Financial Analyst Jobs in the Thames Valley

Finance Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Finance Analyst salary in the Thames Valley is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 161 207 215
Rank change year-on-year +46 +8 +45
Permanent jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 25 35 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.74% 0.52% 0.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.88% 0.55% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1 14 6
10th Percentile - - £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £37,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +15.61% -27.92%
75th Percentile £43,750 £53,438 £47,500
90th Percentile - £53,750 £55,000
South East median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £46,250
% change year-on-year -30.00% +8.11% -7.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,843 6,365 5,357
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.74% 94.69% 89.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,279 4,462 3,144
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £64,938 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £87,125
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Financial Analyst in the Thames Valley

Financial Analyst
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Financial Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Financial Analyst in the Thames Valley

Financial Analyst
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 11 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
Berkshire +44 24 - -
Buckinghamshire +23 1 £42,500 -15.00% 2
Financial Analyst
South East

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 11 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 Thames Valley region featuring Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 25 (100.00%) Finance
2 19 (76.00%) Social Skills
3 17 (68.00%) Law
3 17 (68.00%) ERP
4 16 (64.00%) SAP
4 16 (64.00%) Microsoft
4 16 (64.00%) SAP FI
4 16 (64.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 16 (64.00%) Service Management
4 16 (64.00%) Project Management
4 16 (64.00%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 16 (64.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 16 (64.00%) Cost Control
4 16 (64.00%) Customer Experience
5 8 (32.00%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (32.00%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (32.00%) Microsoft Excel
6 6 (24.00%) Degree
7 5 (20.00%) Dynamics GP
7 5 (20.00%) Marketing
7 5 (20.00%) Financial Modelling
7 5 (20.00%) Financial Analysis
7 5 (20.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 5 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
7 5 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (20.00%) Logistics
7 5 (20.00%) Power Platform
7 5 (20.00%) Cost Management
7 5 (20.00%) Decision-Making
7 5 (20.00%) Power BI

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 8 (32.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 16 (64.00%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 16 (64.00%) SAP FI
2 5 (20.00%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (4.00%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 5 (20.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (4.00%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (20.00%) Power BI
General
1 25 (100.00%) Finance
2 19 (76.00%) Social Skills
3 17 (68.00%) Law
4 8 (32.00%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (20.00%) Marketing
6 3 (12.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (68.00%) ERP
2 16 (64.00%) Cost Control
2 16 (64.00%) Customer Experience
2 16 (64.00%) Project Management
2 16 (64.00%) Service Management
2 16 (64.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 16 (64.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 8 (32.00%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
4 5 (20.00%) Budgeting
4 5 (20.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 5 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (20.00%) Cost Management
4 5 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 5 (20.00%) Financial Analysis
4 5 (20.00%) Financial Modelling
4 5 (20.00%) Logistics
5 3 (12.00%) Process Improvement
5 3 (12.00%) Revenue Assurance
6 1 (4.00%) Kalman Filter
Qualifications
1 6 (24.00%) Degree
2 4 (16.00%) ACCA
2 4 (16.00%) CIMA
Vendors
1 16 (64.00%) Microsoft
1 16 (64.00%) SAP