Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for CFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 181 | 228 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +47 | +56 |
| Permanent jobs citing CFA | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London | - | 0.030% | 0.044% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.11% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £123,750 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £77,500 | £125,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £80,000 | £132,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -39.62% | +103.85% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £82,500 | £140,625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £143,250 |
| Central London median annual salary | - | £80,000 | £132,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -39.62% | +103.85% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of 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 the City of London.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 616 | 951 | 1,038 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London | 30.24% | 28.45% | 22.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 406 | 626 | 752 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,792 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £68,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.41% | +0.74% | -3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,750 | £92,500 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £117,500 | £107,500 | £120,000 |
| Central London median annual salary | £69,000 | £67,500 | £67,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.22% | +0.75% | -4.29% |
CFA
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing CFA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
CFA
Salary Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CFA in the City of London.