The first part of the table below looks at the demand for CFA in IT jobs advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited CFA over the 3 months to 21 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the England region.

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Location
3 months to
21 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank802823707
Rank change year-on-year
Up+21Down-116
Matching permanent IT job ads483528
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England0.042 %0.030 %0.031 %
As % of the Qualifications category0.154 %0.117 %0.128 %
Number of salaries quoted42924
Average salary£47,500£70,000£36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-32.14 %+91.78 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£32,000£54,000£31,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£84,000£74,250
UK excluding London average salary£32,250-£36,500
England IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
312302999721915
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in England27.45 %25.96 %24.20 %
Number of salaries quoted267702520818379
Average salary£42,500£40,500£41,396
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.93 %-2.16 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£26,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£38,500£38,000
% change year-on-year
+3.89 %+1.31 %
CFA UKCFA
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CFA
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing CFA across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

England CFA Demand Trend

CFA
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing CFA across the England region.

England CFA Salary Trend

CFA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing CFA across the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2012.

England CFA Salary Histogram

CFA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CFA within the England region over the 3 months to 21 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LondonDown-3128£70,000-
South EastNew entry-20£32,250-
CFA UKCFA
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CFA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT jobs across the England region citing CFA also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited CFA.

1106 (89.83 %)Finance
271 (60.17 %)Degree
364 (54.24 %)SQL
456 (47.46 %)VBA
551 (43.22 %)Computer Science
649 (41.53 %).NET
649 (41.53 %)C#
649 (41.53 %)ASP.NET
748 (40.68 %)Banking
847 (39.83 %)Economics
945 (38.14 %)MATLAB
1033 (27.97 %)Mathematics
1132 (27.12 %)Risk Management
1231 (26.27 %)MBA
1231 (26.27 %)MS Excel
1231 (26.27 %)Microsoft
1328 (23.73 %)CA
1328 (23.73 %)Investment Banking
1328 (23.73 %)Derivative
1425 (21.19 %)Credit Risk
1522 (18.64 %)Statistics
1621 (17.80 %)Business Analysis
1719 (16.10 %).NET Framework
1818 (15.25 %)Front Office
1916 (13.56 %)BPR
1916 (13.56 %)UML
1916 (13.56 %)Data Management
1916 (13.56 %)Market Risk
2014 (11.86 %)Asset Management
2113 (11.02 %)Business Development

CFA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2012, IT jobs across the England region citing CFA also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited CFA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
149 (41.53 %).NET
149 (41.53 %)ASP.NET
219 (16.10 %).NET Framework
England IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
13 (2.542 %)SharePoint
England IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
145 (38.14 %)MATLAB
231 (26.27 %)MS Excel
36 (5.085 %)MS Office
44 (3.390 %)MS PowerPoint
51 (0.847 %)MS Visio
England IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
11 (0.847 %)Hyperion Planning
11 (0.847 %)SAP BPC
11 (0.847 %)Oracle Financials
11 (0.847 %)Agresso
11 (0.847 %)Dynamics CRM
11 (0.847 %)Kondor+
11 (0.847 %)HFM
11 (0.847 %)Adaptiv
11 (0.847 %)Summit
England IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
12 (1.695 %)FTP
England IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (11.02 %)Data Warehouse
24 (3.390 %)SQL Server 2005
24 (3.390 %)SQL Server
33 (2.542 %)BusinessObjects
41 (0.847 %)Oracle Reports
England IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
11 (0.847 %)Rational Rose
11 (0.847 %)ClearCase
11 (0.847 %)RequisitePro
England IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1106 (89.83 %)Finance
248 (40.68 %)Banking
328 (23.73 %)Investment Banking
418 (15.25 %)Front Office
55 (4.237 %)Retail
63 (2.542 %)French Language
63 (2.542 %)German Language
63 (2.542 %)Manufacturing
72 (1.695 %)Italian Language
72 (1.695 %)Spanish Language
81 (0.847 %)Dutch Language
81 (0.847 %)Back Office
81 (0.847 %)Wholesale Banking
81 (0.847 %)Retail Banking
81 (0.847 %)Corporate Banking
81 (0.847 %)Legal
England IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
153 (44.92 %)Developer
231 (26.27 %)Analyst
327 (22.88 %)Business Analyst
424 (20.34 %)Junior
523 (19.49 %)Junior Developer
622 (18.64 %)SQL Developer
715 (12.71 %)Banking Business Analyst
89 (7.627 %)Project Manager
89 (7.627 %)Consultant
89 (7.627 %)Risk Consultant
98 (6.780 %)Graduate Developer
98 (6.780 %)Graduate
107 (5.932 %)Risk Analyst
115 (4.237 %)Senior Business Analyst
115 (4.237 %)Credit Analyst
115 (4.237 %)Credit Risk Business Analyst
115 (4.237 %)Senior Analyst
115 (4.237 %)Credit Risk Analyst
124 (3.390 %)Performance Manager
133 (2.542 %)Senior Manager
England IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
151 (43.22 %)Computer Science
247 (39.83 %)Economics
333 (27.97 %)Mathematics
428 (23.73 %)Derivative
525 (21.19 %)Credit Risk
622 (18.64 %)Statistics
716 (13.56 %)Market Risk
812 (10.17 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
911 (9.322 %)Fixed Income
109 (7.627 %)Equities
113 (2.542 %)Swaptions
122 (1.695 %)Hedge funds
131 (0.847 %)Management Information System
England IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
132 (27.12 %)Risk Management
221 (17.80 %)Business Analysis
316 (13.56 %)BPR
316 (13.56 %)UML
316 (13.56 %)Data Management
414 (11.86 %)Asset Management
513 (11.02 %)Business Development
513 (11.02 %)Migration
513 (11.02 %)Business Intelligence
513 (11.02 %)Data Migration
612 (10.17 %)Stress Testing
612 (10.17 %)Project Management
710 (8.475 %)Systems Analysis
88 (6.780 %)Project Planning
97 (5.932 %)Agile Software Development
97 (5.932 %)Agile Project Management
105 (4.237 %)OO
114 (3.390 %)Performance Management
114 (3.390 %)Financial Modelling
123 (2.542 %)Lean Manufacturing
England IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
164 (54.24 %)SQL
256 (47.46 %)VBA
349 (41.53 %)C#
45 (4.237 %)C++
53 (2.542 %)Java
53 (2.542 %)C
England IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
171 (60.17 %)Degree
231 (26.27 %)MBA
35 (4.237 %)CIMA
44 (3.390 %)Microsoft Certification
53 (2.542 %)ACCA
61 (0.847 %)MCSE
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
112 (10.17 %)Basel II
211 (9.322 %)Basel III
32 (1.695 %)MiFID
41 (0.847 %)FATCA
England IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
131 (26.27 %)Microsoft
228 (23.73 %)CA
310 (8.475 %)Oracle
45 (4.237 %)SAP
53 (2.542 %)Business Objects
62 (1.695 %)Cognos
71 (0.847 %)Infor
71 (0.847 %)Sun
71 (0.847 %)Murex
71 (0.847 %)Calypso
71 (0.847 %)SunGard
71 (0.847 %)Hyperion
71 (0.847 %)Epicor
71 (0.847 %)Pegasus
71 (0.847 %)Actuate
71 (0.847 %)CODA
71 (0.847 %)Sage
71 (0.847 %)Reuters
71 (0.847 %)Bloomberg
71 (0.847 %)NetSuite