Finance Systems Analyst Job Trends

Financial Systems Analyst
UK

The median Financial Systems Analyst salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 603 683 663
Rank change year-on-year +80 -20 +317
Permanent jobs requiring a Finance Systems Analyst 44 31 50
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.074% 0.056% 0.097%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.082% 0.060% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 25 24 43
10th Percentile £46,000 £36,975 £35,250
25th Percentile £54,250 £41,223 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £85,000 £68,125
90th Percentile £74,000 £87,500 £81,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £44,000 £39,500
% change year-on-year +30.68% +11.39% -7.06%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 53,639 51,608 49,016
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.39% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,031 27,303 37,879
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,173 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,671 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Finance Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Finance Systems Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Finance Systems Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Finance Systems Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Finance Systems Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Finance Systems Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Finance Systems Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance Systems Analyst over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Finance Systems Analyst in the UK

Finance Systems Analyst
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Finance Systems Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 30 December 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
England +76 40 £60,000 +14.29% 11
UK excluding London +63 22 £57,500 +30.68% 9
London +59 17 £60,000 -20.00% 9
South East - 16 £65,000 - 5
Work from Home +70 8 £65,000 +23.81% 7
Midlands +27 4 £57,500 +43.75%
East Midlands -10 4 £57,500 +27.78%
Scotland - 2 £41,250 -

Finance Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Finance Systems Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Finance Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 21 (47.73%) Microsoft
2 18 (40.91%) ERP
3 13 (29.55%) Business Intelligence
3 13 (29.55%) Power BI
3 13 (29.55%) Power Platform
4 12 (27.27%) Data Management
4 12 (27.27%) SQL
5 11 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (20.45%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (20.45%) Requirements Gathering
7 7 (15.91%) Data Analysis
7 7 (15.91%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (15.91%) Oracle
8 6 (13.64%) Business Analysis
8 6 (13.64%) Process Improvement
8 6 (13.64%) User Acceptance Testing
9 5 (11.36%) Azure
9 5 (11.36%) Budgeting
9 5 (11.36%) Creative Thinking
9 5 (11.36%) Decision-Making
9 5 (11.36%) Degree
9 5 (11.36%) Intapp
9 5 (11.36%) Metabase
9 5 (11.36%) Service Management
9 5 (11.36%) SQL Server
9 5 (11.36%) System Testing
9 5 (11.36%) Visual Studio
10 4 (9.09%) ACCA
10 4 (9.09%) Agile
10 4 (9.09%) Analytics

Finance Systems Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (9.09%) PeopleSoft Financials
2 3 (6.82%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (4.55%) Elite 3E
3 2 (4.55%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (4.55%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (4.55%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (4.55%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (2.27%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 13 (29.55%) Power Platform
2 7 (15.91%) Dynamics 365
3 5 (11.36%) Azure
4 4 (9.09%) dbt
4 4 (9.09%) Power Automate
5 1 (2.27%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (29.55%) Power BI
2 5 (11.36%) Metabase
2 5 (11.36%) SQL Server
3 4 (9.09%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (4.55%) Power Query
5 1 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (2.27%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (11.36%) Visual Studio
General
1 44 (100.00%) Finance
2 19 (43.18%) Social Skills
3 8 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (13.64%) Legal
5 4 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (6.82%) Retail
7 2 (4.55%) General Ledger
8 1 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.55%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
1 4 (9.09%) Data Structures
2 3 (6.82%) Reference Data
3 1 (2.27%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (40.91%) ERP
2 13 (29.55%) Business Intelligence
3 12 (27.27%) Data Management
4 11 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (20.45%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (20.45%) Requirements Gathering
6 7 (15.91%) Data Analysis
7 6 (13.64%) Business Analysis
7 6 (13.64%) Process Improvement
7 6 (13.64%) User Acceptance Testing
8 5 (11.36%) Budgeting
8 5 (11.36%) Creative Thinking
8 5 (11.36%) Decision-Making
8 5 (11.36%) Service Management
8 5 (11.36%) System Testing
9 4 (9.09%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 4 (9.09%) Customer Service
9 4 (9.09%) Data Pipeline
9 4 (9.09%) Migration
9 4 (9.09%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 12 (27.27%) SQL
2 2 (4.55%) JavaScript
2 2 (4.55%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (11.36%) Degree
2 4 (9.09%) ACCA
3 3 (6.82%) CIMA
4 2 (4.55%) CBAP
5 1 (2.27%) CCAB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (2.27%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 21 (47.73%) Microsoft
2 7 (15.91%) Oracle
3 5 (11.36%) Intapp
4 4 (9.09%) PeopleSoft
4 4 (9.09%) ServiceNow
4 4 (9.09%) Workday
5 3 (6.82%) Infor
6 1 (2.27%) Sage