Contract for Difference Job Trends in England

Contract for Difference (CFD)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Contract for Difference in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Contract for Difference over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 694 - 843
Rank change year-on-year - - +39
Permanent jobs citing Contract for Difference 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.002% - 0.001%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.010% - 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £60,000
75th Percentile - - £65,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £80,000 - £60,000

All Generic Skills
England

Contract for Difference 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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,552 17,009 30,857
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.10% 43.27% 33.48%
Number of salaries quoted 13,375 8,102 21,081
10th Percentile £30,500 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,670 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.04% +4.85% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%

Contract for Difference
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Contract for Difference relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Contract for Difference job vacancy trend in England

Contract for Difference
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Contract for Difference.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Contract for Difference

Contract for Difference
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Contract for Difference within the England region over the 6 months to 9 June 2026. 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
London - 2 £80,000 -
Contract for Difference
UK

Contract for Difference
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) dbt
General
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Data Scientist
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing Data Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Fintech
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL