Occupation 2422 · Professional occupations
Finance and investment analysts and advisers advise customers, who may be individuals, companies or specialist groups, on the purchase of investments, insurance, mortgages, pensions and other financial services and products.
There are no formal academic requirements although entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades and a degree in a relevant subject is sometimes required. Training may be undertaken in-house or entrants may attend courses run by professional institutions. Registration with a regulatory authority is required in some positions.
Credit risk analyst · Financial adviser · Financial consultant · Mortgage adviser · Pensions consultant
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | None | 2026-03 | 232,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | None | 2026-03 | 239,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | None | 2026-03 | 261,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | None | 2026-03 | 7,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | None | 2026-03 | 21,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | None | 2026-03 | 268,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | None | 2026-03 | 6,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | 23,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | 12,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | 85,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | 9,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | 24,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | 7,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | 21,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | 32,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | 19,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | 6,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | 12,400.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 2422 : Finance and investment analysts and advisers | None | 14,100.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.