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 31 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 601 653 643
Rank change year-on-year +52 -10 +407
Permanent jobs citing CFA 31 62 49
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.071% 0.10% 0.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.21% 0.35% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23 6 5
10th Percentile £77,000 - £62,000
25th Percentile £92,500 £57,500 £65,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 £60,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +75.00% -17.24% -7.20%
75th Percentile £132,500 £68,125 £77,500
90th Percentile - £102,500 £127,750
UK median annual salary £105,000 £60,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +75.00% -17.24% -7.20%

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 14,793 17,846 15,152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 33.91% 29.27% 31.04%
Number of salaries quoted 6,928 7,433 10,310
10th Percentile £28,560 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,713 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.70% +0.37% +4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,713 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.70% +0.37% +4.55%

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 31 October 2025.

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 31 October 2025. 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 +47 31 £105,000 +75.00% 3
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 4 (12.90%) SAS
2 2 (6.45%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (19.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (9.68%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (9.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (9.68%) Stata
Business Applications
1 9 (29.03%) Adaptiv
2 2 (6.45%) Bloomberg AIM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.68%) Tableau
2 1 (3.23%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 2 (6.45%) JIRA
General
1 31 (100.00%) Finance
2 25 (80.65%) Social Skills
3 15 (48.39%) Banking
4 10 (32.26%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (25.81%) Marketing
6 3 (9.68%) Billing
6 3 (9.68%) Financial Institution
6 3 (9.68%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (9.68%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (6.45%) Back Office
7 2 (6.45%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (3.23%) Legal
Job Titles
1 9 (29.03%) Head of IT
2 8 (25.81%) Analyst
2 8 (25.81%) Business Analyst
3 7 (22.58%) Lead
4 6 (19.35%) Lead Business Analyst
4 6 (19.35%) Risk Analyst
4 6 (19.35%) Risk Business Analyst
5 4 (12.90%) Senior
6 3 (9.68%) Associate Director
6 3 (9.68%) Credit Analyst
6 3 (9.68%) Credit Risk Analyst
6 3 (9.68%) Credit Risk Business Analyst
6 3 (9.68%) Market Analyst
6 3 (9.68%) Market Risk Analyst
6 3 (9.68%) Market Risk Business Analyst
6 3 (9.68%) Quantitative Risk Manager
6 3 (9.68%) Risk Manager
6 3 (9.68%) Senior Manager
6 3 (9.68%) Senior Risk Manager
7 2 (6.45%) Pricing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.68%) .NET
2 2 (6.45%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 15 (48.39%) Credit Risk
2 12 (38.71%) Market Risk
3 4 (12.90%) Management Information System
4 3 (9.68%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (9.68%) Derivative
4 3 (9.68%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (3.23%) Equities
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (61.29%) Analytics
1 19 (61.29%) Risk Management
2 18 (58.06%) Project Management
3 17 (54.84%) Strategic Planning
4 16 (51.61%) Continuous Improvement
4 16 (51.61%) ITIL
5 15 (48.39%) Data Management
5 15 (48.39%) Machine Learning
5 15 (48.39%) Regulatory Change
6 12 (38.71%) Credit Risk Modelling
7 10 (32.26%) Risk Assessment
8 9 (29.03%) Agile
8 9 (29.03%) Business Analysis
8 9 (29.03%) Credit Risk Management
8 9 (29.03%) IT Strategy
8 9 (29.03%) Project Delivery
8 9 (29.03%) Resource Allocation
8 9 (29.03%) Technology Strategy
9 8 (25.81%) Decision-Making
10 7 (22.58%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 9 (29.03%) Java
2 7 (22.58%) Python
3 4 (12.90%) SQL
4 3 (9.68%) MATLAB
4 3 (9.68%) R
4 3 (9.68%) VBA
Qualifications
1 16 (51.61%) PMI Certification
1 16 (51.61%) PMP
2 14 (45.16%) Degree
3 9 (29.03%) ITIL Certification
4 5 (16.13%) Master's Degree
5 3 (9.68%) Postgraduate
6 2 (6.45%) ACCA
6 2 (6.45%) CIMA
6 2 (6.45%) MBA
7 1 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.45%) Data Quality
1 2 (6.45%) MiFID
1 2 (6.45%) QA
1 2 (6.45%) UCITS
System Software
1 3 (9.68%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 15 (48.39%) Murex
2 9 (29.03%) FIS
3 2 (6.45%) Bloomberg
3 2 (6.45%) Progress
4 1 (3.23%) Workday