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 12 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 599 299 739
Rank change year-on-year -300 +440 +167
Permanent jobs citing CFA 23 446 20
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.039% 0.99% 0.030%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.13% 2.58% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 8 5 7
10th Percentile - £49,550 -
25th Percentile £75,000 £57,500 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,500 £60,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% -17.24% -23.28%
75th Percentile £132,500 £62,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £135,500 - -
UK median annual salary £87,500 £60,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +45.83% -17.24% -23.28%

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 17,963 17,293 18,959
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 30.63% 38.50% 28.90%
Number of salaries quoted 7,255 6,944 13,522
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £75,900 £76,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,250 £93,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%

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 12 February 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 12 February 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 -241 22 £87,500 +45.83% 2
South East +16 1 - - 1
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.35%) SAS
Applications
1 11 (47.83%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (43.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (39.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (4.35%) Stata
Business Applications
1 2 (8.70%) Adaptiv
2 1 (4.35%) Aladdin
2 1 (4.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (4.35%) Oracle Assets
2 1 (4.35%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (4.35%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (4.35%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (4.35%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.35%) AWS
1 1 (4.35%) OCI
1 1 (4.35%) Power Platform
1 1 (4.35%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Data Lake
1 1 (4.35%) Data Mining
1 1 (4.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Oracle APEX
1 1 (4.35%) Oracle Forms
General
1 22 (95.65%) Finance
2 16 (69.57%) Marketing
3 12 (52.17%) Presentation Skills
4 11 (47.83%) Billing
5 6 (26.09%) Social Skills
6 5 (21.74%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (13.04%) Banking
8 2 (8.70%) Financial Institution
8 2 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (4.35%) Brand Awareness
9 1 (4.35%) General Ledger
9 1 (4.35%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 9 (39.13%) Associate Director
2 4 (17.39%) Business Manager
2 4 (17.39%) Pricing Manager
2 4 (17.39%) Senior
3 2 (8.70%) Head of IT
3 2 (8.70%) Infrastructure Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Lead
4 1 (4.35%) Product Owner
4 1 (4.35%) Quantitative Risk Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Risk Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Sales Executive
4 1 (4.35%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
4 1 (4.35%) Senior Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Senior Risk Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Senior Sales Executive
4 1 (4.35%) Solutions Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (17.39%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 11 (47.83%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (13.04%) Credit Risk
3 2 (8.70%) Derivative
4 1 (4.35%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (4.35%) ASIC
4 1 (4.35%) Augmented Reality
4 1 (4.35%) DTCC
4 1 (4.35%) Fixed Income
4 1 (4.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
4 1 (4.35%) Onboarding
4 1 (4.35%) OTC Derivatives
4 1 (4.35%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (60.87%) Project Management
2 13 (56.52%) Business Development
3 12 (52.17%) Agile
3 12 (52.17%) Coaching
4 11 (47.83%) Financial Modelling
5 9 (39.13%) Line Management
5 9 (39.13%) Proactive Management
5 9 (39.13%) Project Delivery
6 6 (26.09%) Economics
6 6 (26.09%) Strategic Planning
7 5 (21.74%) Analytics
8 4 (17.39%) Actionable Insight
8 4 (17.39%) Benchmarking
8 4 (17.39%) Commercial Awareness
8 4 (17.39%) Data Analysis
8 4 (17.39%) Pricing Strategy
8 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (13.04%) AI
9 3 (13.04%) Data Management
9 3 (13.04%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.70%) Java
1 2 (8.70%) Python
2 1 (4.35%) MATLAB
2 1 (4.35%) R
2 1 (4.35%) SQL
2 1 (4.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 18 (78.26%) Degree
2 4 (17.39%) ACCA
2 4 (17.39%) CIMA
3 3 (13.04%) PMI Certification
3 3 (13.04%) PMP
4 2 (8.70%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (4.35%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) EMIR
1 1 (4.35%) MiFID
System Software
1 9 (39.13%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (17.39%) Progress
2 2 (8.70%) FIS
2 2 (8.70%) Murex
3 1 (4.35%) Bloomberg
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.35%) Oracle
3 1 (4.35%) Workday