Financial Analyst Contracts in Scotland

Finance Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Finance Analyst daily rate in Scotland is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 120 160 159
Rank change year-on-year +40 -1 -11
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 11 5 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.50% 0.17% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.18% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 5 8
10th Percentile £300 £438 £329
25th Percentile £475 £475 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £375
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +33.33% +11.52%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £447
90th Percentile £550 £558 £520
UK median daily rate £550 £538 £530
% change year-on-year +2.33% +1.42% +6.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,090 2,720 3,376
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.70% 95.14% 95.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,278 1,951 2,390
10th Percentile £204 £238 £213
25th Percentile £364 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £460
Median % change year-on-year - +3.26% +8.24%
75th Percentile £588 £553 £550
90th Percentile £675 £650 £623
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 44 53
10th Percentile £12.50 £12.86 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.25 £16.91 £17.50
Median hourly rate £33.25 £23.18 £25.82
Median % change year-on-year +43.44% -10.21% -35.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £59.41 £48.00
90th Percentile £66.00 £67.22 £54.20
UK median hourly rate £35.96 £45.00 £23.03
% change year-on-year -20.10% +95.42% +0.12%

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Financial Analyst in Scotland

Financial Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

Daily rate trend for Financial Analyst in Scotland

Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Financial Analyst in Scotland

Financial Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Financial Analyst in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Financial Analyst in Scotland

Financial Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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
Edinburgh - 4 £525 - 1
Glasgow -1 3 £525 +1.06%
Perthshire - 1 £525 -
West Lothian - 1 £300 -
Perth and Kinross - 1 £525 -
Financial Analyst
UK

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, 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 Scotland region featuring Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Finance
2 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
3 7 (63.64%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (45.45%) ERP
4 5 (45.45%) ACCA
4 5 (45.45%) Oracle
4 5 (45.45%) CIMA
4 5 (45.45%) Business Analysis
4 5 (45.45%) Process Improvement
4 5 (45.45%) Data Cleansing
5 3 (27.27%) Data Analysis
5 3 (27.27%) Technical Architecture
5 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (9.09%) Stress Testing
7 1 (9.09%) Project Delivery
7 1 (9.09%) Performance Improvement
7 1 (9.09%) User Experience
7 1 (9.09%) PMO
7 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (9.09%) Financial Analysis

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 7 (63.64%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 11 (100.00%) Finance
2 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Business Analysis
1 5 (45.45%) Data Cleansing
1 5 (45.45%) ERP
1 5 (45.45%) Process Improvement
2 3 (27.27%) Data Analysis
2 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (27.27%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (9.09%) Financial Analysis
3 1 (9.09%) Performance Improvement
3 1 (9.09%) Project Delivery
3 1 (9.09%) Stress Testing
3 1 (9.09%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 5 (45.45%) ACCA
1 5 (45.45%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Oracle