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 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 588 499 620
Rank change year-on-year -89 +121 +352
Permanent jobs citing CFA 26 205 36
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.051% 0.39% 0.082%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.15% 1.14% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 13 4 5
10th Percentile - - £66,500
25th Percentile £75,000 £57,500 £68,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £60,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +41.67% -20.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £100,000 £62,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £132,500 - £127,750
UK median annual salary £85,000 £60,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +41.67% -20.00% -13.79%

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 17,835 18,042 13,893
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.02% 34.48% 31.65%
Number of salaries quoted 7,057 7,457 9,653
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,125 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +2.83% +0.75%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £92,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,033 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.23% +0.93% -

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 14 December 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 14 December 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 -67 25 £85,000 +41.67% 8
South East +40 1 - - 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 (15.38%) SAS
2 2 (7.69%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (38.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (26.92%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (26.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (11.54%) Stata
Business Applications
1 2 (7.69%) Adaptiv
1 2 (7.69%) Bloomberg AIM
2 1 (3.85%) Oracle Assets
2 1 (3.85%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (3.85%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (3.85%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (3.85%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.85%) AWS
1 1 (3.85%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (11.54%) Tableau
2 1 (3.85%) Data Lake
2 1 (3.85%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 2 (7.69%) JIRA
2 1 (3.85%) Oracle APEX
2 1 (3.85%) Oracle Forms
General
1 26 (100.00%) Finance
2 14 (53.85%) Marketing
3 13 (50.00%) Social Skills
4 12 (46.15%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (26.92%) Billing
5 7 (26.92%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (15.38%) Banking
7 3 (11.54%) Financial Institution
7 3 (11.54%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (7.69%) Back Office
8 2 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (3.85%) General Ledger
9 1 (3.85%) Legal
9 1 (3.85%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 7 (26.92%) Associate Director
2 5 (19.23%) Senior
3 4 (15.38%) Business Manager
3 4 (15.38%) Pricing Manager
4 3 (11.54%) Quantitative Risk Manager
4 3 (11.54%) Risk Manager
4 3 (11.54%) Senior Manager
4 3 (11.54%) Senior Risk Manager
5 2 (7.69%) Analyst
5 2 (7.69%) Business Analyst
5 2 (7.69%) Head of IT
6 1 (3.85%) Consultant
6 1 (3.85%) Data Consultant
6 1 (3.85%) Lead
6 1 (3.85%) Product Owner
6 1 (3.85%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (15.38%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 8 (30.77%) Credit Risk
2 7 (26.92%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (15.38%) Management Information System
4 3 (11.54%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (11.54%) Derivative
4 3 (11.54%) Market Risk
5 1 (3.85%) Augmented Reality
5 1 (3.85%) Equities
5 1 (3.85%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (53.85%) Agile
2 10 (38.46%) Business Development
2 10 (38.46%) Coaching
2 10 (38.46%) Project Management
3 7 (26.92%) Analytics
3 7 (26.92%) Data Science
3 7 (26.92%) Economics
3 7 (26.92%) Financial Modelling
3 7 (26.92%) Line Management
3 7 (26.92%) Proactive Management
3 7 (26.92%) Project Delivery
4 6 (23.08%) Computer Science
4 6 (23.08%) Risk Management
4 6 (23.08%) Strategic Planning
5 5 (19.23%) Credit Risk Modelling
5 5 (19.23%) Data Analysis
5 5 (19.23%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (15.38%) Actionable Insight
6 4 (15.38%) Asset Management
6 4 (15.38%) Benchmarking
Programming Languages
1 7 (26.92%) Python
2 4 (15.38%) SQL
3 3 (11.54%) MATLAB
3 3 (11.54%) R
3 3 (11.54%) VBA
4 2 (7.69%) Java
Qualifications
1 19 (73.08%) Degree
2 4 (15.38%) ACCA
2 4 (15.38%) CIMA
2 4 (15.38%) Master's Degree
3 3 (11.54%) PMI Certification
3 3 (11.54%) PMP
3 3 (11.54%) Postgraduate
4 2 (7.69%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (3.85%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.69%) Data Quality
1 2 (7.69%) MiFID
1 2 (7.69%) QA
1 2 (7.69%) UCITS
System Software
1 7 (26.92%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (15.38%) Progress
2 2 (7.69%) Bloomberg
2 2 (7.69%) FIS
2 2 (7.69%) Murex
3 1 (3.85%) Oracle
3 1 (3.85%) Workday