Financial Analyst Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Finance Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Finance Analyst daily rate in the City of London is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 105 105
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +44
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 28 16 19
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 1.21% 0.89% 0.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.28% 0.95% 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 11 13
10th Percentile £401 £281 £293
25th Percentile £425 £329 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -10.53% -26.92%
75th Percentile £525 £601 £519
90th Percentile £720 £663 £619
Central London median daily rate £475 £425 £494
% change year-on-year +11.76% -13.92% -22.55%

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 2,185 1,692 1,962
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.18% 93.79% 94.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,476 1,118 1,282
10th Percentile £363 £325 £363
25th Percentile £456 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £771 £775 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 22 14
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.35 £15.87
25th Percentile £17.89 £23.98 £20.88
Median hourly rate £20.25 £28.33 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.51% +4.91% -27.03%
75th Percentile £32.57 £53.50 £89.06
90th Percentile £58.75 £65.39 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £23.58 £28.33 £27.00
% change year-on-year -16.75% +4.91% -23.94%

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Financial Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Financial Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Analyst in the City of London over the 6 months to 26 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Financial Analyst in the City of London

Financial Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Financial Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Analyst within the City of London region over the 6 months to 26 August 2026. 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
Moorgate -1 1 £475 +58.33%
Financial Analyst
Central London

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 26 August 2026, Financial Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (17.86%) Data Modelling
1 5 (17.86%) SQL
2 4 (14.29%) Data Analysis
2 4 (14.29%) Data Quality
2 4 (14.29%) Validation
3 3 (10.71%) Agile
3 3 (10.71%) AI
3 3 (10.71%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 3 (10.71%) ERP
3 3 (10.71%) Scrum
3 3 (10.71%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (7.14%) Analytics
4 2 (7.14%) Data Extraction
4 2 (7.14%) Data Mapping
4 2 (7.14%) Data Validation
4 2 (7.14%) Machine Learning
4 2 (7.14%) Project Governance
4 2 (7.14%) QA
4 2 (7.14%) Requirements Gathering
4 2 (7.14%) Risk Management
4 2 (7.14%) Scenario Testing
4 2 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (7.14%) Translating Business Requirements
4 2 (7.14%) Workshop Facilitation
5 1 (3.57%) Backlog Refinement
5 1 (3.57%) Basel III
5 1 (3.57%) Business Analysis
5 1 (3.57%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (3.57%) Business Process Improvement
5 1 (3.57%) Data Engineering

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.57%) Power Platform
1 1 (3.57%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.57%) Power BI
General
1 28 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (10.71%) Banking
3 2 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (7.14%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Advertising
4 1 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.57%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (3.57%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.14%) Product Ownership
2 1 (3.57%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (3.57%) Credit Risk
2 1 (3.57%) Market Risk
2 1 (3.57%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (17.86%) Data Modelling
2 4 (14.29%) Data Analysis
2 4 (14.29%) Validation
3 3 (10.71%) Agile
3 3 (10.71%) AI
3 3 (10.71%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 3 (10.71%) ERP
3 3 (10.71%) Scrum
3 3 (10.71%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (7.14%) Analytics
4 2 (7.14%) Data Extraction
4 2 (7.14%) Data Mapping
4 2 (7.14%) Data Validation
4 2 (7.14%) Machine Learning
4 2 (7.14%) Project Governance
4 2 (7.14%) Requirements Gathering
4 2 (7.14%) Risk Management
4 2 (7.14%) Scenario Testing
4 2 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (7.14%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 5 (17.86%) SQL
2 1 (3.57%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (14.29%) Data Quality
2 2 (7.14%) QA
3 1 (3.57%) Basel III
3 1 (3.57%) EMIR
3 1 (3.57%) MiFID
Vendors
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft
1 1 (3.57%) Oracle