Derivative Job Trends in the City of London

Derivatives
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Derivative in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Derivative over the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 117 142
Rank change year-on-year -20 +25 -13
Permanent jobs citing Derivative 10 23 20
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 0.26% 1.20% 0.71%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.01% 2.89% 1.97%
Number of salaries quoted 10 23 20
10th Percentile £63,000 £89,000 £57,300
25th Percentile £68,125 £107,500 £62,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £130,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.62% +73.33% -28.23%
75th Percentile £109,375 £165,000 £140,625
90th Percentile £115,250 £172,500 £155,000
Central London median annual salary £90,000 £130,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year -30.77% +73.33% -28.23%

All Generic Skills
City of London

Derivative falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 995 797 1,013
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 26.01% 41.71% 35.77%
Number of salaries quoted 722 623 769
10th Percentile £44,100 £42,500 £43,425
25th Percentile £62,500 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.23% +3.33% -3.23%
75th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £97,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £145,000 £117,500
Central London median annual salary £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +6.67% +3.45% -6.45%

Derivative
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Derivative relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Derivative job vacancy trend in the City of London

Derivative
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Derivative.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Derivative

Derivative
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Derivative in the City of London over the 6 months to 27 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Derivative in the City of London

Derivative
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Applications
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (20.00%) SaaS
2 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (20.00%) DHCP
1 2 (20.00%) DNS
1 2 (20.00%) VLAN
2 1 (10.00%) FIX Connectivity
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Power BI
General
1 6 (60.00%) Finance
2 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Front Office
3 3 (30.00%) Banking
3 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (20.00%) General Ledger
4 2 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (20.00%) Investment Banking
4 2 (20.00%) Marketing
5 1 (10.00%) Financial Institution
5 1 (10.00%) Legal
5 1 (10.00%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 3 (30.00%) Analyst
1 3 (30.00%) Senior
2 2 (20.00%) Business Analyst
2 2 (20.00%) Desktop Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Desktop Support
2 2 (20.00%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 2 (20.00%) Support Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Developer
3 1 (10.00%) Head of Technology
3 1 (10.00%) Implementation Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Implementation Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Java Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Java Software Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Business Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Developer
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Implementation Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Reporting Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (20.00%) React
2 1 (10.00%) FIX Protocol
2 1 (10.00%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Equities
1 4 (40.00%) Fixed Income
1 4 (40.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 2 (20.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (10.00%) Credit Risk
3 1 (10.00%) Equity Derivative
3 1 (10.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (10.00%) Market Risk
3 1 (10.00%) OTC Derivatives
3 1 (10.00%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Analytics
2 3 (30.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (20.00%) Asset Management
3 2 (20.00%) Data Migration
3 2 (20.00%) Fintech
3 2 (20.00%) ITIL
3 2 (20.00%) Migration
3 2 (20.00%) Process Improvement
3 2 (20.00%) Programme Governance
3 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (20.00%) Software Engineering
3 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (20.00%) Validation
3 2 (20.00%) Workflow
3 2 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (10.00%) Client Onboarding
4 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 5 (50.00%) SQL
2 2 (20.00%) PowerShell
2 2 (20.00%) TypeScript
3 1 (10.00%) C#
3 1 (10.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) GAAP
1 2 (20.00%) IFRS
2 1 (10.00%) FINREP
2 1 (10.00%) QA
System Software
1 2 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) Bloomberg
3 1 (10.00%) HubSpot
3 1 (10.00%) Salesforce