Finance Analyst
UK > Scotland
The median Finance Analyst salary in Scotland is £41,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 154 | 226 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +72 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Financial Analyst | 12 | 25 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.35% | 0.44% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.44% | 0.45% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,875 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £35,313 | £47,750 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,250 | £50,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.32% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £47,813 | £53,250 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £50,625 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -4.00% | -3.85% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 | 2,722 | 5,542 | 3,318 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 79.50% | 97.19% | 93.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,282 | 2,337 | 2,004 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £40,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,645 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.63% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £67,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | - |
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.
Financial Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Financial Analyst in Scotland.
Financial Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Financial Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 13 August 2025.
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 13 August 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | +30 | 7 | £41,250 | - | 2 |
| Glasgow | +112 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Financial Analyst UK |
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Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 13 August 2025, 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.
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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: