The first table below looks at the demand for the Financial Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the South West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Financial Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the South West region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Finance Analyst
Rank 97 126 114
Rank change year-on-year
+29 -12
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 11 10 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 0.545% 0.309% 0.283%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.580% 0.332% 0.300%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 4 8
Average daily rate £353 £178 £337
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+98.59% -47.32%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £274 £176 £307
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £263 £418
UK excluding London average daily rate £338 £288 £350
% change year-on-year
+17.39% -17.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £26.50 £14.38 £18.50
% change year-on-year
+84.34% -22.29%
All Job Titles
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1895 3012 2668
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 93.95% 93.11% 94.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1138 1803 1328
Average daily rate £350 £375 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £230 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 186 243
Average hourly rate £15.40 £22.50 £22.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-31.55% +2.27%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £12.70 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £37.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Financial Analyst
England

Financial Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Financial Analyst across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South West Financial Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Financial Analyst across the South West region.

South West Financial Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Financial Analyst across the South West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

South West Financial Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Financial Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Financial Analyst across the South West region.

South West Financial Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Financial Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Analyst within the South West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bristol +14 5 £380 +26.66%
Wiltshire - 4 £325 -
Financial Analyst
England

Financial Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Financial Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Financial Analyst in their job title.

1 14 (100.00%) Finance
2 7 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (42.86%) Banking
4 5 (35.71%) Retail
4 5 (35.71%) Data Analysis
4 5 (35.71%) Retail Banking
5 3 (21.43%) General Ledger
5 3 (21.43%) SQL
5 3 (21.43%) VBA
5 3 (21.43%) ERP
6 2 (14.29%) Data Modelling
6 2 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (14.29%) SLA
6 2 (14.29%) Epicor
6 2 (14.29%) ACCA
6 2 (14.29%) SAP
6 2 (14.29%) Asset Management
6 2 (14.29%) CIMA
6 2 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (14.29%) Business Analysis
6 2 (14.29%) Investment Management
7 1 (7.143%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (7.143%) Twitter
7 1 (7.143%) Data Migration
7 1 (7.143%) SC Cleared
7 1 (7.143%) Security Cleared
7 1 (7.143%) Financial Modelling
7 1 (7.143%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (7.143%) MS PowerPoint
7 1 (7.143%) Requirements Analysis

Financial Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West region that cited Financial Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Financial Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Applications
1 1 (7.143%) Spreadsheet
1 1 (7.143%) MS PowerPoint
1 1 (7.143%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (7.143%) FRx
1 1 (7.143%) SAP FI-GL
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.143%) HTTPS
1 1 (7.143%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (7.143%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (7.143%) MS Access
2 1 (7.143%) Crystal Reports
General
1 14 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (42.86%) Banking
3 5 (35.71%) Retail
3 5 (35.71%) Retail Banking
4 3 (21.43%) General Ledger
5 1 (7.143%) Back Office
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (35.71%) Data Analysis
3 3 (21.43%) ERP
4 2 (14.29%) Data Modelling
4 2 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (14.29%) Asset Management
4 2 (14.29%) Business Analysis
4 2 (14.29%) Investment Management
5 1 (7.143%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (7.143%) Data Migration
5 1 (7.143%) Financial Modelling
5 1 (7.143%) Requirements Analysis
5 1 (7.143%) Fund Management
5 1 (7.143%) Migration
5 1 (7.143%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 3 (21.43%) SQL
1 3 (21.43%) VBA
2 1 (7.143%) VB
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) ACCA
1 2 (14.29%) CIMA
2 1 (7.143%) SC Cleared
2 1 (7.143%) Security Cleared
2 1 (7.143%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Epicor
1 2 (14.29%) SAP
2 1 (7.143%) Twitter
2 1 (7.143%) Business Objects
2 1 (7.143%) Microsoft