Financial Analyst Contracts in London

Finance Analyst
England > London

The median Finance Analyst daily rate in London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 221 249 286
Rank change year-on-year +28 +37 +66
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 183 253 370
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.04% 1.01% 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.11% 1.06% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 210 280
10th Percentile £369 £425 £390
25th Percentile £500 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £625 £563
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +11.11% +2.27%
75th Percentile £694 £700 £638
90th Percentile £810 £798 £660
England median daily rate £550 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 16,560 23,906 36,699
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 95.05% 95.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,921 17,459 27,030
10th Percentile £325 £363 £375
25th Percentile £440 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 324 281 404
10th Percentile £16.00 £17.98 £16.25
25th Percentile £20.17 £22.63 £23.75
Median hourly rate £27.81 £36.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.75% +2.86% +7.12%
75th Percentile £46.59 £63.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £66.85 £82.25 £67.50
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Financial Analyst in London

Financial Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Financial Analyst in London.

Daily rate trend for Financial Analyst in London

Financial Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Analyst in London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Financial Analyst in London

Financial Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Financial Analyst in London.

Hourly rate trend for Financial Analyst in London

Financial Analyst
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 12 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +45 23 £538 -14.68% 2
West London +21 3 £410 -31.95%
East London - 2 £540 -
Financial Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Financial Analyst contract 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 contract job ads across the London region featuring Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 183 (100.00%) Finance
2 77 (42.08%) Banking
3 69 (37.70%) SQL
4 54 (29.51%) Asset Management
5 53 (28.96%) Agile
6 51 (27.87%) Derivative
6 51 (27.87%) Front Office
6 51 (27.87%) Investment Management
7 49 (26.78%) Python
8 46 (25.14%) Hedge funds
9 37 (20.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 37 (20.22%) Social Skills
10 36 (19.67%) Product Ownership
11 32 (17.49%) Fixed Income
11 32 (17.49%) Equities
11 32 (17.49%) AWS
12 28 (15.30%) Artificial Intelligence
12 28 (15.30%) Machine Learning
13 27 (14.75%) Analytics
14 25 (13.66%) Business Analysis
14 25 (13.66%) Business Intelligence
15 24 (13.11%) Back Office
16 21 (11.48%) Investment Banking
17 20 (10.93%) Migration
18 19 (10.38%) Analytical Skills
18 19 (10.38%) User Stories
19 17 (9.29%) Power BI
19 17 (9.29%) Power Platform
19 17 (9.29%) Oracle
19 17 (9.29%) SAP

Financial Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 8 (4.37%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.73%) Apache
3 1 (0.55%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (4.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.19%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (1.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (6.56%) Aladdin
2 5 (2.73%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (2.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 4 (2.19%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 3 (1.64%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (1.09%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (1.09%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (1.09%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.55%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.55%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.55%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.55%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.55%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 32 (17.49%) AWS
2 17 (9.29%) Power Platform
3 12 (6.56%) Azure
4 6 (3.28%) dbt
5 5 (2.73%) Dynamics 365
5 5 (2.73%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (2.19%) Collibra
6 4 (2.19%) Miro
6 4 (2.19%) SaaS
7 2 (1.09%) Azure Pipelines
8 1 (0.55%) Asana
8 1 (0.55%) OCI
8 1 (0.55%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.55%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.55%) Slack
8 1 (0.55%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.55%) VPN
1 1 (0.55%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (9.29%) Power BI
2 9 (4.92%) Tableau
3 6 (3.28%) NoSQL
4 5 (2.73%) Apache Arrow
4 5 (2.73%) Dremio
4 5 (2.73%) SAP HANA
5 4 (2.19%) Big Data
5 4 (2.19%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.64%) Metadata
6 3 (1.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (1.09%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (1.09%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.55%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.55%) Apache Ignite
8 1 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.55%) QlikView
8 1 (0.55%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.55%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (2.73%) JIRA
General
1 183 (100.00%) Finance
2 77 (42.08%) Banking
3 51 (27.87%) Front Office
4 37 (20.22%) Social Skills
5 24 (13.11%) Back Office
6 21 (11.48%) Investment Banking
7 19 (10.38%) Analytical Skills
8 10 (5.46%) General Ledger
9 9 (4.92%) Public Sector
10 7 (3.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (2.19%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.64%) Billing
12 3 (1.64%) Financial Institution
12 3 (1.64%) Legal
12 3 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (1.09%) Retail
14 1 (0.55%) Corporate Banking
14 1 (0.55%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.73%) SAP PI
2 2 (1.09%) XML
3 1 (0.55%) JSON
3 1 (0.55%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.55%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 51 (27.87%) Derivative
2 46 (25.14%) Hedge funds
3 37 (20.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 36 (19.67%) Product Ownership
5 32 (17.49%) Equities
5 32 (17.49%) Fixed Income
6 8 (4.37%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 6 (3.28%) Management Information System
8 5 (2.73%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (2.19%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.55%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.55%) iPad
10 1 (0.55%) iPhone
10 1 (0.55%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.55%) Reference Data
10 1 (0.55%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.55%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.55%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.19%) Windows
2 1 (0.55%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.55%) Linux
2 1 (0.55%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (29.51%) Asset Management
2 53 (28.96%) Agile
3 51 (27.87%) Investment Management
4 28 (15.30%) Artificial Intelligence
4 28 (15.30%) Machine Learning
5 27 (14.75%) Analytics
6 25 (13.66%) Business Analysis
6 25 (13.66%) Business Intelligence
7 20 (10.93%) Migration
8 19 (10.38%) User Stories
9 16 (8.74%) Data Migration
9 16 (8.74%) GAP Analysis
9 16 (8.74%) Mentoring
9 16 (8.74%) Roadmaps
9 16 (8.74%) User Acceptance Testing
10 15 (8.20%) ERP
10 15 (8.20%) Problem-Solving
10 15 (8.20%) Product Management
11 14 (7.65%) Stakeholder Management
12 13 (7.10%) Portfolio Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (37.70%) SQL
2 49 (26.78%) Python
3 14 (7.65%) C#
4 1 (0.55%) Java
4 1 (0.55%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.55%) VB
4 1 (0.55%) VBA
Qualifications
1 10 (5.46%) Degree
1 10 (5.46%) Security Cleared
2 9 (4.92%) SC Cleared
3 2 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.09%) CIMA
3 2 (1.09%) CISA
3 2 (1.09%) CISM
3 2 (1.09%) CISSP
4 1 (0.55%) ACCA
4 1 (0.55%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.55%) ISEB
4 1 (0.55%) ISTQB
4 1 (0.55%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 1 (0.55%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.55%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (8.20%) Data Quality
2 8 (4.37%) QA
3 5 (2.73%) ISO 20022
3 5 (2.73%) PCI DSS
4 4 (2.19%) EMIR
4 4 (2.19%) GAAP
4 4 (2.19%) MiFID
4 4 (2.19%) PMO
5 2 (1.09%) IFRS
5 2 (1.09%) IFRS 17
5 2 (1.09%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 3 (1.64%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.55%) SCCM
Vendors
1 17 (9.29%) Oracle
1 17 (9.29%) SAP
2 15 (8.20%) Bloomberg
3 12 (6.56%) BISAM
3 12 (6.56%) Microsoft
4 5 (2.73%) CyberSource
5 2 (1.09%) Databricks
5 2 (1.09%) Refinitiv
6 1 (0.55%) Apple
6 1 (0.55%) Ariba
6 1 (0.55%) BigPanda
6 1 (0.55%) CA
6 1 (0.55%) Cadence
6 1 (0.55%) Hyperion
6 1 (0.55%) OpenText
6 1 (0.55%) Palo Alto
6 1 (0.55%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.55%) Sybase
6 1 (0.55%) Zscaler