Financial Analyst Jobs in Scotland

Finance Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Finance Analyst salary in Scotland is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 256 214 243
Rank change year-on-year -42 +29 -62
Permanent jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 27 11 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.40% 0.23% 0.088%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.25% 0.091%
Number of salaries quoted 9 8 1
10th Percentile £36,100 £47,275 -
25th Percentile £43,750 £52,375 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £67,071 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.72% +34.14% -4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £69,650 -
90th Percentile £65,250 - -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 6,494 4,314 5,472
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 90.27% 96.46%
Number of salaries quoted 2,618 2,346 2,950
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,569 £28,173
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Financial Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Financial Analyst in Scotland

Financial Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Financial Analyst in Scotland.

Salary trend for Financial Analyst in Scotland

Financial Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Financial Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Financial Analyst in Scotland

Financial Analyst
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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 Lothian - 16 - -
Edinburgh +28 5 £52,500 -21.72% 1
Glasgow -101 1 - -
Fife - 1 £56,000 -
Perthshire - 1 £50,500 -
Perth and Kinross - 1 £50,500 -
Aberdeen - 1 - -
Financial Analyst
UK

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Financial Analyst 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 permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 27 (100.00%) Finance
2 19 (70.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (62.96%) Agile
4 16 (59.26%) SAP
4 16 (59.26%) Broadband
4 16 (59.26%) Social Media
4 16 (59.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (59.26%) Line Management
4 16 (59.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (37.04%) CA
5 10 (37.04%) ACCA
6 9 (33.33%) CIMA
6 9 (33.33%) General Ledger
6 9 (33.33%) Social Skills
7 8 (29.63%) Customer Service
8 7 (25.93%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (25.93%) Marketing
9 5 (18.52%) Oracle
9 5 (18.52%) Oracle Fusion
10 4 (14.81%) Law
10 4 (14.81%) ERP
11 3 (11.11%) Data Modelling
11 3 (11.11%) Degree
11 3 (11.11%) Computer Science
11 3 (11.11%) Management Information System
11 3 (11.11%) Business Analysis
11 3 (11.11%) Anaplan
11 3 (11.11%) Planning and Forecasting
11 3 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
12 2 (7.41%) Analytical Thinking

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Applications
1 19 (70.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (59.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (3.70%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 16 (59.26%) Broadband
General
1 27 (100.00%) Finance
2 16 (59.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 9 (33.33%) General Ledger
3 9 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 7 (25.93%) Marketing
5 4 (14.81%) Law
6 2 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (3.70%) Banking
7 1 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.70%) Legal
7 1 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (3.70%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (18.52%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 16 (59.26%) Social Media
2 3 (11.11%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 1 (3.70%) Life Science
3 1 (3.70%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (62.96%) Agile
2 16 (59.26%) Line Management
3 8 (29.63%) Customer Service
4 7 (25.93%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (14.81%) ERP
6 3 (11.11%) Business Analysis
6 3 (11.11%) Computer Science
6 3 (11.11%) Data Modelling
6 3 (11.11%) Planning and Forecasting
6 3 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
7 2 (7.41%) Analytical Thinking
8 1 (3.70%) Customer-Centricity
8 1 (3.70%) Data Analysis
8 1 (3.70%) Decision-Making
8 1 (3.70%) Due Diligence
8 1 (3.70%) Internal Audit
8 1 (3.70%) Order to Cash
8 1 (3.70%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (3.70%) Requirements Analysis
8 1 (3.70%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 10 (37.04%) ACCA
2 9 (33.33%) CIMA
3 3 (11.11%) Degree
4 1 (3.70%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 16 (59.26%) SAP
2 10 (37.04%) CA
3 5 (18.52%) Oracle
4 3 (11.11%) Anaplan