Financial Analyst Contracts in Birmingham

Finance Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Finance Analyst daily rate in Birmingham is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 60 73
Rank change year-on-year +12 +13 +17
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 2 7 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.38% 0.91% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% 0.98% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 1
10th Percentile £556 £406 -
25th Percentile £566 £469 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year +9.30% +2.38% +50.00%
75th Percentile £616 £575 £538
90th Percentile £629 £588 -
West Midlands median daily rate £588 £525 £544
% change year-on-year +11.90% -3.45% +56.47%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 468 715 870
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.66% 92.50% 96.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 327 502 583
10th Percentile £160 £250 £263
25th Percentile £363 £325 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.33% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £489 £500
% change year-on-year -0.77% -2.25% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 40 35
10th Percentile £12.62 £13.10 £11.40
25th Percentile £13.31 £17.75 £12.50
Median hourly rate £14.00 £28.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.88% +42.50% +14.35%
75th Percentile £22.91 £48.75 £24.94
90th Percentile £30.68 £57.91 £60.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £18.07 £22.25 £19.50
% change year-on-year -18.81% +14.10% +12.85%

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured Financial Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Financial Analyst in Birmingham

Financial Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Financial Analyst in Birmingham.

Daily rate trend for Financial Analyst in Birmingham

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Financial Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) CIPFA
2 1 (50.00%) CIMA
2 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Adobe
2 1 (50.00%) ACCA
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Local Government
2 1 (50.00%) Civica
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (50.00%) ICAEW
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Management
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Data Mapping
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (50.00%) Cash Management
2 1 (50.00%) CBAP

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle Receivables
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Local Government
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (50.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Business Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Cash Management
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Mapping
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Functional Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Management
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ACCA
1 1 (50.00%) CBAP
1 1 (50.00%) CIMA
1 1 (50.00%) CIPFA
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) ICAEW
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Adobe
1 1 (50.00%) Civica
1 1 (50.00%) Oracle