Finance Jobs in the North of England

Financial
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 27 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 6 7
Rank change year-on-year -2 +1 +7
Permanent jobs citing Finance 2,432 3,324 3,010
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 13.43% 20.01% 16.38%
As % of the General category 24.62% 28.82% 27.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1,688 1,534 1,698
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,200 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.40%
75th Percentile £72,433 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £81,250 £83,400
England median annual salary £65,000 £68,823 £67,500
% change year-on-year -5.55% +1.96% +3.85%

All General Skills
North of England

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 of England with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,877 11,534 10,806
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 54.55% 69.43% 58.80%
Number of salaries quoted 7,422 5,048 6,147
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,573 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.90% +3.15% +9.89%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,225 £80,000 £79,500
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 of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in the North of England over the 6 months to 27 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the North of England region over the 6 months to 27 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
North West +1 1,377 £52,500 -4.55% 599
Yorkshire -3 801 £56,500 +2.73% 282
North East +2 254 £50,000 -9.09% 134
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 79 (3.25%) Confluence
2 75 (3.08%) SharePoint
3 60 (2.47%) Microsoft Exchange
4 42 (1.73%) SAS
5 33 (1.36%) Apache
6 24 (0.99%) IIS
7 15 (0.62%) CMS
8 13 (0.53%) Apache Spark
9 10 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
10 8 (0.33%) Tomcat
11 4 (0.16%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 4 (0.16%) WordPress
12 3 (0.12%) Captiva
12 3 (0.12%) FileNet
12 3 (0.12%) WebSphere
13 2 (0.082%) Adobe Experience Manager
13 2 (0.082%) nginx
14 1 (0.041%) Jetty
14 1 (0.041%) OpenStack
14 1 (0.041%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 241 (9.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 164 (6.74%) Microsoft Office
3 69 (2.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
5 15 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
6 14 (0.58%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.082%) Fusion 360
7 2 (0.082%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.041%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.041%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.041%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.041%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.041%) Trello
Business Applications
1 31 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 26 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
3 22 (0.90%) NEC Housing
4 20 (0.82%) NetSuite
5 16 (0.66%) SAP FI
6 15 (0.62%) Sage X3
7 14 (0.58%) iTrent
8 13 (0.53%) Infor SunSystems
8 13 (0.53%) Oracle Financials
9 11 (0.45%) Dynamics NAV
9 11 (0.45%) SAP CO
9 11 (0.45%) SAP FI/CO
10 9 (0.37%) SAP BPC
10 9 (0.37%) SAP ERP
11 8 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
11 8 (0.33%) SAP IBP
12 7 (0.29%) BPCS
12 7 (0.29%) Sage 200
13 6 (0.25%) SAP PP
13 6 (0.25%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 387 (15.91%) Azure
2 245 (10.07%) Power Platform
3 183 (7.52%) AWS
4 155 (6.37%) Microsoft 365
5 122 (5.02%) GCP
6 86 (3.54%) Dynamics 365
7 66 (2.71%) SaaS
8 64 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
9 59 (2.43%) Entra ID
10 37 (1.52%) Cloud Computing
11 36 (1.48%) Serverless
12 34 (1.40%) GitHub
12 34 (1.40%) Power Automate
13 32 (1.32%) PowerApps
14 27 (1.11%) IaaS
15 20 (0.82%) PaaS
16 18 (0.74%) Amazon S3
17 15 (0.62%) Azure Logic Apps
17 15 (0.62%) Google Analytics
18 14 (0.58%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 86 (3.54%) Firewall
2 48 (1.97%) Internet
3 41 (1.69%) WAN
4 32 (1.32%) LAN
4 32 (1.32%) VPN
5 29 (1.19%) DNS
6 28 (1.15%) Network Security
6 28 (1.15%) SAN
7 25 (1.03%) DHCP
8 18 (0.74%) TCP/IP
9 15 (0.62%) Broadband
9 15 (0.62%) IPsec
9 15 (0.62%) SNMP
10 14 (0.58%) Wireless
11 13 (0.53%) SD-WAN
12 12 (0.49%) iSCSI
12 12 (0.49%) Software-Defined Radio
13 11 (0.45%) NAS
14 9 (0.37%) Remote Desktop
14 9 (0.37%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 199 (8.18%) Power BI
2 126 (5.18%) Data Warehouse
3 109 (4.48%) SQL Server
4 51 (2.10%) Tableau
5 39 (1.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 37 (1.52%) Data Lake
7 33 (1.36%) MongoDB
8 26 (1.07%) Metadata
9 25 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 24 (0.99%) NoSQL
11 23 (0.95%) Elasticsearch
12 22 (0.90%) Azure SQL Database
13 21 (0.86%) Oracle Database
14 18 (0.74%) Amazon RDS
14 18 (0.74%) BusinessObjects
15 17 (0.70%) BigQuery
16 15 (0.62%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
16 15 (0.62%) Relational Database
17 14 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
18 13 (0.53%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 139 (5.72%) JIRA
2 78 (3.21%) Git
3 32 (1.32%) GitLab
4 31 (1.27%) Jenkins
5 18 (0.74%) Selenium
6 16 (0.66%) Appium
7 12 (0.49%) IBM UrbanCode
8 11 (0.45%) JMeter
9 10 (0.41%) JUnit
10 9 (0.37%) Cucumber
11 8 (0.33%) CircleCI
11 8 (0.33%) Spinnaker
12 7 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 6 (0.25%) SonarQube
14 5 (0.21%) Bitbucket
14 5 (0.21%) Cypress.io
14 5 (0.21%) JetBrains Rider
14 5 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
14 5 (0.21%) TeamCity
15 4 (0.16%) NUnit
General
1 867 (35.65%) Social Skills
2 320 (13.16%) Analytical Skills
3 303 (12.46%) Banking
4 283 (11.64%) Legal
5 249 (10.24%) Retail
6 233 (9.58%) Public Sector
7 125 (5.14%) Marketing
8 114 (4.69%) Presentation Skills
9 110 (4.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 91 (3.74%) Manufacturing
11 80 (3.29%) Law
12 69 (2.84%) Organisational Skills
13 62 (2.55%) Local Government
14 58 (2.38%) Billing
15 51 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
16 30 (1.23%) Telecoms
17 24 (0.99%) Police
18 22 (0.90%) Publishing
19 17 (0.70%) Back Office
20 15 (0.62%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 403 (16.57%) Senior
2 361 (14.84%) Analyst
3 356 (14.64%) Lead
4 235 (9.66%) Developer
5 159 (6.54%) Architect
6 130 (5.35%) Project Manager
7 109 (4.48%) Consultant
8 100 (4.11%) Senior Analyst
9 82 (3.37%) Financial Analyst
10 68 (2.80%) Senior Developer
11 66 (2.71%) Solutions Architect
12 59 (2.43%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 54 (2.22%) Administrator
13 54 (2.22%) Business Manager
13 54 (2.22%) IT Manager
14 51 (2.10%) Product Manager
14 51 (2.10%) Support Engineer
15 49 (2.01%) Senior Manager
16 47 (1.93%) Software Engineer
16 47 (1.93%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 121 (4.98%) .NET
2 65 (2.67%) React
3 63 (2.59%) HTML
4 57 (2.34%) REST
5 53 (2.18%) CSS
6 41 (1.69%) ASP.NET
7 38 (1.56%) .NET Framework
8 37 (1.52%) RESTful
9 34 (1.40%) JSON
10 33 (1.36%) Node.js
10 33 (1.36%) Web Services
11 32 (1.32%) ASP.NET Web API
12 30 (1.23%) .NET Core
13 26 (1.07%) AngularJS
14 23 (0.95%) Kafka
14 23 (0.95%) RabbitMQ
15 18 (0.74%) YAML
16 17 (0.70%) Entity Framework
17 16 (0.66%) ASP.NET MVC
17 16 (0.66%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 127 (5.22%) Management Information System
2 93 (3.82%) Self-Motivation
3 72 (2.96%) Public Cloud
4 69 (2.84%) Product Ownership
5 67 (2.75%) PMI
6 55 (2.26%) NHS
7 45 (1.85%) Mobile App
8 42 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
9 39 (1.60%) Cloud Native
10 35 (1.44%) Data Centre
10 35 (1.44%) Housing Association
11 33 (1.36%) Credit Risk
12 21 (0.86%) Data Structures
13 20 (0.82%) Private Cloud
14 19 (0.78%) Driving Licence
14 19 (0.78%) Onboarding
15 18 (0.74%) Greenfield Project
15 18 (0.74%) Social Media
16 15 (0.62%) FMCG
16 15 (0.62%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 190 (7.81%) Windows
2 100 (4.11%) Linux
3 50 (2.06%) Windows Server
4 41 (1.69%) Unix
5 29 (1.19%) Windows Server 2012
6 27 (1.11%) Windows Server 2016
7 24 (0.99%) Android
7 24 (0.99%) Windows 10
8 17 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
9 15 (0.62%) Data ONTAP
10 10 (0.41%) Windows Server 2008
11 9 (0.37%) Apple iOS
11 9 (0.37%) Windows Phone
12 8 (0.33%) Solaris
12 8 (0.33%) Windows Vista
13 5 (0.21%) Windows 7
13 5 (0.21%) Windows 8
14 2 (0.082%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.041%) CentOS
15 1 (0.041%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 640 (26.32%) Agile
2 449 (18.46%) Problem-Solving
3 430 (17.68%) Coaching
4 389 (16.00%) Mentoring
5 353 (14.51%) Roadmaps
6 269 (11.06%) Project Management
7 267 (10.98%) Business Intelligence
8 262 (10.77%) Customer Service
9 229 (9.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 184 (7.57%) DevOps
11 179 (7.36%) ITIL
11 179 (7.36%) Stakeholder Management
12 177 (7.28%) Decision-Making
13 164 (6.74%) Data Management
14 158 (6.50%) Analytics
15 154 (6.33%) ERP
16 150 (6.17%) Project Delivery
17 149 (6.13%) Data Governance
17 149 (6.13%) Line Management
18 141 (5.80%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 368 (15.13%) SQL
2 151 (6.21%) Python
3 141 (5.80%) C#
4 122 (5.02%) JavaScript
5 81 (3.33%) PowerShell
6 63 (2.59%) Java
6 63 (2.59%) TypeScript
7 31 (1.27%) T-SQL
8 19 (0.78%) PHP
9 15 (0.62%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 15 (0.62%) Shell Script
10 13 (0.53%) R
10 13 (0.53%) VBA
11 11 (0.45%) Groovy
11 11 (0.45%) Kotlin
12 10 (0.41%) VBScript
13 9 (0.37%) Bash
13 9 (0.37%) C
14 8 (0.33%) VB
15 7 (0.29%) RPG
Qualifications
1 269 (11.06%) Degree
2 79 (3.25%) Security Cleared
3 76 (3.13%) PMI Certification
4 73 (3.00%) ACCA
5 64 (2.63%) DBS Check
6 47 (1.93%) SC Cleared
7 43 (1.77%) CIMA
8 38 (1.56%) PMP
9 36 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
10 33 (1.36%) Azure Certification
11 28 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
12 23 (0.95%) CAPM
13 21 (0.86%) AWS Certification
13 21 (0.86%) Master's Degree
14 20 (0.82%) APMP
14 20 (0.82%) CISSP
14 20 (0.82%) PgMP
15 18 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
16 17 (0.70%) HNC
16 17 (0.70%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (4.24%) GDPR
2 94 (3.87%) QA
3 93 (3.82%) Data Quality
4 85 (3.50%) SLA
5 53 (2.18%) IFRS
6 39 (1.60%) Accessibility
7 34 (1.40%) PMO
8 31 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 29 (1.19%) NIST
10 28 (1.15%) GAAP
11 25 (1.03%) IFRS 9
12 16 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
13 12 (0.49%) GRC
14 11 (0.45%) PCI DSS
15 9 (0.37%) ISO 9001
16 8 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 8 (0.33%) PSD2
17 6 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
17 6 (0.25%) NCSC
17 6 (0.25%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 141 (5.80%) Active Directory
2 58 (2.38%) VMware Infrastructure
3 49 (2.01%) Docker
4 32 (1.32%) Hyper-V
5 24 (0.99%) RACF
6 18 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
7 14 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
8 10 (0.41%) Terminal Services
9 7 (0.29%) IAG
10 5 (0.21%) XenApp
10 5 (0.21%) XenDesktop
11 2 (0.082%) Firmware
12 1 (0.041%) KVM
12 1 (0.041%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 60 (2.47%) Terraform
2 51 (2.10%) Kubernetes
3 40 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
4 33 (1.36%) Ansible
5 25 (1.03%) SCCM
6 17 (0.70%) Prometheus
7 15 (0.62%) Progress Chef
7 15 (0.62%) vCenter Server
8 14 (0.58%) ZABBIX
9 12 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 12 (0.49%) Opsgenie
9 12 (0.49%) VxRail
10 9 (0.37%) AirWatch
11 8 (0.33%) SCOM
12 7 (0.29%) Grafana
13 6 (0.25%) Nmap
14 5 (0.21%) Kibana
15 2 (0.082%) Jamf Pro
15 2 (0.082%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
15 2 (0.082%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 520 (21.38%) Microsoft
2 112 (4.61%) SAP
3 106 (4.36%) Google
4 83 (3.41%) VMware
5 82 (3.37%) Oracle
6 46 (1.89%) NEC
7 39 (1.60%) CA
7 39 (1.60%) Cisco
8 38 (1.56%) Virgin Media
9 37 (1.52%) Atlassian
9 37 (1.52%) ServiceNow
10 36 (1.48%) Splunk
11 33 (1.36%) Citrix
12 27 (1.11%) NetApp
12 27 (1.11%) Sage
13 24 (0.99%) CyberArk
13 24 (0.99%) IBM
14 23 (0.95%) Commvault
14 23 (0.95%) MuleSoft
15 21 (0.86%) Dell