Finance Analyst
UK
The median Finance Analyst daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 382 | 336 | 358 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -46 | +22 | +73 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Financial Analyst | 141 | 257 | 399 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.48% | 0.59% | 0.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 0.64% | 0.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 91 | 180 | 322 |
| 10th Percentile | £296 | £313 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £475 | £452 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £713 | £663 | £665 |
| 90th Percentile | £798 | £788 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £409 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.15% | +11.11% | +9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £14.20 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £16.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.27 | £19.22 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.90% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53.38 | £22.63 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £19.22 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +225.27% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Financial Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Financial Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Financial Analyst.
Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Financial Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Financial Analyst.
Financial Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Financial Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Financial Analyst
Top 16 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | -47 | 124 | £538 | -2.27% | 102 |
| London | -46 | 97 | £563 | - | 75 |
| Work from Home | -19 | 52 | £525 | -16.00% | 49 |
| UK excluding London | +42 | 36 | £409 | -18.15% | 39 |
| South East | +30 | 8 | £475 | +31.03% | 16 |
| North of England | +20 | 8 | £275 | -32.31% | 5 |
| Scotland | +9 | 7 | £388 | -26.19% | 2 |
| South West | +49 | 5 | £225 | - | 2 |
| North West | +18 | 4 | £325 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | +15 | 4 | £525 | - | 10 |
| East of England | - | 3 | £500 | - | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £263 | - | |
| East Midlands | +9 | 2 | £428 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 2 | £588 | +11.90% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 2 | £488 | +20.00% | |
| North East | +1 | 2 | £275 | - | 1 |
Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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 featuring Financial Analyst in the job title.
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Financial Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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