Senior Financial Analyst Job Trends in the Midlands

Senior Finance Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Senior Finance Analyst salary in the Midlands is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2026.

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

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 240 - 319
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Financial Analyst 10 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.078% - 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% - 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £47,725 - -
25th Percentile £49,188 - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £70,000
75th Percentile £50,063 - £72,500
90th Percentile £50,175 - -
England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +30.00% -28.57%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 11,851 4,512 10,852
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.95% 90.51% 94.26%
Number of salaries quoted 7,513 2,793 8,245
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £60,741
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -11.13%

Senior Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Senior Financial Analyst job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Senior Financial Analyst
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Senior Financial Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Financial Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

Senior Financial Analyst
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 Senior Financial Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
East Midlands - 6 - - 5
West Midlands - 4 £50,000 - 2
Senior Financial Analyst
England

Senior Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 2 May 2026, Senior 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 Midlands region featuring Senior Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) Decision-Making
2 6 (60.00%) AAT
2 6 (60.00%) ACCA
2 6 (60.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 6 (60.00%) CIMA
2 6 (60.00%) Flash
3 4 (40.00%) Actionable Insight
3 4 (40.00%) PMO
4 1 (10.00%) AI
4 1 (10.00%) Cost Control
4 1 (10.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 1 (10.00%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
4 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared

Senior Financial Analyst Skill Set
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:

General
1 10 (100.00%) Finance
2 7 (70.00%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (60.00%) Flash
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Decision-Making
2 6 (60.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 4 (40.00%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (10.00%) AI
4 1 (10.00%) Cost Control
4 1 (10.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 1 (10.00%) Programme Delivery
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) AAT
1 6 (60.00%) ACCA
1 6 (60.00%) CIMA
2 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) PMO