Finance Jobs in the West Midlands

Financial
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. 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 6 6 7
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +12
Permanent jobs citing Finance 1,108 1,212 1,087
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 15.02% 19.00% 14.98%
As % of the General category 25.99% 24.99% 23.96%
Number of salaries quoted 808 651 703
10th Percentile £25,750 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,300 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.73% - +13.40%
75th Percentile £66,750 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £65,000 £69,447 £67,500
% change year-on-year -6.40% +2.88% +3.85%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,263 4,849 4,537
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 57.79% 76.00% 62.53%
Number of salaries quoted 3,031 2,212 2,841
10th Percentile £25,500 £29,775 £30,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +9.38% +2.44%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the West Midlands

Finance
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Finance in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Finance in the West Midlands

Finance
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Finance in the West Midlands

Finance
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the West Midlands 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
Birmingham 0 451 £52,500 -8.30% 154
Warwickshire -3 138 £55,000 +4.76% 45
Staffordshire +17 122 £55,000 +4.76% 45
Coventry +11 66 £51,300 -26.71% 24
Solihull -1 53 £43,750 -39.66% 8
Wolverhampton +6 42 £53,500 -2.73% 11
Worcestershire -7 40 £30,500 -32.22% 20
Shropshire -6 35 £47,500 -13.64% 13
Tipton - 13 £25,000 - 1
Dudley - 13 £27,000 - 3
Sutton Coldfield -1 11 £35,000 - 1
West Bromwich -1 5 £57,500 +9.52% 4
Brierley Hill - 5 £50,000 - 1
Walsall +16 4 £86,250 +310.71% 5
Herefordshire 0 4 £22,500 -47.06% 9
Stourbridge - 4 £55,000 -
Halesowen - 1 £30,000 - 1
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 59 (5.32%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.44%) SAS
3 13 (1.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (0.99%) WordPress
5 10 (0.90%) Confluence
6 9 (0.81%) Apache
7 7 (0.63%) Tomcat
8 6 (0.54%) IIS
9 5 (0.45%) nginx
9 5 (0.45%) Umbraco
10 4 (0.36%) Apache Spark
10 4 (0.36%) Office Communications Server
11 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
11 3 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
12 2 (0.18%) Alfresco
12 2 (0.18%) Captiva
12 2 (0.18%) Documentum
12 2 (0.18%) MTS
13 1 (0.090%) IBM Notes
13 1 (0.090%) JBoss
Applications
1 113 (10.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 84 (7.58%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.99%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.72%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.27%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 2 (0.18%) Simulink
8 1 (0.090%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.090%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 18 (1.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (1.53%) NetSuite
3 13 (1.17%) NEC Housing
4 8 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
6 4 (0.36%) Unit4 Business World
7 3 (0.27%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.27%) ProductWriter
8 2 (0.18%) Misys Midas
8 2 (0.18%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
8 2 (0.18%) SAP SD
9 1 (0.090%) CA PPM
9 1 (0.090%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 146 (13.18%) Power Platform
2 132 (11.91%) Azure
3 90 (8.12%) AWS
4 78 (7.04%) Microsoft 365
5 46 (4.15%) Dynamics 365
6 35 (3.16%) SaaS
7 20 (1.81%) PowerApps
8 18 (1.62%) Power Automate
9 14 (1.26%) Entra ID
9 14 (1.26%) GCP
10 13 (1.17%) Azure Data Factory
10 13 (1.17%) Azure DevOps
11 11 (0.99%) GitHub
12 9 (0.81%) Google Drive
13 8 (0.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 8 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
14 7 (0.63%) Mavenlink
15 5 (0.45%) Amazon S3
15 5 (0.45%) Azure Logic Apps
15 5 (0.45%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 50 (4.51%) Firewall
2 38 (3.43%) Wi-Fi
3 25 (2.26%) LAN
4 23 (2.08%) WAN
5 21 (1.90%) Wireless
6 19 (1.71%) SD-WAN
7 17 (1.53%) MPLS
8 16 (1.44%) Intranet
9 12 (1.08%) TCP/IP
9 12 (1.08%) VPN
10 11 (0.99%) DNS
11 9 (0.81%) Ethernet
12 8 (0.72%) DHCP
13 7 (0.63%) PBX
13 7 (0.63%) SAN
13 7 (0.63%) VLAN
14 6 (0.54%) OSPF
15 5 (0.45%) Bluetooth
15 5 (0.45%) Internet
15 5 (0.45%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 139 (12.55%) Power BI
2 82 (7.40%) SQL Server
3 35 (3.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 28 (2.53%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (1.71%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 18 (1.62%) Data Lake
7 16 (1.44%) Oracle Database
7 16 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
8 14 (1.26%) Power Query
9 12 (1.08%) Big Data
10 11 (0.99%) Tableau
11 10 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 9 (0.81%) Relational Database
13 8 (0.72%) Metadata
14 7 (0.63%) InterSystems Cache
14 7 (0.63%) Microsoft Analysis Services
15 6 (0.54%) NonStop SQL
15 6 (0.54%) Oracle Database 12c
16 5 (0.45%) Data Mining
16 5 (0.45%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 42 (3.79%) JIRA
2 19 (1.71%) Cucumber
3 12 (1.08%) Git
4 6 (0.54%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.54%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (0.45%) webpack
6 4 (0.36%) Postman
6 4 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.27%) IBM UrbanCode
7 3 (0.27%) Maven
7 3 (0.27%) Octopus Deploy
7 3 (0.27%) Toad
7 3 (0.27%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.18%) CANoe
8 2 (0.18%) Fiddler
8 2 (0.18%) GitLab
9 1 (0.090%) Crashlytics
9 1 (0.090%) fastlane
General
1 424 (38.27%) Social Skills
2 165 (14.89%) Retail
3 149 (13.45%) Analytical Skills
4 106 (9.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 90 (8.12%) Legal
6 77 (6.95%) Manufacturing
6 77 (6.95%) Public Sector
7 69 (6.23%) Marketing
8 59 (5.32%) Banking
9 48 (4.33%) Local Government
10 43 (3.88%) Influencing Skills
11 35 (3.16%) Law
12 33 (2.98%) Organisational Skills
13 29 (2.62%) Presentation Skills
14 28 (2.53%) Back Office
15 26 (2.35%) Electronics
16 23 (2.08%) Games
17 17 (1.53%) Telecoms
18 16 (1.44%) Police
19 15 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 155 (13.99%) Analyst
2 140 (12.64%) Senior
3 114 (10.29%) Project Manager
4 105 (9.48%) Lead
5 102 (9.21%) Developer
6 72 (6.50%) IT Manager
7 65 (5.87%) Consultant
8 38 (3.43%) Architect
9 31 (2.80%) Software Developer
10 27 (2.44%) Network Engineer
10 27 (2.44%) Senior Manager
11 24 (2.17%) Senior Analyst
12 23 (2.08%) Help Desk Analyst
12 23 (2.08%) IT Support
13 22 (1.99%) Commercial Analyst
14 20 (1.81%) Data Engineer
15 19 (1.71%) C# Developer
15 19 (1.71%) Financial Analyst
15 19 (1.71%) Solutions Architect
16 18 (1.62%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (5.14%) HTML
2 50 (4.51%) .NET
3 28 (2.53%) CSS
4 27 (2.44%) ASP.NET
5 26 (2.35%) Web Services
6 25 (2.26%) ASP.NET MVC
7 22 (1.99%) AngularJS
8 19 (1.71%) EDI
9 13 (1.17%) React
9 13 (1.17%) RESTful
10 12 (1.08%) Spring
10 12 (1.08%) Spring Boot
11 11 (0.99%) HTML5
11 11 (0.99%) REST
12 10 (0.90%) Material Design
13 9 (0.81%) jQuery
14 8 (0.72%) NgRx
14 8 (0.72%) Vue
14 8 (0.72%) XML
15 7 (0.63%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 73 (6.59%) Management Information System
2 64 (5.78%) Product Ownership
3 49 (4.42%) Self-Motivation
4 47 (4.24%) Driving Licence
5 34 (3.07%) Onboarding
6 31 (2.80%) NHS
7 30 (2.71%) Mobile App
8 28 (2.53%) Data Centre
9 22 (1.99%) PMI
10 15 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
11 14 (1.26%) Algorithms
12 12 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
12 12 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
12 12 (1.08%) Smartcard
13 10 (0.90%) Public Cloud
13 10 (0.90%) Security Operations Centre
14 7 (0.63%) Credit Risk
14 7 (0.63%) Housing Association
14 7 (0.63%) Social Media
15 6 (0.54%) Industry 4.0
Operating Systems
1 73 (6.59%) Windows
2 30 (2.71%) Linux
3 29 (2.62%) Windows Server
4 20 (1.81%) Unix
5 18 (1.62%) Windows 10
6 13 (1.17%) Windows Server 2012
7 12 (1.08%) Windows 7
8 11 (0.99%) Windows 8
9 6 (0.54%) Solaris
10 3 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2008
10 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.18%) Android
11 2 (0.18%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.090%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 255 (23.01%) Agile
2 201 (18.14%) Project Management
3 188 (16.97%) Problem-Solving
4 156 (14.08%) Business Intelligence
5 148 (13.36%) Continuous Improvement
6 122 (11.01%) Mentoring
7 115 (10.38%) Customer Service
8 104 (9.39%) Stakeholder Management
9 101 (9.12%) Coaching
10 95 (8.57%) Risk Management
11 93 (8.39%) ERP
11 93 (8.39%) Roadmaps
12 91 (8.21%) Project Delivery
13 90 (8.12%) Analytics
14 87 (7.85%) ITIL
15 83 (7.49%) Decision-Making
16 82 (7.40%) Process Improvement
17 69 (6.23%) Data Analysis
18 64 (5.78%) Change Management
18 64 (5.78%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 138 (12.45%) SQL
2 56 (5.05%) C#
3 47 (4.24%) Python
4 40 (3.61%) Java
5 38 (3.43%) JavaScript
6 18 (1.62%) TypeScript
7 17 (1.53%) PowerShell
8 11 (0.99%) T-SQL
9 9 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 9 (0.81%) PHP
9 9 (0.81%) Shell Script
10 8 (0.72%) PL/SQL
11 5 (0.45%) C++
11 5 (0.45%) R
11 5 (0.45%) VBA
12 4 (0.36%) C
12 4 (0.36%) Go
13 3 (0.27%) Bash
13 3 (0.27%) Embedded C
14 2 (0.18%) RPG
Qualifications
1 163 (14.71%) Degree
2 58 (5.23%) Security Cleared
3 26 (2.35%) PMI Certification
4 25 (2.26%) ACCA
5 24 (2.17%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 23 (2.08%) DBS Check
7 21 (1.90%) SC Cleared
8 14 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (1.17%) CCNA
9 13 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
10 11 (0.99%) APMP
10 11 (0.99%) CCNP
10 11 (0.99%) CIMA
11 10 (0.90%) PMP
12 9 (0.81%) CISSP
13 8 (0.72%) AWS Certification
13 8 (0.72%) CCSA
13 8 (0.72%) CISM
14 7 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
14 7 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (6.23%) GDPR
2 44 (3.97%) QA
3 27 (2.44%) Cyber Essentials
4 26 (2.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 23 (2.08%) Data Quality
6 22 (1.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 21 (1.90%) Accessibility
8 19 (1.71%) PMO
9 17 (1.53%) NIST
10 14 (1.26%) SLA
11 12 (1.08%) ITGC
12 10 (0.90%) GRC
13 9 (0.81%) IFRS
14 8 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 7 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 4 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
16 4 (0.36%) GAAP
16 4 (0.36%) IFRS 9
16 4 (0.36%) ISO 26262
16 4 (0.36%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 37 (3.34%) Active Directory
2 22 (1.99%) Docker
3 14 (1.26%) Hyper-V
4 9 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
5 7 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.18%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.18%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 2 (0.18%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.18%) Firmware
6 2 (0.18%) pfSense
6 2 (0.18%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 25 (2.26%) Terraform
2 19 (1.71%) Kubernetes
3 8 (0.72%) Ansible
4 4 (0.36%) Grafana
5 2 (0.18%) Backup Exec
5 2 (0.18%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.18%) MIIS
5 2 (0.18%) Nagios
5 2 (0.18%) PaperCut
5 2 (0.18%) SmoothWall
6 1 (0.090%) ITRS Geneos
6 1 (0.090%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.090%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.090%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 275 (24.82%) Microsoft
2 43 (3.88%) CheckPoint
3 40 (3.61%) Cisco
4 31 (2.80%) Google
5 28 (2.53%) Oracle
6 26 (2.35%) ServiceNow
7 23 (2.08%) SAP
8 22 (1.99%) Palo Alto
8 22 (1.99%) VMware
9 20 (1.81%) IFS
9 20 (1.81%) Sophos
10 18 (1.62%) Workday
11 17 (1.53%) NEC
11 17 (1.53%) Salesforce
12 14 (1.26%) Citrix
13 13 (1.17%) Adobe
13 13 (1.17%) Atlassian
14 9 (0.81%) Databricks
14 9 (0.81%) F5
14 9 (0.81%) Veeam