Financial Analysis
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Financial Analysis skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Financial Analysis over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 671 812 1092
Rank change year-on-year +141 +280 -219
Permanent jobs citing Financial Analysis 228 165 141
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.23% 0.17% 0.088%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.27% 0.17% 0.092%
Number of salaries quoted 80 48 58
10th Percentile £31,000 £38,275 £41,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £50,000 £46,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.82% -15.38% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £58,750 £75,999
90th Percentile £95,000 £77,250 £102,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Financial Analysis is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,815 95,319 153,046
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.51% 95.59% 95.74%
Number of salaries quoted 59,706 56,021 82,390
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

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 15 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Financial Analysis in the UK

Financial Analysis
Top 16 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 15 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 +102 196 £75,000 +36.36% 111
UK excluding London +20 127 £40,000 -11.11% 47
Work from Home +100 110 £57,000 -0.87% 37
London +131 93 £85,000 +54.55% 59
North of England +83 56 £42,500 -5.56% 14
North West +30 39 £35,000 -22.22% 10
Midlands +6 22 £47,500 +50.79% 5
Yorkshire +105 17 £90,000 - 4
West Midlands +28 15 £47,500 - 4
South East -19 13 £42,500 -39.29% 14
Scotland -44 12 £27,500 - 3
East Midlands -16 7 - - 1
Wales - 7 - - 1
East of England +1 6 £32,000 - 4
South West -22 6 £34,000 - 8
Northern Ireland - 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 1 (0.44%) Confluence
1 1 (0.44%) SharePoint
Applications
1 52 (22.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (9.21%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.75%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (2.63%) Elite 3E
2 3 (1.32%) Primavera
2 3 (1.32%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.44%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 30 (13.16%) Power Platform
2 10 (4.39%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (3.07%) Azure
4 5 (2.19%) SaaS
5 1 (0.44%) AWS
5 1 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (0.44%) Google Sheets
5 1 (0.44%) IaaS
5 1 (0.44%) PaaS
5 1 (0.44%) Smartsheet
5 1 (0.44%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.19%) Unified Communications
2 3 (1.32%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (13.16%) Power BI
2 21 (9.21%) Tableau
3 19 (8.33%) Data Mining
4 9 (3.95%) Big Data
5 4 (1.75%) Essbase
6 1 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.44%) Looker
6 1 (0.44%) OLTP
6 1 (0.44%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 3 (1.32%) JIRA
2 1 (0.44%) Git
2 1 (0.44%) Selenium
General
1 228 (100.00%) Finance
2 130 (57.02%) Social Skills
3 70 (30.70%) Marketing
4 44 (19.30%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (18.86%) Legal
6 20 (8.77%) Retail
7 8 (3.51%) Banking
7 8 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (3.07%) Law
9 6 (2.63%) Games
10 5 (2.19%) Advertising
10 5 (2.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.75%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.32%) Fire and Rescue
12 3 (1.32%) Local Government
12 3 (1.32%) Public Speaking
13 1 (0.44%) Agriculture
13 1 (0.44%) Digital Economy
13 1 (0.44%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 91 (39.91%) Analyst
2 59 (25.88%) Consultant
3 50 (21.93%) Financial Analyst
4 41 (17.98%) Senior
5 40 (17.54%) Senior Analyst
6 26 (11.40%) Senior Financial Analyst
7 12 (5.26%) Lead
8 11 (4.82%) Project Manager
9 10 (4.39%) Forensic Manager
10 9 (3.95%) Commercial Analyst
10 9 (3.95%) Finance Manager
10 9 (3.95%) Finance Project Manager
11 8 (3.51%) Customer Analyst
11 8 (3.51%) Finance Systems Analyst
11 8 (3.51%) Systems Analyst
12 7 (3.07%) Business Analyst
13 6 (2.63%) Architect
13 6 (2.63%) Development Manager
13 6 (2.63%) Systems Support
13 6 (2.63%) Systems Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.88%) .NET
2 1 (0.44%) .NET Framework
2 1 (0.44%) EDI
2 1 (0.44%) JSON
2 1 (0.44%) REST
2 1 (0.44%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 33 (14.47%) Onboarding
2 9 (3.95%) Reinsurance
3 5 (2.19%) Digital Signage
3 5 (2.19%) Public Cloud
3 5 (2.19%) Video Conferencing
4 4 (1.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 4 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.32%) Acoustics
5 3 (1.32%) Data Structures
5 3 (1.32%) Driving Licence
5 3 (1.32%) Management Information System
5 3 (1.32%) Social Media
6 2 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.88%) Digital Media
6 2 (0.88%) FMCG
7 1 (0.44%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.44%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.44%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.44%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (28.95%) Roadmaps
2 60 (26.32%) Impact Assessments
3 59 (25.88%) Data Architecture
3 59 (25.88%) Enterprise Architecture
3 59 (25.88%) Service Delivery
3 59 (25.88%) Strategic Roadmap
4 53 (23.25%) Financial Modelling
5 46 (20.18%) Actionable Insight
6 41 (17.98%) Decision-Making
7 38 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
8 35 (15.35%) Budgeting
9 33 (14.47%) Agile
9 33 (14.47%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 31 (13.60%) Economics
11 29 (12.72%) Problem-Solving
12 25 (10.96%) Business Strategy
12 25 (10.96%) Performance Metrics
12 25 (10.96%) Stakeholder Management
13 24 (10.53%) Mathematics
14 21 (9.21%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (17.98%) SQL
2 22 (9.65%) Python
3 6 (2.63%) T-SQL
4 2 (0.88%) JavaScript
4 2 (0.88%) VBA
5 1 (0.44%) C#
5 1 (0.44%) Java
5 1 (0.44%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.44%) R
Qualifications
1 62 (27.19%) Degree
2 39 (17.11%) ACCA
3 30 (13.16%) CIMA
4 15 (6.58%) Master's Degree
5 9 (3.95%) MBA
6 8 (3.51%) AAT
7 3 (1.32%) HNC
7 3 (1.32%) HND
8 1 (0.44%) Computer Science Degree
8 1 (0.44%) IIBA
8 1 (0.44%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.95%) Data Quality
2 7 (3.07%) Accessibility
3 6 (2.63%) IFRS
4 5 (2.19%) Actionable Recommendations
4 5 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.75%) PMO
6 3 (1.32%) COSO
6 3 (1.32%) ISO 31000
6 3 (1.32%) NIST
6 3 (1.32%) QA
7 1 (0.44%) GAAP
7 1 (0.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 38 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 7 (3.07%) CA
3 5 (2.19%) Cisco
3 5 (2.19%) Dell
4 4 (1.75%) Cadence
4 4 (1.75%) Hyperion
4 4 (1.75%) Oracle
5 2 (0.88%) Facebook
5 2 (0.88%) Workday
6 1 (0.44%) Concur
6 1 (0.44%) Google
6 1 (0.44%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.44%) SAP