Senior Financial Analyst Contract Job Trends in the South East

Senior Finance Analyst
England > South East

The median Senior Finance Analyst daily rate in the South East is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 March 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 200 152 198
Rank change year-on-year -48 +46 -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Financial Analyst 3 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.055% 0.034% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.061% 0.037% 0.077%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - £399
25th Percentile - - £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £445
75th Percentile - - £491
90th Percentile - - £512
England median daily rate £500 £675 £625
% change year-on-year -25.93% +8.00% +19.05%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 4,933 2,733 5,211
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.23% 92.90% 92.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,119 1,803 3,157
10th Percentile £285 £246 £213
25th Percentile £413 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 £503 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.29% +0.50% -
75th Percentile £610 £613 £610
90th Percentile £700 £675 £688
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 442 142 438
10th Percentile £15.25 £16.95 £12.85
25th Percentile £19.09 £23.50 £18.23
Median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £44.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -3.41% -2.22%
75th Percentile £81.75 £63.56 £62.47
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £75.16
England median hourly rate £39.75 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +13.57% +7.69% -23.53%

Senior Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Senior Financial Analyst job vacancy trend in the South East

Senior Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Financial Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Financial Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Senior Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 24 March 2026, Senior 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 South East region featuring Senior Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) ACCA
1 3 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) CIMA
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) ERP
1 3 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) SAP
1 3 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA

Senior Financial Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 3 (100.00%) ERP
1 3 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ACCA
1 3 (100.00%) CIMA
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) SAP