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

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 6 8
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 +9
Permanent jobs citing Finance 1,116 1,207 1,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 14.94% 19.31% 14.94%
As % of the General category 26.00% 25.31% 23.76%
Number of salaries quoted 807 650 713
10th Percentile £25,750 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% - +13.99%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £69,378 £67,500
% change year-on-year -6.31% +2.78% +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 4,292 4,768 4,639
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 57.46% 76.26% 62.88%
Number of salaries quoted 3,026 2,191 2,892
10th Percentile £25,500 £29,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% +0.53%
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 18 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 18 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 0 454 £52,500 -7.08% 164
Warwickshire -3 143 £54,813 +4.40% 42
Staffordshire +14 126 £55,000 +4.76% 48
Coventry +10 63 £51,300 -26.71% 30
Solihull -1 53 £43,750 -39.66% 7
Wolverhampton +7 41 £53,500 -2.73% 12
Worcestershire -9 41 £30,500 -32.22% 18
Shropshire -6 35 £47,500 -13.64% 17
Tipton - 13 £25,000 - 1
Dudley - 13 £27,000 - 6
Sutton Coldfield 0 10 £35,000 -
Walsall +16 6 £73,000 -24.74% 6
West Bromwich -1 5 £57,500 +9.52% 4
Brierley Hill - 5 £50,000 - 1
Herefordshire -2 4 £22,500 -47.06% 7
Stourbridge - 4 £55,000 - 1
Halesowen - 1 £30,000 - 2
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 (5.29%) SharePoint
2 16 (1.43%) SAS
3 13 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (0.99%) Apache
4 11 (0.99%) WordPress
5 10 (0.90%) Confluence
6 9 (0.81%) Tomcat
7 8 (0.72%) IIS
8 5 (0.45%) nginx
8 5 (0.45%) Umbraco
9 4 (0.36%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.36%) Office Communications Server
10 3 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
10 3 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
11 2 (0.18%) MTS
11 2 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
12 1 (0.090%) Captiva
12 1 (0.090%) Documentum
12 1 (0.090%) IBM Notes
12 1 (0.090%) JBoss
Applications
1 117 (10.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 89 (7.97%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (1.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.99%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.63%) 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 (1.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (1.52%) NEC Housing
2 17 (1.52%) NetSuite
3 8 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.45%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (0.36%) Unit4 Business World
6 3 (0.27%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.27%) ProductWriter
7 2 (0.18%) Misys Midas
7 2 (0.18%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
7 2 (0.18%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.090%) CA PPM
8 1 (0.090%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 148 (13.26%) Power Platform
2 133 (11.92%) Azure
3 86 (7.71%) AWS
4 78 (6.99%) Microsoft 365
5 46 (4.12%) Dynamics 365
6 36 (3.23%) SaaS
7 20 (1.79%) PowerApps
8 18 (1.61%) Power Automate
9 15 (1.34%) Entra ID
10 14 (1.25%) Azure Data Factory
10 14 (1.25%) GCP
11 12 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
12 11 (0.99%) GitHub
13 10 (0.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 9 (0.81%) Google Drive
15 8 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
16 7 (0.63%) Mavenlink
17 6 (0.54%) Azure Logic Apps
18 5 (0.45%) Amazon S3
18 5 (0.45%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 48 (4.30%) Firewall
2 38 (3.41%) Wi-Fi
3 25 (2.24%) LAN
4 23 (2.06%) WAN
5 21 (1.88%) Wireless
6 19 (1.70%) SD-WAN
7 17 (1.52%) MPLS
8 16 (1.43%) Intranet
9 12 (1.08%) TCP/IP
9 12 (1.08%) VPN
10 10 (0.90%) DNS
11 9 (0.81%) Ethernet
12 7 (0.63%) DHCP
12 7 (0.63%) PBX
12 7 (0.63%) SAN
12 7 (0.63%) VLAN
13 6 (0.54%) OSPF
14 5 (0.45%) Bluetooth
14 5 (0.45%) Internet
14 5 (0.45%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 141 (12.63%) Power BI
2 84 (7.53%) SQL Server
3 35 (3.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 29 (2.60%) Data Warehouse
5 19 (1.70%) Data Lake
5 19 (1.70%) Oracle Database
5 19 (1.70%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 17 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
7 14 (1.25%) Power Query
8 12 (1.08%) Big Data
9 11 (0.99%) Tableau
10 10 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 9 (0.81%) Relational Database
12 8 (0.72%) Metadata
13 7 (0.63%) InterSystems Cache
13 7 (0.63%) Microsoft Analysis Services
13 7 (0.63%) Oracle Database 12c
14 6 (0.54%) NonStop SQL
15 5 (0.45%) Data Mining
15 5 (0.45%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 41 (3.67%) JIRA
2 17 (1.52%) 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%) 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
8 2 (0.18%) Maven
9 1 (0.090%) Crashlytics
9 1 (0.090%) fastlane
9 1 (0.090%) Oracle Forms
General
1 428 (38.35%) Social Skills
2 173 (15.50%) Retail
3 152 (13.62%) Analytical Skills
4 104 (9.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 95 (8.51%) Legal
6 78 (6.99%) Public Sector
7 75 (6.72%) Manufacturing
8 72 (6.45%) Marketing
9 60 (5.38%) Banking
10 52 (4.66%) Local Government
11 43 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
12 35 (3.14%) Law
12 35 (3.14%) Organisational Skills
13 29 (2.60%) Back Office
13 29 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
14 24 (2.15%) Electronics
15 22 (1.97%) Games
16 20 (1.79%) Police
17 15 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
17 15 (1.34%) Environmental Health
Job Titles
1 155 (13.89%) Analyst
2 137 (12.28%) Senior
3 110 (9.86%) Project Manager
4 105 (9.41%) Lead
5 102 (9.14%) Developer
6 70 (6.27%) IT Manager
7 64 (5.73%) Consultant
8 40 (3.58%) Architect
9 32 (2.87%) Software Developer
10 27 (2.42%) Senior Manager
11 26 (2.33%) Network Engineer
12 25 (2.24%) Senior Analyst
13 23 (2.06%) Help Desk Analyst
13 23 (2.06%) IT Support
14 22 (1.97%) Commercial Analyst
15 20 (1.79%) Data Engineer
16 19 (1.70%) C# Developer
16 19 (1.70%) Financial Analyst
16 19 (1.70%) Solutions Architect
17 18 (1.61%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (5.02%) HTML
2 51 (4.57%) .NET
3 28 (2.51%) CSS
3 28 (2.51%) Web Services
4 27 (2.42%) ASP.NET
5 25 (2.24%) ASP.NET MVC
6 21 (1.88%) AngularJS
7 20 (1.79%) EDI
8 12 (1.08%) HTML5
8 12 (1.08%) React
8 12 (1.08%) RESTful
9 11 (0.99%) REST
10 10 (0.90%) jQuery
10 10 (0.90%) Spring
10 10 (0.90%) Spring Boot
11 9 (0.81%) Material Design
11 9 (0.81%) XML
12 8 (0.72%) Vue
13 7 (0.63%) LAMP
13 7 (0.63%) NgRx
Miscellaneous
1 74 (6.63%) Management Information System
2 64 (5.73%) Product Ownership
3 49 (4.39%) Self-Motivation
4 48 (4.30%) Driving Licence
5 33 (2.96%) Onboarding
6 31 (2.78%) NHS
7 29 (2.60%) Mobile App
8 26 (2.33%) Data Centre
9 22 (1.97%) PMI
10 14 (1.25%) Algorithms
10 14 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
11 12 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
11 12 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (1.08%) Public Cloud
11 12 (1.08%) Smartcard
12 10 (0.90%) Security Operations Centre
13 7 (0.63%) Credit Risk
13 7 (0.63%) Housing Association
13 7 (0.63%) Social Media
14 6 (0.54%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 75 (6.72%) Windows
2 32 (2.87%) Linux
3 29 (2.60%) Windows Server
4 23 (2.06%) Unix
5 18 (1.61%) Windows 10
6 13 (1.16%) Windows Server 2012
7 12 (1.08%) Windows 7
8 11 (0.99%) Windows 8
9 8 (0.72%) 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
1 253 (22.67%) Agile
2 199 (17.83%) Project Management
3 188 (16.85%) Problem-Solving
4 156 (13.98%) Business Intelligence
5 150 (13.44%) Continuous Improvement
6 122 (10.93%) Mentoring
7 117 (10.48%) Customer Service
8 105 (9.41%) Stakeholder Management
9 102 (9.14%) Coaching
10 97 (8.69%) Roadmaps
11 94 (8.42%) Risk Management
12 92 (8.24%) ERP
13 91 (8.15%) Analytics
14 90 (8.06%) Project Delivery
15 88 (7.89%) ITIL
16 87 (7.80%) Decision-Making
17 81 (7.26%) Process Improvement
18 70 (6.27%) Data Analysis
19 66 (5.91%) Cybersecurity
20 64 (5.73%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 141 (12.63%) SQL
2 57 (5.11%) C#
3 47 (4.21%) Python
4 38 (3.41%) Java
4 38 (3.41%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.61%) PowerShell
6 16 (1.43%) TypeScript
7 12 (1.08%) T-SQL
8 11 (0.99%) Shell Script
9 9 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 9 (0.81%) PHP
10 8 (0.72%) PL/SQL
11 6 (0.54%) C++
12 5 (0.45%) R
12 5 (0.45%) VBA
13 4 (0.36%) Go
14 3 (0.27%) Bash
14 3 (0.27%) C
14 3 (0.27%) Embedded C
15 2 (0.18%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 165 (14.78%) Degree
2 61 (5.47%) Security Cleared
3 26 (2.33%) PMI Certification
4 25 (2.24%) ACCA
5 24 (2.15%) DBS Check
5 24 (2.15%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 21 (1.88%) SC Cleared
7 14 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.08%) CCNA
8 12 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (0.99%) APMP
9 11 (0.99%) CCNP
9 11 (0.99%) CIMA
10 10 (0.90%) PMP
11 9 (0.81%) CISSP
12 8 (0.72%) AWS Certification
12 8 (0.72%) CCSA
12 8 (0.72%) CISM
13 7 (0.63%) ITIL Certification
13 7 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (6.27%) GDPR
2 44 (3.94%) QA
3 27 (2.42%) Cyber Essentials
4 26 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 25 (2.24%) Accessibility
6 23 (2.06%) Data Quality
7 22 (1.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 18 (1.61%) PMO
9 17 (1.52%) NIST
10 14 (1.25%) 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 9001
17 3 (0.27%) COBIT
System Software
1 38 (3.41%) Active Directory
2 21 (1.88%) Docker
3 14 (1.25%) 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
7 1 (0.090%) RACF
Systems Management
1 25 (2.24%) Terraform
2 18 (1.61%) 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
1 284 (25.45%) Microsoft
2 41 (3.67%) CheckPoint
3 38 (3.41%) Cisco
4 32 (2.87%) Oracle
5 30 (2.69%) Google
6 26 (2.33%) ServiceNow
7 22 (1.97%) VMware
8 21 (1.88%) NEC
8 21 (1.88%) SAP
9 20 (1.79%) IFS
9 20 (1.79%) Palo Alto
9 20 (1.79%) Sophos
10 18 (1.61%) Workday
11 17 (1.52%) Salesforce
12 14 (1.25%) Citrix
13 13 (1.16%) Atlassian
14 12 (1.08%) Adobe
15 10 (0.90%) Databricks
16 9 (0.81%) Xero
16 9 (0.81%) YouTube