CFA Jobs in Central London

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for CFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 152 187 239
Rank change year-on-year +35 +52 +66
Permanent jobs citing CFA 8 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 0.33% 0.026% 0.040%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.00% 0.089% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £105,000 £77,500 £135,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £117,500 £80,000 £140,000
Median % change year-on-year +46.88% -42.86% +115.38%
75th Percentile £132,500 £82,500 £145,000
90th Percentile - - -
London median annual salary £117,500 £70,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +67.86% -6.67% -4.00%

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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Central London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 804 1,128 1,163
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 33.50% 29.83% 23.26%
Number of salaries quoted 456 676 811
10th Percentile £41,250 £36,898 £40,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% - -3.57%
75th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £105,000 £120,000
London median annual salary £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.70% - +3.85%

CFA
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing CFA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for CFA in Central London

CFA
Salary Trend in Central London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CFA in Central London.

Salary trend for CFA in Central London

CFA
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CFA in Central London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CFA in Central London

CFA
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CFA within the Central London region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
City of London +46 8 £117,500 +46.88% 2
CFA
London

CFA
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:

Business Applications
1 4 (50.00%) Adaptiv
General
1 8 (100.00%) Banking
1 8 (100.00%) Finance
1 8 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Analyst
1 4 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 4 (50.00%) Head of IT
1 4 (50.00%) Lead
1 4 (50.00%) Lead Business Analyst
1 4 (50.00%) Risk Analyst
1 4 (50.00%) Risk Business Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Credit Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Credit Risk Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Credit Risk Business Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Market Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Market Risk Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Market Risk Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 6 (75.00%) Market Risk
2 4 (50.00%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Analytics
1 8 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 8 (100.00%) Data Management
1 8 (100.00%) ITIL
1 8 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 8 (100.00%) Project Management
1 8 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 8 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 8 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
2 6 (75.00%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (50.00%) Budget Management
3 4 (50.00%) Business Analysis
3 4 (50.00%) Credit Risk Management
3 4 (50.00%) Credit Risk Modelling
3 4 (50.00%) IT Strategy
3 4 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 4 (50.00%) Project Planning
3 4 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 4 (50.00%) Resource Allocation
3 4 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 8 (100.00%) PMP
2 4 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Murex
2 4 (50.00%) FIS