Finance Jobs in Central London

Financial
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London. 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 1 1 2
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Finance 971 1,477 2,236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 25.85% 28.59% 26.95%
As % of the General category 41.20% 43.60% 42.99%
Number of salaries quoted 719 1,208 1,752
10th Percentile £41,250 £48,500 £46,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £79,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.06% +5.33% -
75th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £117,500 £115,000 £111,250
London median annual salary £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year - +3.23% +3.33%

All General Skills
Central London

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 Central London with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,357 3,388 5,201
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 62.74% 65.58% 62.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,776 2,726 4,101
10th Percentile £38,449 £41,250 £43,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,593 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% - -
75th Percentile £90,313 £97,500 £93,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £108,750
London median annual salary £70,000 £74,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -5.41% +5.71% -

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Central London

Finance
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in Central London.

Salary trend for Finance in Central London

Finance
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in Central London over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in Central London

Finance
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Central London 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
City of London 0 869 £75,000 -3.85% 278
City of Westminster -9 30 £70,576 -18.17% 5
West End of London -10 18 £80,000 +20.75% 9
Lambeth +8 10 £45,000 -
Southwark -5 8 £77,500 -6.06% 1
Camden -12 6 £35,000 -48.15% 7
Finance
London

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 35 (3.60%) SharePoint
2 25 (2.57%) Skype for Business
3 23 (2.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 19 (1.96%) Apache
5 9 (0.93%) Confluence
5 9 (0.93%) IIS
6 6 (0.62%) CMS
6 6 (0.62%) nginx
7 5 (0.51%) Apache Spark
8 4 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
8 4 (0.41%) EPiServer
9 3 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
9 3 (0.31%) SAS
10 1 (0.10%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 76 (7.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 58 (5.97%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (2.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
5 4 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 19 (1.96%) Aladdin
1 19 (1.96%) thinkFolio
2 10 (1.03%) Elite 3E
2 10 (1.03%) NetSuite
3 7 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.41%) SAP BPC
5 3 (0.31%) SAP GTS
5 3 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.31%) Summit
5 3 (0.31%) Temenos T24
6 2 (0.21%) Carpe Diem
6 2 (0.21%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle EBS R12
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
6 2 (0.21%) PeopleSoft Financials
6 2 (0.21%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.21%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.21%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 177 (18.23%) Azure
2 115 (11.84%) AWS
3 113 (11.64%) Microsoft 365
4 76 (7.83%) Power Platform
5 40 (4.12%) SaaS
6 33 (3.40%) Serverless
7 27 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
8 26 (2.68%) Entra ID
9 22 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
10 19 (1.96%) GitHub
10 19 (1.96%) WhatsApp
11 16 (1.65%) Cloud Computing
11 16 (1.65%) GCP
11 16 (1.65%) Google Sheets
12 15 (1.54%) AWS Lambda
13 14 (1.44%) Amazon S3
14 10 (1.03%) IaaS
15 9 (0.93%) Amazon EC2
15 9 (0.93%) Amazon ECS
15 9 (0.93%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 51 (5.25%) Firewall
2 33 (3.40%) LAN
3 29 (2.99%) Skype
4 26 (2.68%) Cisco IOS
5 24 (2.47%) DNS
5 24 (2.47%) Telepresence
6 23 (2.37%) WAN
7 22 (2.27%) TCP/IP
8 21 (2.16%) Network Security
9 14 (1.44%) VPN
10 12 (1.24%) Internet
11 11 (1.13%) SD-WAN
12 10 (1.03%) Broadband
13 9 (0.93%) DHCP
14 8 (0.82%) SAN
15 7 (0.72%) Wireshark
16 6 (0.62%) IPsec
17 5 (0.51%) Intrusion Detection
17 5 (0.51%) SNMP
18 4 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (7.42%) Power BI
2 46 (4.74%) SQL Server
3 42 (4.33%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 14 (1.44%) Relational Database
5 14 (1.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 13 (1.34%) GIS
7 12 (1.24%) Elasticsearch
7 12 (1.24%) MySQL
8 11 (1.13%) Data Lake
9 10 (1.03%) Metadata
9 10 (1.03%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 9 (0.93%) Big Data
11 8 (0.82%) Oracle Database
12 7 (0.72%) SAP HANA
12 7 (0.72%) Tableau
13 6 (0.62%) MongoDB
13 6 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
14 5 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
14 5 (0.51%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 29 (2.99%) JIRA
2 22 (2.27%) GitLab
3 20 (2.06%) Jenkins
4 19 (1.96%) Git
5 13 (1.34%) Visual Studio
6 7 (0.72%) Katalon Studio
7 4 (0.41%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.41%) Selenium
8 3 (0.31%) Artifactory
8 3 (0.31%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 3 (0.31%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.31%) MSTest
8 3 (0.31%) Protractor
8 3 (0.31%) Snyk
8 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.31%) Storybook
8 3 (0.31%) WebDriver
9 2 (0.21%) Burp Suite
9 2 (0.21%) MLflow
9 2 (0.21%) SpecFlow
General
1 263 (27.09%) Social Skills
2 167 (17.20%) Analytical Skills
3 114 (11.74%) Banking
4 66 (6.80%) Marketing
5 62 (6.39%) Law
5 62 (6.39%) Retail
6 58 (5.97%) Legal
7 53 (5.46%) Pharmaceutical
8 36 (3.71%) Telecoms
9 34 (3.50%) Financial Institution
10 30 (3.09%) Advertising
11 29 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 28 (2.88%) Automotive
12 28 (2.88%) Front Office
12 28 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
13 25 (2.57%) Organisational Skills
14 24 (2.47%) Back Office
15 18 (1.85%) Retail Banking
16 15 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
17 14 (1.44%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 192 (19.77%) Analyst
2 166 (17.10%) Senior
3 110 (11.33%) Lead
4 102 (10.50%) Developer
5 61 (6.28%) Architect
6 47 (4.84%) Support Engineer
7 39 (4.02%) Senior Analyst
7 39 (4.02%) Systems Analyst
8 37 (3.81%) Software Engineer
9 36 (3.71%) Consultant
9 36 (3.71%) Financial Analyst
10 29 (2.99%) Security Analyst
11 28 (2.88%) Project Manager
12 25 (2.57%) Support Analyst
13 24 (2.47%) Solutions Architect
14 23 (2.37%) Delivery Manager
14 23 (2.37%) Senior Developer
15 21 (2.16%) Applications Support
15 21 (2.16%) Cloud Engineer
15 21 (2.16%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (4.63%) .NET
2 40 (4.12%) React
3 30 (3.09%) REST
4 20 (2.06%) CSS
4 20 (2.06%) HTML
4 20 (2.06%) Node.js
4 20 (2.06%) Web Services
5 17 (1.75%) ASP.NET
6 16 (1.65%) Kafka
6 16 (1.65%) RESTful
7 15 (1.54%) AngularJS
7 15 (1.54%) JSON
7 15 (1.54%) Lightning Web Components
8 14 (1.44%) Spring
8 14 (1.44%) XML
9 12 (1.24%) YAML
10 11 (1.13%) SOAP
10 11 (1.13%) Spring Boot
11 9 (0.93%) .NET Framework
12 8 (0.82%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 47 (4.84%) Management Information System
2 42 (4.33%) Life Science
3 28 (2.88%) Onboarding
3 28 (2.88%) Video Conferencing
4 27 (2.78%) Security Posture
5 20 (2.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 19 (1.96%) Fixed Income
6 19 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
7 16 (1.65%) Private Cloud
8 15 (1.54%) Data Centre
8 15 (1.54%) Derivative
9 14 (1.44%) Distributed Systems
9 14 (1.44%) Hedge funds
10 12 (1.24%) Equities
10 12 (1.24%) FPGA
11 11 (1.13%) Algorithms
11 11 (1.13%) Reinsurance
12 10 (1.03%) Cloud Native
12 10 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
13 9 (0.93%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 128 (13.18%) Windows
2 45 (4.63%) Windows Server
3 42 (4.33%) Linux
4 41 (4.22%) Windows 10
5 33 (3.40%) Windows 7
6 18 (1.85%) Apple iOS
7 17 (1.75%) Android
8 7 (0.72%) Mac OS X
8 7 (0.72%) Unix
9 6 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.51%) Data ONTAP
10 5 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.41%) CentOS
11 4 (0.41%) Windows Server 2008
11 4 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
12 3 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
13 2 (0.21%) Mac OS
13 2 (0.21%) Oracle Linux
14 1 (0.10%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (19.88%) Agile
2 119 (12.26%) Problem-Solving
3 111 (11.43%) ITIL
4 107 (11.02%) DevOps
5 88 (9.06%) Mentoring
6 86 (8.86%) Stakeholder Management
7 85 (8.75%) Analytics
7 85 (8.75%) Business Intelligence
8 82 (8.44%) Decision-Making
9 77 (7.93%) Software Engineering
10 65 (6.69%) CI/CD
11 62 (6.39%) Change Management
12 61 (6.28%) Fintech
12 61 (6.28%) Roadmaps
13 58 (5.97%) Cybersecurity
14 54 (5.56%) Computer Science
15 53 (5.46%) Project Management
16 49 (5.05%) Line Management
17 46 (4.74%) Actionable Insight
17 46 (4.74%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 177 (18.23%) SQL
2 143 (14.73%) Python
3 63 (6.49%) Java
4 48 (4.94%) C#
4 48 (4.94%) JavaScript
4 48 (4.94%) PowerShell
5 26 (2.68%) TypeScript
6 23 (2.37%) C++
7 21 (2.16%) T-SQL
8 15 (1.54%) Apex Code
9 10 (1.03%) Clojure
9 10 (1.03%) F#
9 10 (1.03%) Go
9 10 (1.03%) Haskell
9 10 (1.03%) Rust
10 9 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 9 (0.93%) VBA
11 8 (0.82%) Bash
11 8 (0.82%) Kotlin
12 5 (0.51%) R
Qualifications
1 191 (19.67%) Degree
2 44 (4.53%) CISSP
2 44 (4.53%) Master's Degree
3 42 (4.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 28 (2.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 27 (2.78%) MBA
6 26 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
7 22 (2.27%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 22 (2.27%) CCSP
8 20 (2.06%) ACCA
9 19 (1.96%) CIMA
10 14 (1.44%) AWS Certification
11 11 (1.13%) PhD
12 9 (0.93%) CRISC
13 8 (0.82%) Azure Certification
13 8 (0.82%) CEH
13 8 (0.82%) DBS Check
13 8 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
14 7 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (0.72%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (2.57%) NIST
2 23 (2.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (2.16%) QA
4 20 (2.06%) Data Quality
5 15 (1.54%) SLA
6 14 (1.44%) GDPR
7 13 (1.34%) PCI DSS
8 9 (0.93%) PMO
8 9 (0.93%) SOC 1
9 8 (0.82%) GRC
10 7 (0.72%) ISO 9001
11 6 (0.62%) Accessibility
12 4 (0.41%) SOC 2
13 3 (0.31%) ITGC
13 3 (0.31%) NCSC
14 2 (0.21%) EMIR
14 2 (0.21%) MiFID
15 1 (0.10%) Actionable Recommendations
15 1 (0.10%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 68 (7.00%) Active Directory
2 36 (3.71%) Docker
3 17 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.21%) vSphere
6 1 (0.10%) KVM
6 1 (0.10%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 1 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.10%) Xen
6 1 (0.10%) XenApp
6 1 (0.10%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 69 (7.11%) Kubernetes
2 48 (4.94%) Terraform
3 19 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
4 18 (1.85%) Ansible
5 12 (1.24%) Prometheus
6 9 (0.93%) Nmap
6 9 (0.93%) SCCM
7 5 (0.51%) Packer
7 5 (0.51%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.41%) Backup Exec
8 4 (0.41%) HP Data Protector
8 4 (0.41%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.41%) Red Hat Satellite
9 3 (0.31%) Istio
9 3 (0.31%) Nagios
10 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Spacewalk
11 1 (0.10%) McAfee ePO
11 1 (0.10%) Puppet
11 1 (0.10%) SCOM
11 1 (0.10%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 244 (25.13%) Microsoft
2 41 (4.22%) Bloomberg
3 37 (3.81%) Cisco
3 37 (3.81%) Oracle
3 37 (3.81%) Salesforce
4 35 (3.60%) Apple
5 33 (3.40%) Google
6 27 (2.78%) ServiceNow
7 24 (2.47%) Dell
7 24 (2.47%) Polycom
8 20 (2.06%) SAP
9 19 (1.96%) Charles River
10 17 (1.75%) VMware
11 15 (1.54%) Aderant
11 15 (1.54%) Red Hat
12 13 (1.34%) Palo Alto
12 13 (1.34%) Veeam
13 11 (1.13%) Databricks
13 11 (1.13%) HP
14 9 (0.93%) Splunk