Senior Financial Analyst Jobs

Senior Finance Analyst
UK

The median Senior Finance Analyst salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 825 952 1166
Rank change year-on-year +127 +214 -288
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Financial Analyst 79 41 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.080% 0.040% 0.040%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.085% 0.043% 0.042%
Number of salaries quoted 21 15 27
10th Percentile £34,229 £32,200 £50,350
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,500 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +16.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £76,750 £73,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -25.00% -11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,314 94,990 150,394
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.53% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,914 59,752 85,367
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Senior Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Financial Analyst in the UK

Senior Financial Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Financial Analyst in the UK

Senior Financial Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Financial Analyst over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Financial Analyst in the UK

Senior Financial Analyst
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Financial Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. 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 +111 64 £50,000 -28.57% 9
London +135 42 £95,000 +35.71% 6
UK excluding London +35 30 £50,000 +11.11% 3
Work from Home +107 25 £40,000 -42.86% 4
Scotland - 8 - -
South East +10 7 £50,000 +20.48% 1
Wales - 7 - -
North of England +53 6 £30,500 -39.60%
North West +8 3 - -
East Midlands - 2 £70,000 -
Midlands - 2 £70,000 -
North East - 2 £30,500 -
Yorkshire +78 1 £45,000 -10.89%

Senior Financial Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Senior 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 featuring Senior Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 79 (100.00%) Finance
2 48 (60.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 44 (55.70%) Degree
4 34 (43.04%) Social Skills
5 32 (40.51%) Onboarding
6 28 (35.44%) Analytical Skills
7 24 (30.38%) Financial Analysis
8 23 (29.11%) ACCA
9 22 (27.85%) Legal
10 20 (25.32%) Microsoft
11 19 (24.05%) Data Mining
11 19 (24.05%) SQL
12 18 (22.78%) CIMA
12 18 (22.78%) Economics
12 18 (22.78%) Tableau
12 18 (22.78%) Business Strategy
13 16 (20.25%) Financial Modelling
13 16 (20.25%) Decision-Making
13 16 (20.25%) Oracle
14 15 (18.99%) Python
14 15 (18.99%) Budgeting and Forecasting
14 15 (18.99%) Actionable Insight
15 14 (17.72%) Performance Metrics
15 14 (17.72%) Mathematics
15 14 (17.72%) Continuous Improvement
15 14 (17.72%) CA
16 12 (15.19%) Business Intelligence
16 12 (15.19%) SAP
16 12 (15.19%) Agile
16 12 (15.19%) Management Information System

Senior Financial Analyst Skill Set
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 6 (7.59%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 48 (60.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (13.92%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (10.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (7.59%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (7.59%) Oracle Applications
2 4 (5.06%) Lawson
3 1 (1.27%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 11 (13.92%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (1.27%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (12.66%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (24.05%) Data Mining
2 18 (22.78%) Tableau
3 11 (13.92%) MS Access
3 11 (13.92%) Power BI
4 8 (10.13%) Big Data
4 8 (10.13%) Essbase
5 6 (7.59%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (1.27%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 6 (7.59%) Oracle Forms
General
1 79 (100.00%) Finance
2 34 (43.04%) Social Skills
3 28 (35.44%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (27.85%) Legal
5 8 (10.13%) General Ledger
5 8 (10.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 7 (8.86%) Retail
7 6 (7.59%) Banking
8 5 (6.33%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.27%) Investment Banking
10 1 (1.27%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.27%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 32 (40.51%) Onboarding
2 12 (15.19%) Management Information System
3 8 (10.13%) Social Media
4 7 (8.86%) Pricing Data
5 5 (6.33%) Life Science
6 2 (2.53%) Data Structures
7 1 (1.27%) Derivative
7 1 (1.27%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (30.38%) Financial Analysis
2 18 (22.78%) Business Strategy
2 18 (22.78%) Economics
3 16 (20.25%) Decision-Making
3 16 (20.25%) Financial Modelling
4 15 (18.99%) Actionable Insight
4 15 (18.99%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 14 (17.72%) Continuous Improvement
5 14 (17.72%) Mathematics
5 14 (17.72%) Performance Metrics
6 12 (15.19%) Agile
6 12 (15.19%) Business Intelligence
6 12 (15.19%) Contract Management
7 11 (13.92%) Process Improvement
8 10 (12.66%) Line Management
9 9 (11.39%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (8.86%) Data Analysis
10 7 (8.86%) ERP
10 7 (8.86%) Migration
11 6 (7.59%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 19 (24.05%) SQL
2 15 (18.99%) Python
3 1 (1.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 44 (55.70%) Degree
2 23 (29.11%) ACCA
3 18 (22.78%) CIMA
4 6 (7.59%) Master's Degree
4 6 (7.59%) MBA
5 1 (1.27%) CCAB
5 1 (1.27%) CISA
5 1 (1.27%) CISM
5 1 (1.27%) CISSP
5 1 (1.27%) QiCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (15.19%) IFRS
2 4 (5.06%) QA
3 1 (1.27%) COBIT
3 1 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.27%) ITGC
Vendors
1 20 (25.32%) Microsoft
2 16 (20.25%) Oracle
3 14 (17.72%) CA
4 12 (15.19%) SAP
5 11 (13.92%) Hyperion
6 7 (8.86%) PeopleSoft
7 4 (5.06%) Cognos
7 4 (5.06%) JD Edwards