Finance Systems Analyst Job Trends

Financial Systems Analyst
UK

The median Financial Systems Analyst salary in the UK is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 611 669 661
Rank change year-on-year +58 -8 +289
Permanent jobs requiring a Finance Systems Analyst 42 30 60
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.070% 0.056% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.077% 0.060% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 22 25 53
10th Percentile £45,250 £37,050 £37,100
25th Percentile £51,438 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.62% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £85,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £74,750 £87,500 £81,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £44,091 £42,500
% change year-on-year +30.41% +3.74% -10.53%

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 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

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 14 January 2026.

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 14 January 2026. 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 +71 38 £60,000 +2.13% 9
London +59 21 £60,000 -25.00% 6
UK excluding London +61 16 £57,500 +30.41% 7
South East - 10 £65,000 - 4
Work from Home +59 6 £65,000 -1.89% 3
Midlands +24 4 £57,500 +58.62%
East Midlands -4 4 £57,500 +43.75%
Scotland - 2 £41,250 -

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 16 (38.10%) ERP
1 16 (38.10%) Microsoft
2 13 (30.95%) Business Intelligence
2 13 (30.95%) Power BI
2 13 (30.95%) Power Platform
3 12 (28.57%) SQL
4 11 (26.19%) Continuous Improvement
5 9 (21.43%) Data Management
5 9 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (21.43%) Requirements Gathering
6 7 (16.67%) Data Analysis
7 6 (14.29%) Business Analysis
7 6 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (14.29%) Process Improvement
7 6 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
8 5 (11.90%) Azure
8 5 (11.90%) Budgeting
8 5 (11.90%) Decision-Making
8 5 (11.90%) Degree
8 5 (11.90%) Metabase
8 5 (11.90%) Oracle
8 5 (11.90%) SQL Server
8 5 (11.90%) System Testing
8 5 (11.90%) Visual Studio
9 4 (9.52%) ACCA
9 4 (9.52%) Analytics
9 4 (9.52%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 4 (9.52%) Data Pipeline
9 4 (9.52%) Data Transformation
9 4 (9.52%) Data Warehouse

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 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (7.14%) Infor SunSystems
2 2 (4.76%) Elite 3E
2 2 (4.76%) Oracle Cash Management
2 2 (4.76%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (4.76%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (4.76%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (2.38%) PeopleSoft Financials
3 1 (2.38%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 13 (30.95%) Power Platform
2 6 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
3 5 (11.90%) Azure
4 4 (9.52%) dbt
4 4 (9.52%) Power Automate
5 1 (2.38%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (30.95%) Power BI
2 5 (11.90%) Metabase
2 5 (11.90%) SQL Server
3 4 (9.52%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (4.76%) Power Query
5 1 (2.38%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (2.38%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (11.90%) Visual Studio
General
1 42 (100.00%) Finance
2 15 (35.71%) Social Skills
3 8 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (9.52%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (7.14%) Legal
5 3 (7.14%) Retail
6 2 (4.76%) General Ledger
7 1 (2.38%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.76%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.52%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (7.14%) Reference Data
3 1 (2.38%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (2.38%) Data Structures
3 1 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (38.10%) ERP
2 13 (30.95%) Business Intelligence
3 11 (26.19%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (21.43%) Data Management
4 9 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (21.43%) Requirements Gathering
5 7 (16.67%) Data Analysis
6 6 (14.29%) Business Analysis
6 6 (14.29%) Process Improvement
6 6 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
7 5 (11.90%) Budgeting
7 5 (11.90%) Decision-Making
7 5 (11.90%) System Testing
8 4 (9.52%) Analytics
8 4 (9.52%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 4 (9.52%) Data Pipeline
8 4 (9.52%) Data Transformation
8 4 (9.52%) Facilities Management
8 4 (9.52%) Migration
8 4 (9.52%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 12 (28.57%) SQL
2 2 (4.76%) JavaScript
2 2 (4.76%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (11.90%) Degree
2 4 (9.52%) ACCA
3 3 (7.14%) CIMA
4 2 (4.76%) CBAP
5 1 (2.38%) CCAB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (2.38%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 16 (38.10%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.90%) Oracle
3 3 (7.14%) Infor
4 2 (4.76%) Intapp
5 1 (2.38%) PeopleSoft
5 1 (2.38%) Sage
5 1 (2.38%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.38%) Workday