Financial Analysis Contract Job Trends in Central London

Financial Analysis
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Financial Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 129 147
Rank change year-on-year +5 +18 +58
Contract jobs citing Financial Analysis 5 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.25% 0.042% 0.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.046% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile £379 - -
25th Percentile £391 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £575 £320
Median % change year-on-year -26.09% +79.69% -46.67%
75th Percentile £466 £588 -
90th Percentile £483 - -
London median daily rate £450 £488 £388
% change year-on-year -7.69% +25.81% -35.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £18.78 - -
25th Percentile £22.19 - -
Median hourly rate £28.75 - -
75th Percentile £35.69 - -
90th Percentile £39.33 - -
London median hourly rate £28.75 - £20.50
% change year-on-year - - -70.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Financial Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,832 2,191 2,617
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 92.81% 91.79% 89.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,276 1,365 1,844
10th Percentile £338 £375 £363
25th Percentile £422 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £668 £688 £694
90th Percentile £750 £778 £825
London median daily rate £535 £550 £570
% change year-on-year -2.73% -3.51% -3.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 26 19
10th Percentile £18.33 £19.50 £17.00
25th Percentile £24.15 £28.06 £18.93
Median hourly rate £27.75 £35.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.71% +27.27% -45.54%
75th Percentile £41.80 £74.38 £59.00
90th Percentile £58.85 £124.75 £69.75
London median hourly rate £28.31 £37.50 £37.17
% change year-on-year -24.50% +0.89% -4.39%

Financial Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Financial Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Financial Analysis job vacancy trend in Central London

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Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Financial Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Financial Analysis

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Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Financial Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Financial Analysis

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Financial Analysis in Central London over the 6 months to 22 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Financial Analysis in Central London

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Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Analysis within the Central London region over the 6 months to 22 November 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +1 5 £425 -26.09% 9
Financial Analysis
London

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (20.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Google Workspace
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
1 1 (20.00%) Tableau
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Financial Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Operations Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Operations Manager
2 1 (20.00%) PMO Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Financial Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Vendor Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (20.00%) Wiki
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 4 (80.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Budgeting
2 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (40.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (20.00%) Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
4 1 (20.00%) Business Forecasting
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (20.00%) Dashboard Development
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 1 (20.00%) Fintech
4 1 (20.00%) Logistics
4 1 (20.00%) Performance Measurement
4 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (20.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Google