Financial Analyst · UK · 2026
Financial Analyst salary in the UK
Financial analysts model performance, build forecasts and support investment and planning decisions. In the UK the title spans corporate FP&A teams, banks and investment firms. This guide also covers FP&A Analyst and Treasury Analyst roles — titles UK official statistics class within the same occupation.
The ladder
| Level | Range | Lower end | Median | Upper end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | £25,500 | £30,000 | £45,000 | |
| Mid | £41,000 | £48,000 | £72,000 | |
| Senior | £54,000 | £63,500 | £95,500 | |
| Lead | £70,000 | £82,500 | £124,000 |
About these figures: the medians are ONS ASHE 2025 figures for the UK, aligned to the “Finance and investment analysts and advisers” occupation (SOC 2422). The lower and upper ends, and the junior-to-lead steps, are modelled from those medians with fixed ratios rather than measured separately. Inside Morganson, the salary check also blends in live salaries from employers' own job ads.
By region vs the UK median
| London | £62,000 | +29% |
|---|---|---|
| South East England | £52,000 | +8% |
| North West England | £46,000 | −4% |
| Yorkshire | £43,000 | −10% |
| Scotland | £46,000 | −4% |
A mid-level financial analyst in the UK earns a median of £48,000, and London leads that by 29%. The senior median is 2.1× the junior one, and the top of the ladder reaches £124,000 — a level about one in ten lead roles passes.
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