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 12 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 235 295 329
Rank change year-on-year +60 +34 +77
Permanent jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 58 95 66
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.62% 0.56% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.71% 0.60% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 19 24 18
10th Percentile £26,250 £32,000 £35,350
25th Percentile - £46,250 £40,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +8.11% -7.50%
75th Percentile £41,150 £53,750 £54,375
90th Percentile £50,600 £55,000 £57,250
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 8,134 15,805 13,069
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.58% 93.97% 90.36%
Number of salaries quoted 4,548 11,356 8,239
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,032 £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 £78,750 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +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 12 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 12 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
Thames Valley +54 25 £42,500 -15.00% 2
Berkshire +41 24 - -
Surrey +38 22 £35,000 -36.36% 1
Kent +22 6 £27,500 -14.06%
East Sussex +31 2 - -
West Sussex - 2 £38,550 - 1
Hampshire +63 1 £45,500 +13.75% 1
Buckinghamshire +22 1 £42,500 -15.00% 2
Financial Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 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 58 (100.00%) Finance
2 43 (74.14%) Social Skills
3 36 (62.07%) Microsoft
4 28 (48.28%) Microsoft Excel
5 25 (43.10%) Problem-Solving
6 24 (41.38%) Business Intelligence
7 23 (39.66%) Power Platform
7 23 (39.66%) Power BI
8 21 (36.21%) Decision-Making
9 19 (32.76%) ERP
10 18 (31.03%) SAP
10 18 (31.03%) Service Management
11 17 (29.31%) Law
11 17 (29.31%) Stakeholder Management
11 17 (29.31%) Project Management
12 16 (27.59%) SAP FI
12 16 (27.59%) ACCA
12 16 (27.59%) Cost Control
12 16 (27.59%) Customer Experience
12 16 (27.59%) Strategic Thinking
12 16 (27.59%) OpenText VIM for SAP
13 14 (24.14%) CIMA
14 11 (18.97%) Analytical Skills
14 11 (18.97%) Process Improvement
15 10 (17.24%) BPSS Clearance
16 9 (15.52%) Visualisation
16 9 (15.52%) Business Development
17 8 (13.79%) Business Analysis
18 7 (12.07%) Degree
18 7 (12.07%) Anaplan

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 28 (48.28%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 16 (27.59%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 16 (27.59%) SAP FI
2 5 (8.62%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (3.45%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (3.45%) PeopleSoft Financials
4 1 (1.72%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 23 (39.66%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (39.66%) Power BI
2 4 (6.90%) Tableau
General
1 58 (100.00%) Finance
2 43 (74.14%) Social Skills
3 17 (29.31%) Law
4 11 (18.97%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (8.62%) Marketing
6 3 (5.17%) Telecoms
7 2 (3.45%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.45%) Data Structures
1 2 (3.45%) Pricing Data
2 1 (1.72%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (43.10%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (41.38%) Business Intelligence
3 21 (36.21%) Decision-Making
4 19 (32.76%) ERP
5 18 (31.03%) Service Management
6 17 (29.31%) Project Management
6 17 (29.31%) Stakeholder Management
7 16 (27.59%) Cost Control
7 16 (27.59%) Customer Experience
7 16 (27.59%) Strategic Thinking
8 11 (18.97%) Process Improvement
9 9 (15.52%) Business Development
9 9 (15.52%) Visualisation
10 8 (13.79%) Business Analysis
11 7 (12.07%) Roadmaps
11 7 (12.07%) Storytelling
12 6 (10.34%) Financial Modelling
13 5 (8.62%) Budgeting and Forecasting
13 5 (8.62%) Financial Analysis
13 5 (8.62%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 16 (27.59%) ACCA
2 14 (24.14%) CIMA
3 10 (17.24%) BPSS Clearance
4 7 (12.07%) Degree
5 2 (3.45%) AAT
6 1 (1.72%) CBAP
6 1 (1.72%) CFA
6 1 (1.72%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.72%) PMP
Vendors
1 36 (62.07%) Microsoft
2 18 (31.03%) SAP
3 7 (12.07%) Anaplan
4 2 (3.45%) Intapp
4 2 (3.45%) Oracle
4 2 (3.45%) PeopleSoft
4 2 (3.45%) ServiceNow
4 2 (3.45%) Workday