Financial Analysis Contract Job Trends in the South West

Financial Analysis
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South West requiring Financial Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 - 146
Rank change year-on-year - - +32
Contract jobs citing Financial Analysis 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.21% - 0.034%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.25% - 0.040%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £380 - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile £530 - -
England median daily rate £508 £500 £438
% change year-on-year +1.66% +14.29% -2.78%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,987 1,786 2,511
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 82.90% 87.63% 85.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,162 1,093 1,651
10th Percentile £263 £264 £288
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £725 £720
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 305 115 267
10th Percentile £15.60 £18.33 £20.15
25th Percentile £20.50 £43.13 £45.50
Median hourly rate £33.50 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -48.46% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £74.26 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.14% -22.22% +25.00%

Financial Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Financial Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Financial Analysis job vacancy trend in the South West

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Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Financial Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Financial Analysis

Financial Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Analysis in the South West over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Financial Analysis in the South West

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Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Financial Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Financial Analysis

Financial Analysis
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 South West region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Bristol - 5 £500 - 1
Financial Analysis
England

Financial Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 3 (60.00%) JIRA
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Coordinator
1 3 (60.00%) Project Coordinator
1 3 (60.00%) Project Support Coordinator
2 2 (40.00%) Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) IT Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Portfolio Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Financial Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Project Officer
3 1 (20.00%) Project Support Officer
3 1 (20.00%) Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Business Case
1 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (60.00%) Project Planning
2 2 (40.00%) AI
2 2 (40.00%) Budget Control
2 2 (40.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 2 (40.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (40.00%) Generative AI
2 2 (40.00%) Information Capture
2 2 (40.00%) Portfolio Management
2 2 (40.00%) Project Governance
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Resource Allocation
2 2 (40.00%) Resource Management
2 2 (40.00%) Risk Register
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (40.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft