SQL
13 8 (0.51%) Metadata
14 7 (0.44%) Data Mining
14 7 (0.44%) InterSystems Cache
14 7 (0.44%) Microsoft Analysis Services
14 7 (0.44%) MySQL
15 6 (0.38%) Oracle Database 12c
Development Applications
1 50 (3.16%) JIRA
2 19 (1.20%) Cucumber
3 13 (0.82%) Git
4 6 (0.38%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (0.32%) webpack
6 4 (0.25%) Postman
6 4 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.19%) IBM UrbanCode
7 3 (0.19%) Maven
7 3 (0.19%) Octopus Deploy
7 3 (0.19%) Toad
7 3 (0.19%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.13%) CANoe
8 2 (0.13%) Fiddler
8 2 (0.13%) GitLab
9 1 (0.063%) Crashlytics
9 1 (0.063%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.063%) fastlane
9 1 (0.063%) Selenium
General
1 653 (41.30%) Social Skills
2 266 (16.82%) Retail
3 230 (14.55%) Analytical Skills
4 144 (9.11%) Legal
5 124 (7.84%) Manufacturing
6 120 (7.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 113 (7.15%) Marketing
8 104 (6.58%) Public Sector
9 88 (5.57%) Banking
10 58 (3.67%) Telecoms
11 57 (3.61%) Local Government
12 52 (3.29%) Influencing Skills
13 50 (3.16%) Organisational Skills
14 42 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
15 39 (2.47%) Law
16 38 (2.40%) Billing
17 35 (2.21%) Electronics
18 31 (1.96%) Back Office
19 29 (1.83%) Automotive
19 29 (1.83%) Games
Job Titles
1 223 (14.10%) Project Manager
2 222 (14.04%) Analyst
3 210 (13.28%) Senior
4 137 (8.67%) Lead
5 128 (8.10%) Developer
6 118 (7.46%) IT Manager
7 101 (6.39%) Consultant
8 51 (3.23%) Architect
9 45 (2.85%) Senior Manager
10 43 (2.72%) IT Project Manager
11 38 (2.40%) Senior Analyst
12 34 (2.15%) Software Developer
13 31 (1.96%) Financial Analyst
14 28 (1.77%) Commercial Analyst
14 28 (1.77%) Infrastructure Manager
14 28 (1.77%) IT Support
15 27 (1.71%) Data Engineer
15 27 (1.71%) Network Engineer
15 27 (1.71%) Senior Consultant
16 26 (1.64%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (4.55%) HTML
2 71 (4.49%) .NET
3 36 (2.28%) ASP.NET
4 32 (2.02%) ASP.NET MVC
5 31 (1.96%) CSS
6 30 (1.90%) AngularJS
7 28 (1.77%) Web Services
8 19 (1.20%) .NET Core
8 19 (1.20%) EDI
8 19 (1.20%) RESTful
9 18 (1.14%) HTML5
10 16 (1.01%) React
11 13 (0.82%) REST
12 12 (0.76%) ASP.NET Web API
12 12 (0.76%) LINQ
12 12 (0.76%) Spring
12 12 (0.76%) Spring Boot
13 10 (0.63%) Material Design
13 10 (0.63%) PySpark
14 9 (0.57%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 105 (6.64%) Management Information System
1 105 (6.64%) Self-Motivation
2 69 (4.36%) Product Ownership
3 67 (4.24%) Driving Licence
4 42 (2.66%) Data Centre
5 37 (2.34%) Onboarding
6 34 (2.15%) NHS
7 31 (1.96%) Mobile App
8 30 (1.90%) PMI
9 17 (1.08%) Credit Risk
10 15 (0.95%) FMCG
10 15 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
11 14 (0.89%) Algorithms
12 13 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
12 13 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
13 12 (0.76%) Renewable Energy
13 12 (0.76%) Smartcard
14 10 (0.63%) Public Cloud
14 10 (0.63%) Security Operations Centre
14 10 (0.63%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 93 (5.88%) Windows
2 41 (2.59%) Linux
3 34 (2.15%) Windows Server
4 20 (1.27%) Unix
5 18 (1.14%) Windows 10
6 13 (0.82%) Windows Server 2012
7 12 (0.76%) Windows 7
8 11 (0.70%) Windows 8
9 6 (0.38%) Solaris
10 5 (0.32%) Data ONTAP
10 5 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
12 3 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.13%) Android
13 2 (0.13%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.13%) Embedded Linux
14 1 (0.063%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 366 (23.15%) Project Management
2 359 (22.71%) Agile
3 263 (16.64%) Problem-Solving
4 198 (12.52%) Business Intelligence
5 182 (11.51%) Continuous Improvement
6 162 (10.25%) Stakeholder Management
7 161 (10.18%) Risk Management
8 153 (9.68%) Project Delivery
9 151 (9.55%) Mentoring
10 134 (8.48%) Customer Service
11 132 (8.35%) ERP
12 131 (8.29%) Roadmaps
13 126 (7.97%) Analytics
14 125 (7.91%) Decision-Making
15 118 (7.46%) Coaching
16 104 (6.58%) Process Improvement
17 101 (6.39%) Change Management
18 99 (6.26%) ITIL
19 88 (5.57%) Data Analysis
19 88 (5.57%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 166 (10.50%) SQL
2 71 (4.49%) C#
3 69 (4.36%) Python
4 50 (3.16%) JavaScript
5 43 (2.72%) Java
6 20 (1.27%) PowerShell
6 20 (1.27%) TypeScript
7 16 (1.01%) T-SQL
8 14 (0.89%) PHP
9 13 (0.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 9 (0.57%) C
10 9 (0.57%) R
10 9 (0.57%) Shell Script
11 8 (0.51%) PL/SQL
12 7 (0.44%) C++
13 5 (0.32%) Bash
13 5 (0.32%) VBA
14 4 (0.25%) Go
15 3 (0.19%) Embedded C
16 2 (0.13%) RPG
Qualifications
1 222 (14.04%) Degree
2 69 (4.36%) Security Cleared
3 54 (3.42%) ACCA
4 40 (2.53%) CIMA
5 39 (2.47%) PMI Certification
6 37 (2.34%) DBS Check
7 28 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
7 28 (1.77%) SC Cleared
8 25 (1.58%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 23 (1.45%) CISSP
10 18 (1.14%) CISM
11 17 (1.08%) PMP
12 15 (0.95%) AWS Certification
12 15 (0.95%) CCNA
12 15 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
12 15 (0.95%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 13 (0.82%) Azure Certification
13 13 (0.82%) CCNP
13 13 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
14 11 (0.70%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 92 (5.82%) GDPR
2 49 (3.10%) QA
3 42 (2.66%) PMO
4 32 (2.02%) Data Quality
4 32 (2.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 27 (1.71%) Cyber Essentials
6 23 (1.45%) Accessibility
6 23 (1.45%) NIST
6 23 (1.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 14 (0.89%) SLA
8 13 (0.82%) IFRS
9 12 (0.76%) ITGC
10 11 (0.70%) GRC
11 10 (0.63%) PCI DSS
12 8 (0.51%) IFRS 9
12 8 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 7 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.32%) COBIT
15 4 (0.25%) GAAP
15 4 (0.25%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 49 (3.10%) Active Directory
2 31 (1.96%) Docker
3 21 (1.33%) Hyper-V
3 21 (1.33%) VMware Infrastructure
4 11 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.38%) Firmware
6 4 (0.25%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (0.25%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.13%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.13%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 2 (0.13%) pfSense
7 2 (0.13%) Terminal Services
7 2 (0.13%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 28 (1.77%) Kubernetes
2 25 (1.58%) Terraform
3 13 (0.82%) Ansible
4 5 (0.32%) Prometheus
4 5 (0.32%) vCenter Server
5 4 (0.25%) Grafana
5 4 (0.25%) SCCM
6 3 (0.19%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.13%) Backup Exec
7 2 (0.13%) Functional Safety
7 2 (0.13%) MIIS
7 2 (0.13%) Nagios
7 2 (0.13%) PaperCut
7 2 (0.13%) SmoothWall
8 1 (0.063%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.063%) ITRS Geneos
8 1 (0.063%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.063%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.063%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 352 (22.26%) Microsoft
2 47 (2.97%) Cisco
3 44 (2.78%) SAP
4 43 (2.72%) CheckPoint
5 40 (2.53%) VMware
6 33 (2.09%) Google
7 32 (2.02%) NEC
7 32 (2.02%) Oracle
8 27 (1.71%) Palo Alto
9 26 (1.64%) ServiceNow
10 23 (1.45%) Salesforce
11 20 (1.27%) IFS
11 20 (1.27%) Sophos
11 20 (1.27%) Workday
12 18 (1.14%) Openreach
12 18 (1.14%) Virgin Media
13 16 (1.01%) Adobe
14 14 (0.89%) Citrix
14 14 (0.89%) Veeam
15 13 (0.82%) Atlassian