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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 8 13
Rank change year-on-year -3 +5 +4
Permanent jobs citing Finance 655 839 984
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 9.74% 14.21% 13.86%
As % of the General category 18.41% 21.98% 23.55%
Number of salaries quoted 367 333 459
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 £62,500 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £82,500
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 3,558 3,817 4,179
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 52.93% 64.63% 58.84%
Number of salaries quoted 2,193 1,699 2,093
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,913 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -5.66% +6.00%
75th Percentile £60,323 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,250 £81,250
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 20 May 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 20 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
Berkshire -5 321 £54,750 -10.25% 126
Buckinghamshire -10 172 £50,000 -9.09% 99
Oxfordshire +11 162 £43,468 +15.91% 66
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 10 (1.53%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.92%) Apache
2 6 (0.92%) Oracle Workflow
3 4 (0.61%) Confluence
3 4 (0.61%) JBoss
3 4 (0.61%) WebSphere
4 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.31%) CMS
5 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.15%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.15%) nginx
Applications
1 140 (21.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (6.11%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.83%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.46%) Siemens NX
6 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.15%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 12 (1.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.22%) Oracle ERP
2 8 (1.22%) Sage 200
3 6 (0.92%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.76%) Dynamics GP
4 5 (0.76%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.76%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.76%) Unit4 Business World
5 4 (0.61%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.61%) Oracle Financials
5 4 (0.61%) Pegasus Opera
5 4 (0.61%) Sage 50
6 3 (0.46%) Teamcenter
7 2 (0.31%) IBM Planning Analytics
7 2 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.15%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.15%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.15%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.15%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.15%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 64 (9.77%) Azure
2 42 (6.41%) Power Platform
3 40 (6.11%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (5.04%) Dynamics 365
5 32 (4.89%) AWS
6 24 (3.66%) SaaS
7 16 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
8 11 (1.68%) Intacct
9 10 (1.53%) PowerApps
10 7 (1.07%) WhatsApp
11 6 (0.92%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (0.76%) Amazon S3
12 5 (0.76%) Google Workspace
12 5 (0.76%) Power Automate
13 4 (0.61%) Firebolt
13 4 (0.61%) TestFlight
14 3 (0.46%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 3 (0.46%) OCI
14 3 (0.46%) OneDrive
14 3 (0.46%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 51 (7.79%) Broadband
2 14 (2.14%) Firewall
2 14 (2.14%) Internet
3 13 (1.98%) Wireless
4 11 (1.68%) 5G
4 11 (1.68%) SNMP
5 8 (1.22%) Network Security
6 6 (0.92%) Intranet
6 6 (0.92%) VPN
7 5 (0.76%) IPsec
8 4 (0.61%) DNS
8 4 (0.61%) VoIP
8 4 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.46%) LAN
9 3 (0.46%) Radio Access Network
9 3 (0.46%) WAN
10 1 (0.15%) iSCSI
10 1 (0.15%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.43%) SQL Server
2 28 (4.27%) Power BI
3 19 (2.90%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.14%) Elasticsearch
5 12 (1.83%) Data Lake
6 10 (1.53%) MongoDB
7 9 (1.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (1.07%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 7 (1.07%) MS Access
9 6 (0.92%) Oracle Reports
10 5 (0.76%) Data Mining
10 5 (0.76%) GIS
10 5 (0.76%) Redis
10 5 (0.76%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.61%) Oracle Database
12 3 (0.46%) EDRMS
12 3 (0.46%) OLAP
12 3 (0.46%) Spark SQL
12 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.31%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 7 (1.07%) Git
2 6 (0.92%) JIRA
2 6 (0.92%) Oracle Forms
3 4 (0.61%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.15%) AdminStudio
4 1 (0.15%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.15%) InstallShield
4 1 (0.15%) MSI
4 1 (0.15%) Selenium
General
1 263 (40.15%) Social Skills
2 150 (22.90%) Analytical Skills
3 91 (13.89%) Legal
4 64 (9.77%) Marketing
5 62 (9.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 60 (9.16%) Telecoms
7 58 (8.85%) Retail
8 51 (7.79%) Influencing Skills
9 44 (6.72%) Banking
10 33 (5.04%) Presentation Skills
11 31 (4.73%) Law
12 25 (3.82%) Public Sector
13 24 (3.66%) Pharmaceutical
14 22 (3.36%) Organisational Skills
15 19 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
16 17 (2.60%) Manufacturing
17 10 (1.53%) Automotive
18 6 (0.92%) Investment Banking
18 6 (0.92%) Private Banking
19 5 (0.76%) Police
Job Titles
1 138 (21.07%) Analyst
2 110 (16.79%) Senior
3 73 (11.15%) Lead
4 48 (7.33%) Project Manager
4 48 (7.33%) Senior Analyst
5 43 (6.56%) Consultant
6 36 (5.50%) Financial Analyst
7 31 (4.73%) Developer
8 29 (4.43%) Administrator
9 25 (3.82%) Architect
10 24 (3.66%) Project Leader
11 23 (3.51%) Applications Support
12 21 (3.21%) Support Analyst
13 20 (3.05%) Commercial Analyst
13 20 (3.05%) Development Manager
14 19 (2.90%) Applications Support Analyst
15 18 (2.75%) Technical Leader
16 16 (2.44%) Account Manager
16 16 (2.44%) IT Manager
16 16 (2.44%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (6.11%) .NET
2 30 (4.58%) React
3 16 (2.44%) .NET Framework
4 15 (2.29%) .NET Core
5 12 (1.83%) ASP.NET
6 10 (1.53%) CSS
6 10 (1.53%) HTML
7 9 (1.37%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.22%) Kafka
9 7 (1.07%) EDI
10 6 (0.92%) Middleware
10 6 (0.92%) Node.js
10 6 (0.92%) Oracle Fusion
10 6 (0.92%) SignalR
10 6 (0.92%) WCF
10 6 (0.92%) WF
11 5 (0.76%) ASP.NET Web API
11 5 (0.76%) Entity Framework
11 5 (0.76%) RabbitMQ
11 5 (0.76%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 37 (5.65%) Self-Motivation
2 24 (3.66%) Management Information System
3 19 (2.90%) Driving Licence
3 19 (2.90%) Life Science
4 17 (2.60%) Biopharmaceutical
5 11 (1.68%) Onboarding
6 10 (1.53%) PMI
7 8 (1.22%) Data Centre
7 8 (1.22%) Security Posture
8 7 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.07%) Pricing Data
8 7 (1.07%) Virtual Team
9 6 (0.92%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (0.92%) Social Media
10 5 (0.76%) Product Ownership
11 4 (0.61%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (0.61%) Educational Technology
11 4 (0.61%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.61%) Mobile Banking
11 4 (0.61%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 28 (4.27%) Windows
2 15 (2.29%) Linux
3 8 (1.22%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.76%) Data ONTAP
4 5 (0.76%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.61%) Android
5 4 (0.61%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.61%) VMS
5 4 (0.61%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.46%) Unix
7 2 (0.31%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.15%) Windows NT
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (20.15%) Agile
2 117 (17.86%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (16.18%) Decision-Making
4 104 (15.88%) Project Management
5 86 (13.13%) Mentoring
6 75 (11.45%) Actionable Insight
7 71 (10.84%) Business Case
8 68 (10.38%) Continuous Improvement
9 62 (9.47%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 62 (9.47%) Service Delivery
10 60 (9.16%) Budgeting
11 55 (8.40%) Project Delivery
12 51 (7.79%) Risk Management
12 51 (7.79%) Stakeholder Management
13 50 (7.63%) Business Development
14 47 (7.18%) Analytics
14 47 (7.18%) Waterfall
15 46 (7.02%) Data Analysis
16 42 (6.41%) Customer Service
17 39 (5.95%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 66 (10.08%) SQL
2 35 (5.34%) C#
3 34 (5.19%) Java
4 25 (3.82%) Python
5 20 (3.05%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.22%) TypeScript
7 7 (1.07%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.61%) C
8 4 (0.61%) C++
8 4 (0.61%) Kotlin
8 4 (0.61%) Objective-C
8 4 (0.61%) Swift
8 4 (0.61%) VBScript
9 3 (0.46%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.46%) Scala
10 2 (0.31%) COBOL
10 2 (0.31%) Haskell
10 2 (0.31%) R
10 2 (0.31%) Rust
10 2 (0.31%) VBA
Qualifications
1 143 (21.83%) Degree
2 71 (10.84%) ACCA
3 65 (9.92%) CIMA
4 23 (3.51%) Master's Degree
5 22 (3.36%) Security Cleared
6 19 (2.90%) MBA
7 18 (2.75%) PMI Certification
8 16 (2.44%) CISSP
9 12 (1.83%) Azure Certification
10 11 (1.68%) SC Cleared
11 10 (1.53%) CFA
11 10 (1.53%) Cisco Certification
11 10 (1.53%) PhD
11 10 (1.53%) PMP
12 9 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (1.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 8 (1.22%) CCSK
13 8 (1.22%) CCSP
13 8 (1.22%) CISM
13 8 (1.22%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.12%) SLA
2 25 (3.82%) GDPR
3 16 (2.44%) IFRS
3 16 (2.44%) NIST
3 16 (2.44%) QA
4 10 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.37%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.37%) Good Clinical Practice
6 8 (1.22%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.22%) GRC
6 8 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 7 (1.07%) PMO
7 7 (1.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 6 (0.92%) NIST 800
9 5 (0.76%) Accessibility
10 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.15%) GAAP
11 1 (0.15%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 18 (2.75%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.37%) Docker
3 9 (1.37%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.31%) Firmware
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (1.22%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.92%) Ansible
2 6 (0.92%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 6 (0.92%) Nessus
2 6 (0.92%) SCCM
3 5 (0.76%) Prometheus
3 5 (0.76%) vCenter Server
4 4 (0.61%) PaperCut
5 2 (0.31%) WSUS
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Clustering
6 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.15%) Sysprep
6 1 (0.15%) Terraform
6 1 (0.15%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 184 (28.09%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.58%) SAP
3 26 (3.97%) Oracle
4 24 (3.66%) Salesforce
5 19 (2.90%) Sage
6 13 (1.98%) VMware
7 11 (1.68%) CA
7 11 (1.68%) Virgin Media
8 7 (1.07%) NEC
8 7 (1.07%) YouTube
9 6 (0.92%) Databricks
9 6 (0.92%) Google
9 6 (0.92%) Qualys
10 5 (0.76%) Atlassian
10 5 (0.76%) Facebook
10 5 (0.76%) NetApp
10 5 (0.76%) Palo Alto
10 5 (0.76%) Red Hat
10 5 (0.76%) ServiceNow
10 5 (0.76%) SolidFire