Financial Analyst Job Trends in the City of London

Finance Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Finance Analyst salary in the City of London is £73,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 154 143
Rank change year-on-year +39 -11 +85
Permanent jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 19 11 24
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.82% 0.41% 0.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.87% 0.45% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 14 3 18
10th Percentile - £50,500 £46,375
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £59,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,750 £55,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.09% -26.67% +28.21%
75th Percentile £80,000 £66,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £84,250 £71,500 £92,500
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £85,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -11.76% +13.33% +25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 2,173 2,445 2,683
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 92.09% 95.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,627 1,587 2,388
10th Percentile £40,532 £45,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £57,500 £55,000 £54,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £74,000 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% - -1.33%
75th Percentile £99,375 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £113,750
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
% change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Financial Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Financial Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

Financial Analyst
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Financial Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Financial Analyst
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Financial Analyst in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Financial Analyst in the City of London

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Financial Analyst 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 permanent job ads across the City of London region featuring Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (47.37%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (42.11%) Decision-Making
2 8 (42.11%) Power BI
2 8 (42.11%) Power Platform
2 8 (42.11%) SQL
3 7 (36.84%) Azure
3 7 (36.84%) Data Analysis
4 6 (31.58%) ACCA
4 6 (31.58%) CIMA
4 6 (31.58%) ERP
5 5 (26.32%) Business Analysis
5 5 (26.32%) Data Management
5 5 (26.32%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (26.32%) Metabase
5 5 (26.32%) Microsoft
5 5 (26.32%) Requirements Gathering
5 5 (26.32%) SQL Server
5 5 (26.32%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (26.32%) Visual Studio
6 4 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (21.05%) Data Pipeline
6 4 (21.05%) Data Transformation
6 4 (21.05%) dbt
6 4 (21.05%) Facilities Management
6 4 (21.05%) Financial Analysis
6 4 (21.05%) Financial Modelling
6 4 (21.05%) Migration
6 4 (21.05%) Power Automate
6 4 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (15.79%) Agile

Financial Analyst Skill Set
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:

Business Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Elite 3E
1 2 (10.53%) Oracle Cash Management
1 2 (10.53%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (10.53%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 8 (42.11%) Power Platform
2 7 (36.84%) Azure
3 4 (21.05%) dbt
3 4 (21.05%) Power Automate
4 3 (15.79%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (5.26%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (42.11%) Power BI
2 5 (26.32%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (26.32%) Metabase
2 5 (26.32%) SQL Server
3 1 (5.26%) Semantic Layer
3 1 (5.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (26.32%) Visual Studio
2 1 (5.26%) JIRA
General
1 19 (100.00%) Finance
2 9 (47.37%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (36.84%) Social Skills
4 4 (21.05%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (10.53%) General Ledger
6 1 (5.26%) Billing
6 1 (5.26%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (10.53%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (5.26%) Augmented Reality
2 1 (5.26%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (5.26%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (47.37%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (42.11%) Decision-Making
3 7 (36.84%) Data Analysis
4 6 (31.58%) ERP
5 5 (26.32%) Business Analysis
5 5 (26.32%) Data Management
5 5 (26.32%) Requirements Gathering
5 5 (26.32%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (21.05%) Data Pipeline
6 4 (21.05%) Data Transformation
6 4 (21.05%) Facilities Management
6 4 (21.05%) Financial Analysis
6 4 (21.05%) Financial Modelling
6 4 (21.05%) Migration
6 4 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (15.79%) Agile
7 3 (15.79%) Cash Management
7 3 (15.79%) Data Migration
7 3 (15.79%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (42.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (31.58%) ACCA
1 6 (31.58%) CIMA
2 2 (10.53%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.26%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.53%) Anaplan
2 2 (10.53%) Oracle
2 2 (10.53%) Pega
3 1 (5.26%) Aderant
3 1 (5.26%) PeopleSoft
3 1 (5.26%) Tagetik
3 1 (5.26%) WorldPay