Financial Analysis Contracts in England

Financial Analysis
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Financial Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Financial Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 437 523 601
Rank change year-on-year +86 +78 +105
Contract jobs citing Financial Analysis 42 23 41
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.17% 0.063% 0.085%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.073% 0.094%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 15 21
10th Percentile £272 - £413
25th Percentile £379 £114 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £190 £510
Median % change year-on-year +163.16% -62.75% -8.93%
75th Percentile £675 £514 £590
90th Percentile £700 £521 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £425 £510
% change year-on-year +17.65% -16.67% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £18.75
Median hourly rate - - £19.50
75th Percentile - - £20.25
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - £52.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year - +169.23% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,142 31,440 43,538
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.23% 86.46% 90.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,483 20,583 30,556
10th Percentile £306 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 937 2,239 1,538
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.87 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.13 £15.97 £16.25
Median hourly rate £28.75 £36.50 £37.30
Median % change year-on-year -21.23% -2.14% +49.20%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £36.05 £36.00
% change year-on-year -22.32% +0.13% +40.19%

Financial Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Financial Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Financial Analysis in England

Financial Analysis
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Financial Analysis in England.

Daily rate trend for Financial Analysis in England

Financial Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Analysis in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Financial Analysis in England

Financial Analysis
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Financial Analysis in England.

Hourly rate trend for Financial Analysis in England

Financial Analysis
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
London +45 25 £550 +7.84% 128
South East +48 8 £415 +265.38% 32
Midlands +17 5 £213 -55.26% 8
West Midlands +14 4 £213 -55.26% 6
North of England +19 3 £473 - 19
Yorkshire - 3 £473 - 5
Financial Analysis
UK

Financial Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (2.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (19.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (11.90%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.38%) Bloomberg AIM
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (4.76%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.38%) Azure
2 1 (2.38%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) Power BI
2 1 (2.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (7.14%) JIRA
General
1 42 (100.00%) Finance
2 24 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (40.48%) Social Skills
4 5 (11.90%) Banking
5 3 (7.14%) Legal
6 2 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.38%) Billing
7 1 (2.38%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.38%) Games
7 1 (2.38%) Law
7 1 (2.38%) Local Government
7 1 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.38%) Retail
Job Titles
1 16 (38.10%) Analyst
2 10 (23.81%) Financial Analyst
3 4 (9.52%) Project Manager
4 3 (7.14%) Accountant
4 3 (7.14%) Commercial Analyst
4 3 (7.14%) IT Analyst
4 3 (7.14%) Senior
4 3 (7.14%) Service Manager
4 3 (7.14%) Systems Accountant
5 2 (4.76%) Business Analyst
5 2 (4.76%) Business Manager
5 2 (4.76%) Finance Manager
5 2 (4.76%) Programme Manager
5 2 (4.76%) Relationships Manager
5 2 (4.76%) Service Relationship Manager
6 1 (2.38%) Business Process Analyst
6 1 (2.38%) Consultant
6 1 (2.38%) Infrastructure Project Manager
6 1 (2.38%) Process Analyst
6 1 (2.38%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.14%) Product Ownership
2 2 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.38%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.38%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.38%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (38.10%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 15 (35.71%) Decision-Making
3 13 (30.95%) Financial Modelling
4 12 (28.57%) Business Case
4 12 (28.57%) Data Analysis
5 11 (26.19%) Budgeting
6 9 (21.43%) Cost Optimisation
6 9 (21.43%) Project Management
7 8 (19.05%) Fintech
7 8 (19.05%) Mathematics
7 8 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
8 7 (16.67%) Agile
8 7 (16.67%) Budget Control
8 7 (16.67%) Roadmaps
9 6 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
9 6 (14.29%) Process Improvement
9 6 (14.29%) SDLC
9 6 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 6 (14.29%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (23.81%) Degree
2 7 (16.67%) Master's Degree
3 5 (11.90%) ACCA
3 5 (11.90%) CIMA
4 3 (7.14%) SC Cleared
4 3 (7.14%) Security Cleared
5 2 (4.76%) CFA
5 2 (4.76%) PMI Certification
5 2 (4.76%) PMP
6 1 (2.38%) Azure Certification
6 1 (2.38%) CCAB
6 1 (2.38%) Chartered Engineer
6 1 (2.38%) CIPFA
6 1 (2.38%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (2.38%) MRICS
6 1 (2.38%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (14.29%) Data Quality
2 1 (2.38%) GAAP
2 1 (2.38%) MiFID
2 1 (2.38%) PMO
2 1 (2.38%) QA
2 1 (2.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (2.38%) SLA
2 1 (2.38%) UCITS
Vendors
1 5 (11.90%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.14%) IFS
3 1 (2.38%) Advent
3 1 (2.38%) Bloomberg
3 1 (2.38%) Hyperion
3 1 (2.38%) PeopleSoft
3 1 (2.38%) SAP
3 1 (2.38%) SimCorp