Financial Analysis Jobs

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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 681 791 1114
Rank change year-on-year +110 +323 -242
Permanent jobs citing Financial Analysis 231 157 147
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.22% 0.17% 0.087%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.26% 0.17% 0.091%
Number of salaries quoted 79 45 61
10th Percentile £31,000 £35,800 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £85,000 £58,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £72,500 £101,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +3.45% -13.00%

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 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +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 1 June 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 1 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +81 199 £71,250 +29.55% 111
UK excluding London +15 124 £37,500 -16.67% 52
Work from Home +86 113 £57,000 +10.68% 53
London +137 99 £85,000 +54.55% 61
North of England +70 52 £38,750 -18.42% 11
North West +21 39 £35,000 -26.32% 7
Midlands -1 23 £48,750 +54.76% 7
West Midlands -4 15 £47,500 - 4
Yorkshire +75 13 £90,000 - 4
South East -28 13 £42,500 -30.04% 19
Scotland -57 12 £27,500 -45.00% 4
East Midlands -16 8 £50,000 +58.73% 3
Wales - 7 - - 3
East of England -4 6 £32,000 - 3
South West -23 6 £34,000 - 6
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 (0.43%) Confluence
1 1 (0.43%) SharePoint
Applications
1 52 (22.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (9.52%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.73%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (2.60%) Elite 3E
2 3 (1.30%) Primavera
2 3 (1.30%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.43%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 1 (0.43%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 33 (14.29%) Power Platform
2 8 (3.46%) Azure
3 6 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (2.16%) SaaS
5 1 (0.43%) AWS
5 1 (0.43%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (0.43%) Google Sheets
5 1 (0.43%) IaaS
5 1 (0.43%) PaaS
5 1 (0.43%) Smartsheet
5 1 (0.43%) Snowflake
5 1 (0.43%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.30%) PPP
2 1 (0.43%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (14.29%) Power BI
2 23 (9.96%) Tableau
3 19 (8.23%) Data Mining
4 9 (3.90%) Big Data
5 4 (1.73%) Essbase
6 2 (0.87%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.43%) Looker
7 1 (0.43%) OLTP
7 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 3 (1.30%) JIRA
2 1 (0.43%) Git
2 1 (0.43%) Selenium
General
1 231 (100.00%) Finance
2 132 (57.14%) Social Skills
3 70 (30.30%) Marketing
4 45 (19.48%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (18.61%) Legal
6 20 (8.66%) Retail
7 9 (3.90%) Banking
8 8 (3.46%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (3.03%) Law
10 6 (2.60%) Games
10 6 (2.60%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (2.16%) Advertising
11 5 (2.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.73%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.30%) Fire and Rescue
13 3 (1.30%) Local Government
13 3 (1.30%) Public Speaking
14 1 (0.43%) Agriculture
14 1 (0.43%) Digital Economy
14 1 (0.43%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 94 (40.69%) Analyst
2 59 (25.54%) Consultant
3 52 (22.51%) Financial Analyst
4 42 (18.18%) Senior
5 40 (17.32%) Senior Analyst
6 26 (11.26%) Senior Financial Analyst
7 13 (5.63%) Project Manager
8 12 (5.19%) Lead
9 10 (4.33%) Forensic Manager
10 9 (3.90%) Commercial Analyst
10 9 (3.90%) Finance Manager
10 9 (3.90%) Finance Project Manager
10 9 (3.90%) Finance Systems Analyst
10 9 (3.90%) Systems Analyst
11 8 (3.46%) Business Analyst
11 8 (3.46%) Customer Analyst
12 6 (2.60%) Architect
12 6 (2.60%) Business Intelligence Lead
12 6 (2.60%) Development Manager
12 6 (2.60%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.87%) .NET
2 1 (0.43%) .NET Framework
2 1 (0.43%) CSS
2 1 (0.43%) EDI
2 1 (0.43%) HTML
2 1 (0.43%) JSON
2 1 (0.43%) REST
2 1 (0.43%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 33 (14.29%) Onboarding
2 10 (4.33%) Reinsurance
3 5 (2.16%) Public Cloud
4 4 (1.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 4 (1.73%) Management Information System
4 4 (1.73%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (1.30%) Acoustics
5 3 (1.30%) Data Structures
5 3 (1.30%) Driving Licence
5 3 (1.30%) Social Media
6 2 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.87%) Digital Media
6 2 (0.87%) FMCG
7 1 (0.43%) Digital Signage
7 1 (0.43%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.43%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.43%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.43%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.43%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (26.84%) Roadmaps
2 60 (25.97%) Impact Assessments
3 59 (25.54%) Data Architecture
3 59 (25.54%) Enterprise Architecture
3 59 (25.54%) Service Delivery
3 59 (25.54%) Strategic Roadmap
4 55 (23.81%) Financial Modelling
5 46 (19.91%) Actionable Insight
6 43 (18.61%) Decision-Making
7 41 (17.75%) Business Intelligence
8 37 (16.02%) Budgeting
9 35 (15.15%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 33 (14.29%) Agile
11 31 (13.42%) Economics
12 30 (12.99%) Problem-Solving
13 27 (11.69%) Stakeholder Management
14 25 (10.82%) Business Strategy
14 25 (10.82%) Performance Metrics
15 24 (10.39%) Mathematics
16 20 (8.66%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 45 (19.48%) SQL
2 24 (10.39%) Python
3 6 (2.60%) T-SQL
4 3 (1.30%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.30%) VBA
5 1 (0.43%) C#
5 1 (0.43%) Java
5 1 (0.43%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.43%) R
Qualifications
1 64 (27.71%) Degree
2 39 (16.88%) ACCA
3 30 (12.99%) CIMA
4 15 (6.49%) Master's Degree
5 9 (3.90%) MBA
6 8 (3.46%) AAT
7 3 (1.30%) HNC
7 3 (1.30%) HND
8 2 (0.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.43%) IIBA
9 1 (0.43%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.43%) Security Cleared
9 1 (0.43%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.76%) Data Quality
2 8 (3.46%) Accessibility
3 6 (2.60%) IFRS
4 5 (2.16%) Actionable Recommendations
4 5 (2.16%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (1.73%) PMO
6 3 (1.30%) COSO
6 3 (1.30%) ISO 31000
6 3 (1.30%) NIST
6 3 (1.30%) QA
7 1 (0.43%) GAAP
7 1 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 35 (15.15%) Microsoft
2 7 (3.03%) CA
3 5 (2.16%) Dell
4 4 (1.73%) Cadence
4 4 (1.73%) Hyperion
4 4 (1.73%) Oracle
5 2 (0.87%) Facebook
5 2 (0.87%) Workday
6 1 (0.43%) Cisco
6 1 (0.43%) Cognos
6 1 (0.43%) Concur
6 1 (0.43%) Google
6 1 (0.43%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.43%) SAP