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 7 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 7 7
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 +7
Permanent jobs citing Finance 1,437 1,372 1,766
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 12.91% 18.75% 18.07%
As % of the General category 24.73% 28.18% 29.61%
Number of salaries quoted 982 693 988
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,043 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +0.08% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,563 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £87,150
England median annual salary £65,000 £69,378 £67,500
% change year-on-year -6.31% +2.78% +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 5,810 4,869 5,965
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 52.19% 66.53% 61.04%
Number of salaries quoted 4,077 2,370 3,108
10th Percentile £26,075 £27,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,960
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +3.02% +7.28%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,994 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,772 £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 7 June 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 7 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
Manchester -2 801 £55,000 -8.33% 357
Merseyside +3 223 £47,250 +6.00% 67
Cheshire -3 191 £55,000 +9.48% 88
Lancashire +2 187 £45,000 -18.18% 68
Cumbria -1 31 £42,000 -23.64% 18
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 (2.71%) Confluence
2 35 (2.44%) SharePoint
3 23 (1.60%) Apache
4 21 (1.46%) IIS
5 14 (0.97%) SAS
6 11 (0.77%) Apache Spark
7 10 (0.70%) Apache Airflow
8 8 (0.56%) Tomcat
9 7 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
10 4 (0.28%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 4 (0.28%) CMS
11 2 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
11 2 (0.14%) WordPress
12 1 (0.070%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 1 (0.070%) Jetty
Applications
1 197 (13.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 118 (8.21%) Microsoft Office
3 82 (5.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
5 9 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.56%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.14%) Fusion 360
7 2 (0.14%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.070%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.070%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.070%) Trello
Business Applications
1 29 (2.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 21 (1.46%) SAP S/4HANA
3 18 (1.25%) NEC Housing
4 17 (1.18%) NetSuite
5 13 (0.90%) Infor SunSystems
5 13 (0.90%) iTrent
5 13 (0.90%) Oracle Financials
5 13 (0.90%) SAP FI
6 8 (0.56%) SAP BPC
6 8 (0.56%) SAP CO
6 8 (0.56%) SAP FI/CO
6 8 (0.56%) SAP IBP
7 7 (0.49%) BPCS
7 7 (0.49%) Dynamics NAV
8 6 (0.42%) SAP PM
8 6 (0.42%) SAP PP
8 6 (0.42%) Unit4 Business World
9 5 (0.35%) Sage X3
10 4 (0.28%) SAP ERP
10 4 (0.28%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 211 (14.68%) Azure
2 141 (9.81%) Power Platform
3 88 (6.12%) AWS
4 68 (4.73%) Dynamics 365
5 62 (4.31%) Microsoft 365
6 46 (3.20%) GCP
7 38 (2.64%) Azure DevOps
8 26 (1.81%) Entra ID
9 21 (1.46%) Power Automate
10 20 (1.39%) Serverless
11 19 (1.32%) SaaS
12 18 (1.25%) GitHub
13 13 (0.90%) Google Analytics
14 12 (0.84%) Amazon S3
14 12 (0.84%) IaaS
15 11 (0.77%) dbt
16 10 (0.70%) Azure Functions
16 10 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
16 10 (0.70%) Google Play
17 9 (0.63%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 47 (3.27%) Firewall
2 24 (1.67%) WAN
3 22 (1.53%) Internet
3 22 (1.53%) SAN
4 16 (1.11%) LAN
4 16 (1.11%) VPN
5 14 (0.97%) DNS
6 13 (0.90%) Network Security
6 13 (0.90%) SD-WAN
7 12 (0.84%) DHCP
7 12 (0.84%) iSCSI
8 11 (0.77%) Broadband
8 11 (0.77%) Wireless
9 10 (0.70%) IPsec
9 10 (0.70%) NAS
9 10 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
9 10 (0.70%) SNMP
9 10 (0.70%) VoIP
10 6 (0.42%) Software-Defined Radio
11 5 (0.35%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (7.31%) Power BI
2 83 (5.78%) Data Warehouse
3 71 (4.94%) SQL Server
4 33 (2.30%) Tableau
5 28 (1.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 23 (1.60%) Metadata
7 22 (1.53%) MongoDB
8 20 (1.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 18 (1.25%) Data Lake
10 17 (1.18%) Azure SQL Database
10 17 (1.18%) BusinessObjects
10 17 (1.18%) Oracle Database
11 15 (1.04%) Relational Database
12 13 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
13 12 (0.84%) BigQuery
13 12 (0.84%) Data Mining
14 11 (0.77%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 11 (0.77%) Looker
15 10 (0.70%) NoSQL
16 9 (0.63%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 65 (4.52%) JIRA
2 50 (3.48%) Git
3 19 (1.32%) GitLab
4 11 (0.77%) Jenkins
5 10 (0.70%) Appium
6 6 (0.42%) SonarQube
6 6 (0.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 5 (0.35%) JetBrains Rider
7 5 (0.35%) JMeter
7 5 (0.35%) TeamCity
8 4 (0.28%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.28%) MSTest
8 4 (0.28%) NUnit
8 4 (0.28%) Spinnaker
9 3 (0.21%) git-flow
9 3 (0.21%) Postman
10 2 (0.14%) IBM UrbanCode
10 2 (0.14%) LabVIEW
10 2 (0.14%) Selenium
10 2 (0.14%) WebDriver
General
1 490 (34.10%) Social Skills
2 207 (14.41%) Analytical Skills
3 190 (13.22%) Retail
4 148 (10.30%) Legal
5 116 (8.07%) Public Sector
6 114 (7.93%) Banking
7 97 (6.75%) Marketing
8 78 (5.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 66 (4.59%) Presentation Skills
10 48 (3.34%) Manufacturing
11 44 (3.06%) Local Government
12 42 (2.92%) Billing
13 40 (2.78%) Law
14 26 (1.81%) Telecoms
15 23 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
16 21 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
17 18 (1.25%) Police
18 16 (1.11%) Back Office
19 13 (0.90%) Automotive
20 10 (0.70%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 224 (15.59%) Analyst
2 211 (14.68%) Senior
3 156 (10.86%) Developer
4 152 (10.58%) Lead
5 80 (5.57%) Architect
6 74 (5.15%) Consultant
7 63 (4.38%) Business Manager
7 63 (4.38%) Financial Analyst
7 63 (4.38%) Project Manager
8 56 (3.90%) Development Manager
9 54 (3.76%) Senior Developer
10 49 (3.41%) Business Development Manager
11 43 (2.99%) Administrator
12 39 (2.71%) Senior Analyst
13 35 (2.44%) Solutions Architect
13 35 (2.44%) Systems Analyst
14 33 (2.30%) Applications Support
15 32 (2.23%) IT Support
16 30 (2.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 30 (2.09%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (4.87%) .NET
2 45 (3.13%) REST
3 42 (2.92%) React
4 30 (2.09%) HTML
5 29 (2.02%) CSS
6 25 (1.74%) JSON
6 25 (1.74%) Web Services
7 23 (1.60%) ASP.NET
8 20 (1.39%) RESTful
9 19 (1.32%) .NET Framework
9 19 (1.32%) Kafka
10 18 (1.25%) RabbitMQ
11 17 (1.18%) Node.js
12 16 (1.11%) ASP.NET Web API
13 15 (1.04%) AngularJS
14 12 (0.84%) .NET Core
15 11 (0.77%) PySpark
15 11 (0.77%) SOAP
16 10 (0.70%) Android SDK
16 10 (0.70%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 75 (5.22%) Self-Motivation
2 73 (5.08%) Management Information System
3 40 (2.78%) Public Cloud
4 39 (2.71%) PMI
5 33 (2.30%) Product Ownership
6 28 (1.95%) Enterprise Software
7 24 (1.67%) Data Centre
8 22 (1.53%) NHS
9 19 (1.32%) Driving Licence
9 19 (1.32%) Housing Association
10 17 (1.18%) Cloud Native
11 15 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
12 14 (0.97%) Data Structures
12 14 (0.97%) Reinsurance
13 13 (0.90%) Onboarding
13 13 (0.90%) Renewable Energy
14 12 (0.84%) Credit Risk
15 11 (0.77%) Algorithms
15 11 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
16 10 (0.70%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 92 (6.40%) Windows
2 59 (4.11%) Linux
3 25 (1.74%) Unix
4 19 (1.32%) Android
5 12 (0.84%) Windows Vista
6 11 (0.77%) Windows Server
7 10 (0.70%) Data ONTAP
8 9 (0.63%) Windows Phone
9 8 (0.56%) Solaris
10 4 (0.28%) Apple iOS
11 3 (0.21%) Windows 10
12 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 339 (23.59%) Agile
2 231 (16.08%) Problem-Solving
3 186 (12.94%) Coaching
4 182 (12.67%) Mentoring
5 181 (12.60%) Roadmaps
6 168 (11.69%) Business Intelligence
7 156 (10.86%) Project Management
8 133 (9.26%) Decision-Making
9 121 (8.42%) Continuous Improvement
9 121 (8.42%) Customer Service
10 104 (7.24%) DevOps
11 103 (7.17%) Business Development
12 100 (6.96%) ERP
13 95 (6.61%) Data Management
14 92 (6.40%) Analytics
15 90 (6.26%) Stakeholder Management
16 83 (5.78%) Project Delivery
17 80 (5.57%) ITIL
18 78 (5.43%) CRM
18 78 (5.43%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 185 (12.87%) SQL
2 99 (6.89%) Python
3 84 (5.85%) C#
4 73 (5.08%) JavaScript
5 43 (2.99%) PowerShell
6 38 (2.64%) Java
7 31 (2.16%) TypeScript
8 26 (1.81%) T-SQL
9 15 (1.04%) Shell Script
10 11 (0.77%) Kotlin
11 10 (0.70%) C
11 10 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 9 (0.63%) PHP
13 8 (0.56%) Rust
14 7 (0.49%) Bash
14 7 (0.49%) RPG
14 7 (0.49%) RPG IV
15 6 (0.42%) C++
15 6 (0.42%) R
15 6 (0.42%) VB
Qualifications
1 156 (10.86%) Degree
2 62 (4.31%) ACCA
3 52 (3.62%) Security Cleared
4 46 (3.20%) CIMA
5 44 (3.06%) PMI Certification
6 33 (2.30%) DBS Check
7 30 (2.09%) SC Cleared
8 17 (1.18%) AWS Certification
9 16 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (1.11%) Master's Degree
10 15 (1.04%) PMP
11 11 (0.77%) AAT
12 10 (0.70%) Azure Certification
13 9 (0.63%) Oracle Certification
14 8 (0.56%) CAPM
14 8 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
15 7 (0.49%) CISA
15 7 (0.49%) CISSP
15 7 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
16 6 (0.42%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (4.66%) QA
2 65 (4.52%) Data Quality
3 35 (2.44%) GDPR
4 29 (2.02%) SLA
5 28 (1.95%) Accessibility
6 24 (1.67%) PMO
7 22 (1.53%) IFRS
8 16 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 14 (0.97%) GAAP
9 14 (0.97%) NIST
10 8 (0.56%) IFRS 9
11 7 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 5 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
12 5 (0.35%) ISO 9001
13 4 (0.28%) PCI DSS
14 3 (0.21%) COSO
14 3 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
14 3 (0.21%) GRC
14 3 (0.21%) ISO 31000
14 3 (0.21%) ITGC
System Software
1 58 (4.04%) Active Directory
2 34 (2.37%) Docker
3 32 (2.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (0.70%) RACF
5 9 (0.63%) Terminal Services
6 4 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.21%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.14%) IAG
Systems Management
1 28 (1.95%) Kubernetes
2 26 (1.81%) Terraform
3 16 (1.11%) Ansible
4 15 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (0.97%) SCCM
5 14 (0.97%) ZABBIX
6 12 (0.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 12 (0.84%) Opsgenie
6 12 (0.84%) Prometheus
6 12 (0.84%) VxRail
7 10 (0.70%) vCenter Server
8 9 (0.63%) AirWatch
9 7 (0.49%) Grafana
10 5 (0.35%) Kibana
11 4 (0.28%) Progress Chef
12 3 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
13 2 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
13 2 (0.14%) Rundeck
14 1 (0.070%) Puppet
Vendors
1 322 (22.41%) Microsoft
2 78 (5.43%) SAP
3 59 (4.11%) Oracle
4 50 (3.48%) Google
5 42 (2.92%) NEC
6 34 (2.37%) Virgin Media
6 34 (2.37%) VMware
7 24 (1.67%) CA
8 22 (1.53%) NetApp
9 21 (1.46%) MuleSoft
10 19 (1.32%) Cisco
11 18 (1.25%) Salesforce
12 17 (1.18%) Informatica
13 16 (1.11%) Atlassian
13 16 (1.11%) Fortinet
13 16 (1.11%) Splunk
14 14 (0.97%) Commvault
15 13 (0.90%) Infor
16 12 (0.84%) Palo Alto
16 12 (0.84%) SolarWinds