Financial Modelling Job Trends in the City of London

Financial Modelling
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Financial Modelling skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 156 112
Rank change year-on-year +49 -44 +130
Permanent jobs citing Financial Modelling 23 10 56
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 1.04% 0.37% 1.99%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.20% 0.39% 2.09%
Number of salaries quoted 22 2 53
10th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 -
25th Percentile £57,188 £53,125 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £57,500 £39,085
Median % change year-on-year +17.39% +47.12% -47.89%
75th Percentile £71,250 £63,125 -
90th Percentile - £65,750 -
Central London median annual salary £67,500 £57,500 £39,085
% change year-on-year +17.39% +47.12% -47.89%

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London

Financial Modelling falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,915 2,553 2,674
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 86.85% 95.51% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,416 1,642 2,398
10th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £40,750
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% - -
75th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,438
90th Percentile £113,750 £117,375 £115,000
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +3.33% - -

Financial Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Financial Modelling relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Financial Modelling job vacancy trend in the City of London

Financial Modelling
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Financial Modelling.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Financial Modelling

Financial Modelling
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Financial Modelling in the City of London over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Financial Modelling in the City of London

Financial Modelling
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.35%) Azure
1 1 (4.35%) Azure Data Factory
1 1 (4.35%) IaaS
1 1 (4.35%) PaaS
1 1 (4.35%) Power Platform
1 1 (4.35%) SaaS
1 1 (4.35%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Power BI
1 1 (4.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 23 (100.00%) Finance
2 22 (95.65%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Social Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Legal
4 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (86.96%) Senior
2 14 (60.87%) Finance Manager
2 14 (60.87%) Senior Manager
3 6 (26.09%) Analyst
3 6 (26.09%) Financial Analyst
3 6 (26.09%) Senior Analyst
3 6 (26.09%) Senior Financial Analyst
4 2 (8.70%) Architect
4 2 (8.70%) Enterprise Architect
5 1 (4.35%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
5 1 (4.35%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (4.35%) Systems Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (86.96%) Financial Analysis
2 16 (69.57%) Budgeting
3 15 (65.22%) Business Strategy
3 15 (65.22%) Process Improvement
4 14 (60.87%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 8 (34.78%) Decision-Making
6 2 (8.70%) Agile
6 2 (8.70%) Analytics
6 2 (8.70%) Business Analysis
6 2 (8.70%) Computer Science
6 2 (8.70%) Enterprise Architecture
7 1 (4.35%) AI
7 1 (4.35%) Data Analysis
7 1 (4.35%) Data Management
7 1 (4.35%) Economics
7 1 (4.35%) Information Management
7 1 (4.35%) ITSM
7 1 (4.35%) Service Management
7 1 (4.35%) Systems Analysis
7 1 (4.35%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.35%) Java
1 1 (4.35%) Python
1 1 (4.35%) SQL
1 1 (4.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 20 (86.96%) ACCA
1 20 (86.96%) CIMA
2 3 (13.04%) Degree
3 1 (4.35%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (4.35%) Ariba
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft
1 1 (4.35%) SAP
1 1 (4.35%) Workday