Finance Analyst
UK

The median Finance Analyst salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 412 620 704
Rank change year-on-year +208 +84 -143
Permanent jobs requiring a Financial Analyst 614 386 624
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.61% 0.39% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.42% 0.40%
Number of salaries quoted 322 229 464
10th Percentile £32,100 £37,500 £36,400
25th Percentile £43,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £85,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £90,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year - - +18.75%

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 94,627 91,047 156,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 91.54% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,562 57,571 85,106
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Financial Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Financial Analyst in the UK

Financial Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Financial Analyst in the UK

Financial Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Financial Analyst over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Financial Analyst in the UK

Financial Analyst
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 Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 +198 572 £60,000 - 67
Work from Home +202 363 £65,000 +18.18% 28
London +166 308 £75,000 +15.38% 41
UK excluding London +110 285 £47,500 - 38
South East +51 97 £50,000 +5.26% 19
North of England +68 84 £36,000 -28.00% 4
North West +43 61 £40,000 -20.00% 3
Midlands +8 31 £47,500 +43.93% 3
Scotland -46 26 £51,500 -23.22% 5
South West -7 23 £50,000 +25.00% 1
Yorkshire +69 20 £27,500 -47.62%
West Midlands +23 19 £47,500 +13.77% 3
East of England +18 15 £45,000 -10.00% 5
East Midlands -13 12 £50,500 +60.32%
Wales +17 9 - - 1
North East 0 3 £30,500 -18.67% 1

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

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, 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 Financial Analyst in the job title.

1 614 (100.00%) Finance
2 251 (40.88%) Social Skills
3 235 (38.27%) Microsoft Excel
4 230 (37.46%) Analytical Skills
5 195 (31.76%) Agile
6 187 (30.46%) Microsoft
7 184 (29.97%) Decision-Making
8 169 (27.52%) CIMA
9 168 (27.36%) ACCA
10 160 (26.06%) Budgeting and Forecasting
11 158 (25.73%) SQL
12 143 (23.29%) Budgeting
13 142 (23.13%) Mentoring
14 132 (21.50%) Actionable Insight
15 129 (21.01%) Broadband
16 128 (20.85%) Business Case
17 121 (19.71%) Python
18 114 (18.57%) Influencing Skills
19 100 (16.29%) Problem-Solving
20 95 (15.47%) Legal
21 94 (15.31%) Business Intelligence
22 89 (14.50%) Degree
23 83 (13.52%) Banking
23 83 (13.52%) Asset Management
24 78 (12.70%) Oracle
24 78 (12.70%) Investment Management
25 75 (12.21%) Hedge funds
26 74 (12.05%) Derivative
27 73 (11.89%) Front Office
28 70 (11.40%) Continuous Improvement

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 12 (1.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (1.14%) SAS
3 6 (0.98%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (0.65%) Apache
5 2 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.16%) Confluence
6 1 (0.16%) SharePoint
Applications
1 235 (38.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (7.00%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (4.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.30%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 23 (3.75%) Elite 3E
2 14 (2.28%) Aladdin
3 13 (2.12%) Infor SunSystems
3 13 (2.12%) iTrent
4 11 (1.79%) Fidessa
5 10 (1.63%) Oracle ERP
5 10 (1.63%) Oracle Financials
6 6 (0.98%) NetSuite
6 6 (0.98%) Oracle Applications
6 6 (0.98%) Sage 50
7 5 (0.81%) Oracle EBS
8 4 (0.65%) Lawson
8 4 (0.65%) Oracle Cash Management
9 3 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
10 2 (0.33%) Oracle Assets
10 2 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
10 2 (0.33%) SAP CO
10 2 (0.33%) SAP FI/CO
10 2 (0.33%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 68 (11.07%) Power Platform
2 48 (7.82%) AWS
3 9 (1.47%) Azure
4 8 (1.30%) OCI
5 7 (1.14%) Snowflake
6 6 (0.98%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (0.98%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (0.81%) SaaS
8 4 (0.65%) dbt
9 3 (0.49%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.33%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.16%) Asana
11 1 (0.16%) FinancialForce
11 1 (0.16%) Google Sheets
11 1 (0.16%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.16%) OneDrive
11 1 (0.16%) WhatsApp
11 1 (0.16%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 129 (21.01%) Broadband
2 11 (1.79%) DHCP
2 11 (1.79%) DNS
2 11 (1.79%) Firewall
2 11 (1.79%) FIX Connectivity
2 11 (1.79%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.49%) Intranet
3 3 (0.49%) VPN
3 3 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.33%) LAN
4 2 (0.33%) SSL
4 2 (0.33%) WAN
4 2 (0.33%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (11.07%) Power BI
2 28 (4.56%) Tableau
3 26 (4.23%) Oracle Reports
4 19 (3.09%) Data Mining
5 15 (2.44%) SQL Server
6 13 (2.12%) BusinessObjects
6 13 (2.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 12 (1.95%) Power Query
8 10 (1.63%) Big Data
8 10 (1.63%) MS Access
9 8 (1.30%) Essbase
10 7 (1.14%) QlikView
11 5 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.65%) Apache Arrow
12 4 (0.65%) Dremio
13 3 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
13 3 (0.49%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 2 (0.33%) Amazon Athena
14 2 (0.33%) Apache Ignite
14 2 (0.33%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 6 (0.98%) Oracle Forms
2 5 (0.81%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.16%) JIRA
General
1 614 (100.00%) Finance
2 251 (40.88%) Social Skills
3 230 (37.46%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (18.57%) Influencing Skills
5 95 (15.47%) Legal
6 83 (13.52%) Banking
7 73 (11.89%) Front Office
8 64 (10.42%) Law
9 31 (5.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 29 (4.72%) Back Office
11 21 (3.42%) Retail
12 20 (3.26%) Investment Banking
13 19 (3.09%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (2.93%) Pharmaceutical
15 15 (2.44%) General Ledger
15 15 (2.44%) Marketing
16 12 (1.95%) Manufacturing
16 12 (1.95%) Organisational Skills
17 6 (0.98%) Billing
17 6 (0.98%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.72%) Oracle Fusion
2 11 (1.79%) FIX Protocol
3 8 (1.30%) Pandas
4 6 (0.98%) Middleware
5 2 (0.33%) Flash
6 1 (0.16%) Matplotlib
6 1 (0.16%) NumPy
6 1 (0.16%) REST
6 1 (0.16%) Seaborn
Miscellaneous
1 75 (12.21%) Hedge funds
2 74 (12.05%) Derivative
3 48 (7.82%) Product Ownership
4 47 (7.65%) Fixed Income
4 47 (7.65%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 46 (7.49%) Equities
6 31 (5.05%) Management Information System
6 31 (5.05%) Onboarding
7 16 (2.61%) Social Media
8 11 (1.79%) Eurex
8 11 (1.79%) Life Science
9 7 (1.14%) Pricing Data
10 6 (0.98%) Client/Server
10 6 (0.98%) Cyber Threat
11 4 (0.65%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.65%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 3 (0.49%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (0.49%) CMDB
12 3 (0.49%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 25 (4.07%) Windows
2 13 (2.12%) Linux
2 13 (2.12%) Unix
3 11 (1.79%) CentOS
3 11 (1.79%) Solaris
3 11 (1.79%) Ubuntu
4 8 (1.30%) Windows Vista
5 4 (0.65%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (31.76%) Agile
2 184 (29.97%) Decision-Making
3 160 (26.06%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 143 (23.29%) Budgeting
5 142 (23.13%) Mentoring
6 132 (21.50%) Actionable Insight
7 128 (20.85%) Business Case
8 100 (16.29%) Problem-Solving
9 94 (15.31%) Business Intelligence
10 83 (13.52%) Asset Management
11 78 (12.70%) Investment Management
12 70 (11.40%) Continuous Improvement
13 60 (9.77%) ERP
14 55 (8.96%) Analytics
15 51 (8.31%) Machine Learning
16 50 (8.14%) Artificial Intelligence
16 50 (8.14%) Financial Analysis
17 42 (6.84%) ITIL
18 37 (6.03%) Financial Modelling
19 35 (5.70%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 158 (25.73%) SQL
2 121 (19.71%) Python
3 27 (4.40%) C#
4 20 (3.26%) T-SQL
5 12 (1.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 11 (1.79%) Bash
6 11 (1.79%) JavaScript
6 11 (1.79%) Perl
6 11 (1.79%) PowerShell
6 11 (1.79%) Ruby
7 8 (1.30%) R
8 2 (0.33%) C++
8 2 (0.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 169 (27.52%) CIMA
2 168 (27.36%) ACCA
3 89 (14.50%) Degree
4 9 (1.47%) AAT
5 8 (1.30%) Master's Degree
5 8 (1.30%) MBA
6 5 (0.81%) CFA
7 3 (0.49%) ISEB
8 2 (0.33%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.33%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.33%) GCFA
8 2 (0.33%) GCIA
8 2 (0.33%) GCIH
9 1 (0.16%) CCAB
9 1 (0.16%) CISA
9 1 (0.16%) CISM
9 1 (0.16%) CISSP
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.16%) QiCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.44%) IFRS
2 13 (2.12%) SLA
3 9 (1.47%) QA
4 8 (1.30%) Data Quality
5 5 (0.81%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.49%) COBIT
7 2 (0.33%) NIST
7 2 (0.33%) PMO
7 2 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.33%) Software Quality Assurance
8 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.16%) ITGC
System Software
1 4 (0.65%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.16%) XenApp
3 1 (0.16%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 187 (30.46%) Microsoft
2 78 (12.70%) Oracle
3 43 (7.00%) SAP
4 27 (4.40%) Bloomberg
5 18 (2.93%) CA
6 16 (2.61%) Alteryx
7 14 (2.28%) BISAM
7 14 (2.28%) Concur
8 13 (2.12%) Hyperion
8 13 (2.12%) Infor
8 13 (2.12%) PeopleSoft
8 13 (2.12%) Sage
9 12 (1.95%) Aderant
9 12 (1.95%) Workday
10 11 (1.79%) CQG
10 11 (1.79%) ION Trading
10 11 (1.79%) Patsystems
10 11 (1.79%) Red Hat
10 11 (1.79%) Reuters
10 11 (1.79%) Trayport