Financial Analyst Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Finance Analyst
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Finance Analyst daily rate in Glasgow is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 78 78
Rank change year-on-year +12 0 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.58% 0.26% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 0.29% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £448 £401 -
25th Percentile £449 £402 £384
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £409 £394
Median % change year-on-year +9.96% +4.00% -12.56%
75th Percentile £600 £421 £403
90th Percentile £690 £425 -
Scotland median daily rate £450 £375 £450
% change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 651 691 883
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.21% 91.04% 96.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 429 587
10th Percentile £275 £300 £313
25th Percentile £377 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £445 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -11.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £566 £538 £600
90th Percentile £668 £625 £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 14 23
10th Percentile £16.17 £11.78 £11.50
25th Percentile £22.39 £15.60 £15.42
Median hourly rate £28.09 £19.59 £16.70
Median % change year-on-year +43.39% +17.31% +11.33%
75th Percentile £52.50 £26.86 £19.50
90th Percentile £61.84 £40.10 £75.00
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £22.94 £45.00
% change year-on-year +5.02% -49.03% +153.95%

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Financial Analyst job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow

Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Analyst in Glasgow over the 6 months to 4 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Financial Analyst in Glasgow

Financial Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 4 February 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 Glasgow region featuring Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 2 (50.00%) Business Case
2 2 (50.00%) Confluence
2 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (50.00%) Waterfall
3 1 (25.00%) Accounts Payable
3 1 (25.00%) BPMN
3 1 (25.00%) Business Process Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) CBAP
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) ERP
3 1 (25.00%) iTrent
3 1 (25.00%) JIRA
3 1 (25.00%) Kanban
3 1 (25.00%) Lucidchart
3 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Product Backlog
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Management
3 1 (25.00%) SAP
3 1 (25.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (50.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Lucidchart
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Banking
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Investment Banking
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
1 1 (25.00%) Wiki
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 2 (50.00%) Business Case
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (50.00%) Waterfall
3 1 (25.00%) Accounts Payable
3 1 (25.00%) Business Process Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Product Backlog
3 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (25.00%) SDLC
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Swim Lanes
3 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (25.00%) User Stories
3 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) SAP