Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for CFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 133 | - | 170 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +36 |
| Contract jobs citing CFA | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | 0.24% | - | 0.086% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.97% | - | 0.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £439 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £459 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £611 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | - | - |
| London median daily rate | £650 | £568 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.54% | +6.07% | -23.57% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Central London
CFA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Central London.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 513 | 527 | 711 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 24.88% | 22.97% | 20.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 341 | 336 | 436 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £369 | £322 |
| 25th Percentile | £453 | £463 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £563 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.22% | +2.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £657 | £680 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £820 |
| London median daily rate | £526 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.09% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.11 | £20.33 | £16.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.13 | £20.50 | £17.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.78 | £27.00 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.69% | +50.00% | -61.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.06 | - | £50.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.39 | £37.05 | £70.60 |
| London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £30.00 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.17% | -45.45% | +34.15% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Job postings citing CFA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CFA in Central London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Central London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CFA in Central London over the 6 months to 17 August 2025.
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Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CFA within the Central London region over the 6 months to 17 August 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | - | 5 | £495 | - | 2 |
| CFA London |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: