Financial Analysis Contracts in the UK excluding London

Financial Analysis
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Financial Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Financial Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 316 368 419
Rank change year-on-year +52 +51 +59
Contract jobs citing Financial Analysis 20 20 31
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.16% 0.097% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.11% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 13 15
10th Percentile £206 - -
25th Percentile £256 - £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £393 £114 £505
Median % change year-on-year +245.57% -77.51% +26.25%
75th Percentile £448 £438 £556
90th Percentile £500 £500 £650
UK median daily rate £425 £308 £510
% change year-on-year +38.21% -39.71% +2.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,562 17,414 21,391
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.38% 84.70% 89.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,253 10,403 14,840
10th Percentile £238 £250 £256
25th Percentile £376 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.80% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £663 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 838 2,048 1,307
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.30 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.33 £15.22 £15.56
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +7.14% +75.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.95 £35.80
% change year-on-year -19.33% +0.42% +43.20%

Financial Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Financial Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Financial Analysis in the UK excluding London

Financial Analysis
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Financial Analysis in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Financial Analysis in the UK excluding London

Financial Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Analysis in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Financial Analysis in the UK excluding London

Financial Analysis
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Financial Analysis in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Financial Analysis in the UK excluding London

Financial Analysis
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 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
South East +34 8 £415 +265.38% 40
Midlands +25 7 £213 -55.26% 8
West Midlands +19 4 £213 -55.26% 2
North of England +18 3 £473 - 18
Yorkshire - 3 £473 - 6
Northern Ireland - 2 £313 - 2
Financial Analysis
UK

Financial Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) Azure
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 2 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 20 (100.00%) Finance
2 10 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (25.00%) Legal
3 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 3 (15.00%) Local Government
4 3 (15.00%) Retail
5 2 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (5.00%) Billing
6 1 (5.00%) Games
6 1 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (30.00%) Project Manager
2 3 (15.00%) Accountant
2 3 (15.00%) Analyst
2 3 (15.00%) Commercial Analyst
2 3 (15.00%) Consultant
2 3 (15.00%) Financial Analyst
2 3 (15.00%) Project Consultant
2 3 (15.00%) Service Manager
2 3 (15.00%) Systems Accountant
3 2 (10.00%) Relationships Manager
3 2 (10.00%) Senior
3 2 (10.00%) Service Relationship Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Infrastructure Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Infrastructure Project Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Programme Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (5.00%) Senior Commercial Analyst
4 1 (5.00%) Senior Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Senior Relationships Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Senior Service Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (5.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (5.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (55.00%) Budgeting
1 11 (55.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 7 (35.00%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (25.00%) Agile
3 5 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 4 (20.00%) Change Management
4 4 (20.00%) Contract Management
4 4 (20.00%) Project Management
5 3 (15.00%) Actionable Insight
5 3 (15.00%) Budget Management
5 3 (15.00%) Business Case
5 3 (15.00%) Due Diligence
5 3 (15.00%) Emotional Intelligence
5 3 (15.00%) Financial Modelling
5 3 (15.00%) ITIL
5 3 (15.00%) Process Improvement
5 3 (15.00%) Project Delivery
5 3 (15.00%) Service Delivery
5 3 (15.00%) Service Management
5 3 (15.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 5 (25.00%) Degree
2 3 (15.00%) ACCA
2 3 (15.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 3 (15.00%) CIMA
2 3 (15.00%) MRICS
2 3 (15.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (15.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (5.00%) Azure Certification
3 1 (5.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) IFS
2 1 (5.00%) SAP