financial analysis jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-27, financial analysis appears in 363 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-27

Postings · last 90 days
363
Demand vs prior month
down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 15.7% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about financial analysis

+Is financial analysis in demand in 2026?

Yes. financial analysis appears in 363 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-27, with demand down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (16% of Product Manager postings list it).

+What jobs require financial analysis?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-27, the job titles most likely to require financial analysis are Product Manager (16% of postings list financial analysis), Business Analyst (12% of postings list financial analysis), Program Manager (10% of postings list financial analysis).

+What skills are commonly paired with financial analysis?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-27), financial analysis most often appears alongside Data analysis, SQL, forecasting, Excel, financial modeling.

+Where is financial analysis most in demand?

As of 2026-09-27, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring financial analysis are New York City, Chicago, Cleveland, San Francisco, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring financial analysis — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Roles with the most financial analysis postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Product Manager5715.7%
Business Analyst4512.4%
Program Manager3710.2%
Data Analyst133.6%
FP&A Analyst92.5%
FP&A Manager71.9%
Business Intelligence Analyst51.4%
Business Intelligence Manager41.1%
Financial Business Analyst41.1%
Benefits Program Manager30.8%

Top metros hiring for financial analysis

NamePostingsShare
New York City123.3%
Chicago92.5%
Cleveland82.2%
San Francisco71.9%
Toronto71.9%
San Jose61.7%
Austin51.4%
Boston51.4%
Shanghai51.4%

Skills commonly paired with financial analysis

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-27. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
959be40c2867d2ed
data_as_of
2026-09-27
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index