Financial Analyst Contracts in the South East

Finance Analyst
England > South East

The median Finance Analyst daily rate in the South East is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 145 178 171
Rank change year-on-year +33 -7 +39
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 10 22 41
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.34% 0.39% 0.73%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 0.43% 0.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 6 21
10th Percentile £420 £244 -
25th Percentile £450 £272 £181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £350 £320
Median % change year-on-year +57.14% +9.38% -24.71%
75th Percentile £588 £500 £482
90th Percentile £610 £525 £538
England median daily rate £500 £550 £588
% change year-on-year -9.09% -6.38% +6.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £17.00 -
England median hourly rate £22.27 £19.22 -
% change year-on-year +15.90% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 2,700 5,176 5,312
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.19% 92.20% 94.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,812 3,066 3,682
10th Percentile £226 £231 £220
25th Percentile £375 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +1.01%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £603
90th Percentile £650 £688 £700
England median daily rate £518 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.43% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 165 513 234
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.86 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.95 £18.32 £22.16
Median hourly rate £33.89 £48.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% -4.00% +138.10%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £75.30 £80.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £30.00 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.00% -16.67% +89.04%

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Financial Analyst in the South East

Financial Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Financial Analyst in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Financial Analyst in the South East

Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Financial Analyst in the South East

Financial Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Financial Analyst in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Financial Analyst in the South East

Financial Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 31 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
Thames Valley +25 7 £500 +66.67% 7
Berkshire +15 5 £600 +20.00% 5
Buckinghamshire +12 2 £400 +45.45% 2
Hampshire - 1 £450 - 2
Surrey - 1 £550 -
Financial Analyst
England

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, 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 South East region featuring Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (50.00%) ACCA
3 4 (40.00%) CIMA
3 4 (40.00%) Financial Modelling
3 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (30.00%) Financial Analysis
4 3 (30.00%) IFS
4 3 (30.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 3 (30.00%) Contract Management
4 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (30.00%) Roadmaps
4 3 (30.00%) Budget Management
4 3 (30.00%) Budgeting
4 3 (30.00%) Data Analysis
4 3 (30.00%) SQL
4 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (20.00%) Legal
5 2 (20.00%) Power Platform
5 2 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (20.00%) Power BI
6 1 (10.00%) Dependency Management
6 1 (10.00%) Data Lake
6 1 (10.00%) Data Lineage
6 1 (10.00%) Data Analytics
6 1 (10.00%) Analytics
6 1 (10.00%) Alteryx
6 1 (10.00%) ServiceNow
6 1 (10.00%) Software Delivery
6 1 (10.00%) SDLC

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (10.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 2 (20.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (10.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) Power BI
2 1 (10.00%) Data Lake
2 1 (10.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (10.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 10 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (20.00%) Legal
4 1 (10.00%) Billing
4 1 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Financial Modelling
2 3 (30.00%) Budget Management
2 3 (30.00%) Budgeting
2 3 (30.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 3 (30.00%) Contract Management
2 3 (30.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (30.00%) Financial Analysis
2 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (30.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (10.00%) Agile
4 1 (10.00%) Analytics
4 1 (10.00%) Dashboard Development
4 1 (10.00%) Data Analytics
4 1 (10.00%) Data Lineage
4 1 (10.00%) Dependency Management
4 1 (10.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (10.00%) SDLC
4 1 (10.00%) Software Delivery
4 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (30.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) ACCA
2 4 (40.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) IFS
2 1 (10.00%) Alteryx
2 1 (10.00%) Databricks
2 1 (10.00%) Hyperion
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) SAP
2 1 (10.00%) ServiceNow