Financial Analysis Job Trends in the Midlands

Financial Analysis
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Financial Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 211 235 234
Rank change year-on-year +24 -1 +102
Permanent jobs citing Financial Analysis 6 4 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.077% 0.062% 0.053%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.095% 0.069% 0.061%
Number of salaries quoted 5 4 1
10th Percentile £55,750 £68,625 -
25th Percentile £62,500 £70,313 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £73,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.25% +55.26% -15.56%
75th Percentile - £75,000 £48,750
90th Percentile £94,750 - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -14.29% +27.27%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

Financial Analysis 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 Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,316 5,806 4,932
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 81.35% 90.45% 86.62%
Number of salaries quoted 3,499 2,544 4,063
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £35,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Financial Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Financial Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Financial Analysis job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Financial Analysis
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Financial Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Financial Analysis

Financial Analysis
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Financial Analysis in the Midlands over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Financial Analysis in the Midlands

Financial Analysis
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Analysis within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +37 6 £85,000 +15.25% 7
Financial Analysis
England

Financial Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (16.67%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Power BI
2 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
2 1 (16.67%) Tableau
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Legal
2 1 (16.67%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Senior
2 2 (33.33%) Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Senior Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Senior Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Accountant
3 1 (16.67%) Business Development Director
3 1 (16.67%) Data Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Data Insight Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Development Director
3 1 (16.67%) Finance Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Finance Systems Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Insight Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Insight Data Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Data Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Senior Insight Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Systems Accountant
3 1 (16.67%) Systems Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Data Structures
1 1 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
2 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Logistics
2 2 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Supply Chain Management
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Budgeting
3 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Business Case
3 1 (16.67%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (16.67%) Economics
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
3 1 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Storytelling
3 1 (16.67%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) ACCA
1 2 (33.33%) CIMA
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft