Financial Analyst Jobs in the South East

Finance Analyst
England > South East

The median Finance Analyst salary in the South East is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 250 295 341
Rank change year-on-year +45 +46 +82
Permanent jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 62 105 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.64% 0.60% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% 0.64% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 21 26 14
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,000 £36,250
25th Percentile - £40,625 £41,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +8.11% -11.90%
75th Percentile £40,000 £53,750 £51,563
90th Percentile £50,600 £55,000 £60,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 8,376 16,502 12,665
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.93% 94.09% 90.18%
Number of salaries quoted 4,469 11,730 7,982
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,613 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Financial Analyst in the South East

Financial Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Financial Analyst in the South East.

Salary trend for Financial Analyst in the South East

Financial Analyst
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Financial Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Financial Analyst in the South East

Financial Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Surrey +39 28 £35,000 -36.36% 6
Thames Valley +57 24 £42,500 -15.00% 40
Berkshire +42 23 - - 28
Kent +23 7 £31,250 -2.34% 6
East Sussex +28 2 - - 3
Hampshire +75 1 £45,500 +13.75% 11
Buckinghamshire +10 1 £42,500 -15.00% 9
Financial Analyst
England

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 30 May 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 South East region featuring Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 62 (100.00%) Finance
2 48 (77.42%) Social Skills
3 42 (67.74%) Microsoft
4 31 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 27 (43.55%) Business Intelligence
5 27 (43.55%) Problem-Solving
6 26 (41.94%) Power Platform
6 26 (41.94%) Power BI
7 25 (40.32%) Decision-Making
8 21 (33.87%) Service Management
9 17 (27.42%) Stakeholder Management
9 17 (27.42%) Law
9 17 (27.42%) Project Management
9 17 (27.42%) ERP
10 16 (25.81%) SAP
10 16 (25.81%) SAP FI
10 16 (25.81%) Strategic Thinking
10 16 (25.81%) OpenText VIM for SAP
10 16 (25.81%) Cost Control
10 16 (25.81%) Customer Experience
11 13 (20.97%) ACCA
11 13 (20.97%) CIMA
11 13 (20.97%) Process Improvement
12 12 (19.35%) Visualisation
13 11 (17.74%) Business Analysis
13 11 (17.74%) BPSS Clearance
14 10 (16.13%) Roadmaps
14 10 (16.13%) Storytelling
14 10 (16.13%) Anaplan
14 10 (16.13%) Analytical Skills

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 31 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 16 (25.81%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 16 (25.81%) SAP FI
2 5 (8.06%) Dynamics GP
2 5 (8.06%) PeopleSoft Financials
3 1 (1.61%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 26 (41.94%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.61%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (41.94%) Power BI
2 4 (6.45%) Tableau
General
1 62 (100.00%) Finance
2 48 (77.42%) Social Skills
3 17 (27.42%) Law
4 10 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (8.06%) Legal
5 5 (8.06%) Marketing
6 2 (3.23%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.06%) Data Structures
2 2 (3.23%) Pricing Data
3 1 (1.61%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (43.55%) Business Intelligence
1 27 (43.55%) Problem-Solving
2 25 (40.32%) Decision-Making
3 21 (33.87%) Service Management
4 17 (27.42%) ERP
4 17 (27.42%) Project Management
4 17 (27.42%) Stakeholder Management
5 16 (25.81%) Cost Control
5 16 (25.81%) Customer Experience
5 16 (25.81%) Strategic Thinking
6 13 (20.97%) Process Improvement
7 12 (19.35%) Visualisation
8 11 (17.74%) Business Analysis
9 10 (16.13%) Roadmaps
9 10 (16.13%) Storytelling
10 9 (14.52%) Business Development
11 6 (9.68%) Agile
11 6 (9.68%) Financial Modelling
12 5 (8.06%) Data Management
12 5 (8.06%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 13 (20.97%) ACCA
1 13 (20.97%) CIMA
2 11 (17.74%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (11.29%) Degree
4 1 (1.61%) CBAP
4 1 (1.61%) CFA
4 1 (1.61%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.61%) PMP
Vendors
1 42 (67.74%) Microsoft
2 16 (25.81%) SAP
3 10 (16.13%) Anaplan
4 5 (8.06%) Intapp
4 5 (8.06%) PeopleSoft
4 5 (8.06%) ServiceNow
4 5 (8.06%) Workday