CFA Job Trends in England

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 751 617 705
Rank change year-on-year -134 +88 -28
Permanent jobs citing CFA 11 31 31
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.011% 0.072% 0.047%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.061% 0.20% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2 22 6
10th Percentile £49,500 £85,000 -
25th Percentile £60,000 £100,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £105,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +75.00% -12.73%
75th Percentile £100,000 £132,500 £68,125
90th Percentile £110,500 - £102,500
UK median annual salary £80,000 £105,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.81% +75.00% -12.73%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CFA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 18,050 15,687 19,100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.37% 36.22% 28.78%
Number of salaries quoted 10,476 6,707 8,227
10th Percentile £32,000 £29,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -2.54%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -0.86%

CFA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CFA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

CFA job vacancy trend in England

CFA
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CFA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing CFA

CFA
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing CFA in England over the 6 months to 5 October 2026.

Salary histogram for CFA in England

CFA
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CFA within the England region over the 6 months to 5 October 2026. 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
London -94 9 £115,000 +9.52% 84
North West - 1 - - 3
South East - 1 £45,000 - 5
North of England - 1 - - 5
CFA
UK

CFA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 8 (72.73%) Power Platform
2 6 (54.55%) AWS
2 6 (54.55%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (72.73%) Power BI
2 6 (54.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (18.18%) Tableau
General
1 10 (90.91%) Finance
2 6 (54.55%) Front Office
2 6 (54.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (18.18%) Banking
4 2 (18.18%) Retail
4 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
5 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (9.09%) Marketing
5 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (9.09%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Analyst
1 7 (63.64%) Business Manager
2 6 (54.55%) Business Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Business Development Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Development Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Digital Development Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Finance Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Portfolio Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Senior
3 1 (9.09%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (9.09%) Augmented Reality
2 1 (9.09%) Credit Risk
2 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Business Intelligence
2 7 (63.64%) Asset Management
3 6 (54.55%) Business Analysis
3 6 (54.55%) Process Improvement
3 6 (54.55%) SDLC
3 6 (54.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (27.27%) Decision-Making
4 3 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (18.18%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (18.18%) Coaching
5 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (18.18%) Economics
5 2 (18.18%) Risk Management
5 2 (18.18%) Thought Leadership
6 1 (9.09%) AI
6 1 (9.09%) B2B
6 1 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
6 1 (9.09%) ITIL
6 1 (9.09%) PRINCE2
6 1 (9.09%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 8 (72.73%) Python
1 8 (72.73%) SQL
2 1 (9.09%) R
Qualifications
1 10 (90.91%) Degree
2 2 (18.18%) ACCA
3 1 (9.09%) CIMA
3 1 (9.09%) CISA
3 1 (9.09%) CISM
3 1 (9.09%) CRISC
3 1 (9.09%) Master's Degree
3 1 (9.09%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (63.64%) Data Quality
2 1 (9.09%) COBIT
2 1 (9.09%) IFRS
2 1 (9.09%) IFRS 9
2 1 (9.09%) MiFID
2 1 (9.09%) NIST
2 1 (9.09%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Adobe
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft