Financial Analysis Jobs

Financial Analysis
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Financial Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Financial Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 607 679 810
Rank change year-on-year +72 +131 +305
Permanent jobs citing Financial Analysis 95 231 158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.22% 0.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.27% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 41 79 45
10th Percentile £41,250 £31,000 £35,800
25th Percentile £46,250 £38,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £70,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +27.27% -15.38%
75th Percentile £55,000 £85,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £95,000 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £37,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +33.33% -16.67% +3.45%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Financial Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 52,256 87,133 91,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.58% 84.04% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 25,854 60,896 54,581
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%

Financial Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Financial Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Financial Analysis in the UK

Financial Analysis
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Financial Analysis.

Salary trend for Financial Analysis in the UK

Financial Analysis
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Financial Analysis over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Financial Analysis in the UK

Financial Analysis
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Analysis within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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
England +52 80 £50,000 -29.82% 167
UK excluding London +127 68 £50,000 +33.33% 68
North of England +28 42 £50,000 +29.03% 19
North West +5 42 £50,000 +42.86% 14
Work from Home +45 37 £45,724 -19.78% 72
London +26 20 £60,000 -29.41% 110
South East +78 13 £37,000 -12.94% 23
Scotland +115 5 - - 7
Wales +37 3 - -
South West +108 2 £42,500 +25.00% 3
East of England +46 2 - - 3
Midlands +43 1 £45,724 -6.21% 8
West Midlands +42 1 £45,724 -3.74% 5

Financial Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (18.95%) SharePoint
Applications
1 25 (26.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (8.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (7.37%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.05%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (16.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (5.26%) Dynamics GP
3 4 (4.21%) Infor LN
3 4 (4.21%) NetSuite
4 2 (2.11%) IBM Planning Analytics
4 2 (2.11%) Infor SunSystems
Cloud Services
1 17 (17.89%) Power Platform
2 2 (2.11%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.05%) Intacct
3 1 (1.05%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.05%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (17.89%) Power BI
2 5 (5.26%) Power Query
2 5 (5.26%) Tableau
3 1 (1.05%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 1 (1.05%) JIRA
General
1 95 (100.00%) Finance
2 59 (62.11%) Analytical Skills
3 53 (55.79%) Social Skills
4 17 (17.89%) Organisational Skills
5 16 (16.84%) Legal
6 11 (11.58%) Marketing
7 10 (10.53%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (5.26%) Banking
9 4 (4.21%) Publishing
10 3 (3.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (1.05%) Advertising
11 1 (1.05%) Back Office
11 1 (1.05%) Financial Institution
11 1 (1.05%) Law
11 1 (1.05%) Public Sector
11 1 (1.05%) Public Speaking
11 1 (1.05%) Retail
11 1 (1.05%) Retail Finance
11 1 (1.05%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 48 (50.53%) Analyst
2 32 (33.68%) Financial Analyst
3 16 (16.84%) Finance Systems Analyst
3 16 (16.84%) Systems Analyst
4 14 (14.74%) Vendor Manager
5 11 (11.58%) Commercial Analyst
6 7 (7.37%) Accountant
7 6 (6.32%) Project Analyst
8 5 (5.26%) Head of Finance
8 5 (5.26%) Senior
9 4 (4.21%) Senior Analyst
10 3 (3.16%) Financial Controller
10 3 (3.16%) Graduate
10 3 (3.16%) Management Accountant
10 3 (3.16%) Project Manager
10 3 (3.16%) Risk Analyst
10 3 (3.16%) Senior Risk Analyst
11 2 (2.11%) Accounts Assistant
11 2 (2.11%) Assistant Project Manager
11 2 (2.11%) TM1 Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 19 (20.00%) Management Information System
2 17 (17.89%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (15.79%) Social Media
4 13 (13.68%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 5 (5.26%) Derivative
5 5 (5.26%) NHS
6 3 (3.16%) Market Risk
7 1 (1.05%) Data Centre
7 1 (1.05%) Equity Derivative
7 1 (1.05%) Fixed Income
7 1 (1.05%) Learning Management System
7 1 (1.05%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 13 (13.68%) Windows
1 13 (13.68%) Windows Vista
2 1 (1.05%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (65.26%) Problem-Solving
2 57 (60.00%) Decision-Making
3 46 (48.42%) Budgeting
4 27 (28.42%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 25 (26.32%) Process Improvement
6 24 (25.26%) ERP
7 21 (22.11%) Business Intelligence
7 21 (22.11%) Collaborative Working
7 21 (22.11%) Continuous Improvement
8 19 (20.00%) Time Management
9 15 (15.79%) Contract Negotiation
9 15 (15.79%) Service Delivery
10 14 (14.74%) Contingency Planning
10 14 (14.74%) Cost Control
10 14 (14.74%) Cost Management
10 14 (14.74%) Financial Modelling
11 13 (13.68%) Market Research
11 13 (13.68%) Performance Metrics
11 13 (13.68%) Supplier Management
11 13 (13.68%) Supply Chain Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.21%) Python
1 4 (4.21%) SQL
Qualifications
1 49 (51.58%) Degree
2 39 (41.05%) ACCA
2 39 (41.05%) CIMA
3 20 (21.05%) BPSS Clearance
4 17 (17.89%) Master's Degree
5 13 (13.68%) DBS Check
6 7 (7.37%) AAT
7 4 (4.21%) ICAEW
8 3 (3.16%) CIPFA
9 1 (1.05%) CFA
9 1 (1.05%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (16.84%) Data Quality
2 7 (7.37%) Accessibility
3 5 (5.26%) IFRS
4 2 (2.11%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (1.05%) GDPR
5 1 (1.05%) PSD2
5 1 (1.05%) QA
5 1 (1.05%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 1 (1.05%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 23 (24.21%) SAP
2 14 (14.74%) Microsoft
3 4 (4.21%) Hyperion
3 4 (4.21%) Infor
4 2 (2.11%) IBM
5 1 (1.05%) Adaptive Insights
5 1 (1.05%) Anaplan
5 1 (1.05%) Bloomberg
5 1 (1.05%) Canon
5 1 (1.05%) FactSet
5 1 (1.05%) Instagram
5 1 (1.05%) Sage
5 1 (1.05%) Twitter