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 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 8 6
Rank change year-on-year +1 -2 +11
Permanent jobs citing Finance 1,355 1,401 1,723
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 13.75% 17.92% 18.47%
As % of the General category 25.69% 26.41% 29.93%
Number of salaries quoted 964 688 956
10th Percentile £27,825 £32,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year - -2.22% +8.17%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £90,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £69,447 £67,500
% change year-on-year -6.40% +2.88% +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 5,274 5,304 5,757
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 53.53% 67.83% 61.70%
Number of salaries quoted 3,905 2,446 3,053
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
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 £67,000
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 10 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 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
Manchester +2 760 £55,000 -7.60% 284
Merseyside +3 208 £47,000 +4.44% 54
Cheshire -2 179 £55,000 +4.76% 97
Lancashire +14 175 £45,000 -18.18% 49
Cumbria +4 28 £39,000 -29.09% 29
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 38 (2.80%) Confluence
2 35 (2.58%) SharePoint
3 21 (1.55%) Apache
4 19 (1.40%) IIS
5 14 (1.03%) SAS
6 12 (0.89%) Apache Spark
7 10 (0.74%) Apache Airflow
8 9 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
9 6 (0.44%) Tomcat
10 4 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.30%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 4 (0.30%) Captiva
10 4 (0.30%) CMS
10 4 (0.30%) FileNet
10 4 (0.30%) WebSphere
11 1 (0.074%) Jetty
11 1 (0.074%) WordPress
Applications
1 160 (11.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 82 (6.05%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (3.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.96%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.44%) 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 (1.62%) SAP S/4HANA
3 18 (1.33%) NetSuite
4 13 (0.96%) Infor SunSystems
4 13 (0.96%) iTrent
4 13 (0.96%) Oracle Financials
5 12 (0.89%) NEC Housing
6 11 (0.81%) SAP FI
7 9 (0.66%) 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%) Oracle ERP
12 4 (0.30%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 212 (15.65%) Azure
2 142 (10.48%) Power Platform
3 87 (6.42%) AWS
4 69 (5.09%) GCP
5 61 (4.50%) Microsoft 365
6 60 (4.43%) Dynamics 365
7 36 (2.66%) Azure DevOps
8 31 (2.29%) GitHub
8 31 (2.29%) SaaS
9 21 (1.55%) Power Automate
10 20 (1.48%) Serverless
11 18 (1.33%) IaaS
12 16 (1.18%) Entra ID
13 14 (1.03%) PaaS
14 13 (0.96%) Amazon S3
14 13 (0.96%) Google Analytics
15 11 (0.81%) dbt
15 11 (0.81%) PowerApps
16 10 (0.74%) Google Play
17 9 (0.66%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 47 (3.47%) Firewall
2 23 (1.70%) WAN
3 22 (1.62%) Internet
3 22 (1.62%) SAN
4 16 (1.18%) VPN
5 15 (1.11%) LAN
6 14 (1.03%) 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 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
11 9 (0.66%) VoIP
12 6 (0.44%) Software-Defined Radio
13 5 (0.37%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 102 (7.53%) Power BI
2 75 (5.54%) Data Warehouse
3 71 (5.24%) SQL Server
4 33 (2.44%) Tableau
5 28 (2.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 21 (1.55%) Metadata
7 20 (1.48%) MongoDB
7 20 (1.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 18 (1.33%) Data Lake
9 17 (1.25%) BusinessObjects
10 16 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
11 15 (1.11%) Relational Database
12 14 (1.03%) Oracle Database
13 13 (0.96%) BigQuery
13 13 (0.96%) Elasticsearch
14 12 (0.89%) NoSQL
15 11 (0.81%) Looker
16 10 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
17 9 (0.66%) RDBMS
17 9 (0.66%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 70 (5.17%) JIRA
2 53 (3.91%) Git
3 21 (1.55%) Jenkins
4 18 (1.33%) GitLab
5 12 (0.89%) Spinnaker
6 10 (0.74%) Appium
7 7 (0.52%) Bitbucket
8 6 (0.44%) SonarQube
8 6 (0.44%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 5 (0.37%) JetBrains Rider
9 5 (0.37%) JMeter
9 5 (0.37%) TeamCity
10 4 (0.30%) Cypress.io
10 4 (0.30%) IBM UrbanCode
10 4 (0.30%) Jasmine
10 4 (0.30%) MSTest
10 4 (0.30%) NUnit
10 4 (0.30%) Oracle Forms
11 3 (0.22%) git-flow
12 2 (0.15%) WebDriver
General
1 478 (35.28%) Social Skills
2 205 (15.13%) Analytical Skills
3 157 (11.59%) Retail
4 147 (10.85%) Legal
5 142 (10.48%) Banking
6 114 (8.41%) Public Sector
7 91 (6.72%) Marketing
8 83 (6.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 67 (4.94%) Presentation Skills
10 50 (3.69%) Law
11 49 (3.62%) Manufacturing
12 38 (2.80%) Billing
13 37 (2.73%) Local Government
14 28 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
15 27 (1.99%) Telecoms
16 19 (1.40%) Organisational Skills
17 13 (0.96%) Back Office
18 12 (0.89%) Police
19 10 (0.74%) Documentation Skills
19 10 (0.74%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 203 (14.98%) Analyst
1 203 (14.98%) Senior
2 152 (11.22%) Developer
3 149 (11.00%) Lead
4 67 (4.94%) Architect
5 66 (4.87%) Consultant
6 61 (4.50%) Financial Analyst
7 55 (4.06%) Project Manager
8 51 (3.76%) Senior Developer
9 40 (2.95%) Administrator
10 38 (2.80%) Software Engineer
11 36 (2.66%) IT Support
12 35 (2.58%) Systems Analyst
13 32 (2.36%) Product Manager
14 31 (2.29%) Business Manager
15 30 (2.21%) Applications Support
15 30 (2.21%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 30 (2.21%) Senior Analyst
16 29 (2.14%) Data Engineer
16 29 (2.14%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (4.72%) .NET
2 43 (3.17%) REST
3 40 (2.95%) React
4 31 (2.29%) HTML
5 30 (2.21%) CSS
6 25 (1.85%) JSON
7 24 (1.77%) RESTful
8 22 (1.62%) ASP.NET
9 21 (1.55%) Kafka
10 19 (1.40%) Web Services
11 18 (1.33%) .NET Framework
12 17 (1.25%) AngularJS
12 17 (1.25%) Node.js
13 16 (1.18%) ASP.NET Web API
13 16 (1.18%) RabbitMQ
14 12 (0.89%) .NET Core
15 11 (0.81%) SOAP
16 10 (0.74%) Android SDK
16 10 (0.74%) Jest
16 10 (0.74%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 74 (5.46%) Self-Motivation
2 60 (4.43%) Management Information System
3 46 (3.39%) Product Ownership
4 40 (2.95%) PMI
5 39 (2.88%) Public Cloud
6 25 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
7 22 (1.62%) NHS
8 21 (1.55%) Cloud Native
8 21 (1.55%) Data Centre
9 19 (1.40%) Housing Association
10 18 (1.33%) Driving Licence
11 17 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
12 15 (1.11%) Mainframe
13 14 (1.03%) Onboarding
14 13 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
15 12 (0.89%) Credit Risk
15 12 (0.89%) Data Structures
16 11 (0.81%) Algorithms
16 11 (0.81%) Legacy Systems
17 10 (0.74%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 89 (6.57%) Windows
2 62 (4.58%) Linux
3 32 (2.36%) Unix
4 18 (1.33%) Android
5 11 (0.81%) Windows Server
6 10 (0.74%) Data ONTAP
7 9 (0.66%) Windows Phone
8 8 (0.59%) Windows Vista
9 6 (0.44%) Solaris
10 2 (0.15%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.15%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 364 (26.86%) Agile
2 234 (17.27%) Problem-Solving
3 180 (13.28%) Coaching
3 180 (13.28%) Mentoring
4 177 (13.06%) Roadmaps
5 163 (12.03%) Business Intelligence
6 147 (10.85%) Project Management
7 131 (9.67%) Customer Service
8 115 (8.49%) Continuous Improvement
9 101 (7.45%) ERP
10 99 (7.31%) DevOps
11 97 (7.16%) Data Management
12 95 (7.01%) Decision-Making
13 94 (6.94%) Analytics
14 87 (6.42%) Stakeholder Management
15 79 (5.83%) ITIL
16 78 (5.76%) CRM
17 75 (5.54%) Data Analysis
18 74 (5.46%) Project Delivery
19 72 (5.31%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 178 (13.14%) SQL
2 97 (7.16%) Python
3 79 (5.83%) C#
4 69 (5.09%) JavaScript
5 45 (3.32%) Java
6 37 (2.73%) TypeScript
7 34 (2.51%) PowerShell
8 26 (1.92%) T-SQL
9 13 (0.96%) Shell Script
10 11 (0.81%) Kotlin
11 10 (0.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 9 (0.66%) 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 (11.14%) Degree
2 58 (4.28%) ACCA
3 53 (3.91%) Security Cleared
4 44 (3.25%) PMI Certification
5 42 (3.10%) CIMA
6 29 (2.14%) SC Cleared
7 28 (2.07%) DBS Check
8 18 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (1.11%) Master's Degree
10 13 (0.96%) AWS Certification
10 13 (0.96%) PMP
11 11 (0.81%) AAT
12 9 (0.66%) Azure Certification
12 9 (0.66%) Oracle Certification
13 8 (0.59%) CAPM
13 8 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
14 7 (0.52%) CISA
14 7 (0.52%) DV Cleared
14 7 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
15 6 (0.44%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (4.94%) QA
2 59 (4.35%) Data Quality
3 40 (2.95%) GDPR
4 31 (2.29%) Accessibility
5 30 (2.21%) SLA
6 25 (1.85%) PMO
7 22 (1.62%) IFRS
8 14 (1.03%) GAAP
8 14 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 14 (1.03%) 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 48 (3.54%) Active Directory
2 34 (2.51%) Docker
3 32 (2.36%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (0.66%) 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 (1.25%) Ansible
4 15 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (1.03%) SCCM
5 14 (1.03%) 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 (0.66%) 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
12 1 (0.074%) Oracle Identity Management
12 1 (0.074%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 269 (19.85%) Microsoft
2 80 (5.90%) SAP
3 60 (4.43%) Oracle
4 58 (4.28%) Google
5 36 (2.66%) NEC
6 34 (2.51%) Virgin Media
6 34 (2.51%) VMware
7 24 (1.77%) CA
8 22 (1.62%) NetApp
9 21 (1.55%) Splunk
10 20 (1.48%) MuleSoft
11 19 (1.40%) Cisco
12 18 (1.33%) Salesforce
13 16 (1.18%) Atlassian
14 15 (1.11%) IBM
15 14 (1.03%) Commvault
15 14 (1.03%) Fortinet
15 14 (1.03%) ServiceNow
16 13 (0.96%) Dell
16 13 (0.96%) Infor