Financial Analyst salary in London.
Live salary data from Adzuna, calibrated against Hustle Report member submissions. Updated daily.
The 25 / 50 / 75 percentile band.
25th percentile
£45,000
Median (50th)
£60,000
Calibrated estimate
75th percentile
£80,000
Percentiles describe a snapshot of advertised salaries. Real take-home depends on tax band, pension contributions and bonuses. Hustle Report members can plug their actual numbers into the in-app calculator for a precise picture.
Financial Analyst market in London.
Finance pay tracks credentialing first (CFA, ACA, CPA), then sector. Buy-side and IB analysts sit firmly above the headline percentiles; corporate finance analysts cluster around them. Side income for finance professionals is heavily concentrated in fractional FP&A for early-stage companies (£400-£700/day).
London specifically: London salaries are the highest in the UK and carry the largest cost-of-living adjustment. The London premium over the national median is roughly 15-30% depending on role. Remote-first employers have applied downward pressure on this premium, but in-office and hybrid roles in London still command a clear uplift; contract day rates run 20-35% above equivalent Manchester or Birmingham figures.
Members in this role typically add £6,600/year.
Modeled on a conservative 4 hours/week of contract work at the role's implied hourly equivalent (£33/hr). The Hustle Report Monday editorial finds the briefs and ranks them by fit so the time stays small.
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