Equities Job Trends in England
Equities
UK > England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Equities in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Equities over the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 655 | 351 | 251 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -304 | -100 | +135 |
| Permanent jobs citing Equities | 114 | 295 | 671 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.11% | 0.69% | 1.09% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.40% | 1.70% | 3.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73 | 227 | 633 |
| 10th Percentile | £69,250 | £100,000 | £79,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £80,000 | £105,000 | £95,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £92,500 | £127,500 | £115,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.45% | +10.87% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £130,000 | £137,500 | £147,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £134,500 | - | £165,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £92,500 | £127,500 | £115,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.45% | +10.87% | - |
All Generic Skills
England
Equities 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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 28,461 | 17,398 | 20,284 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 26.90% | 40.72% | 32.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18,304 | 9,266 | 9,964 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £28,000 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,883 | £36,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £54,393 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.12% | -9.35% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £105,000 | £113,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £53,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -10.83% | -4.00% |
Equities Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Equities relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.
Equities Salary Trend in England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Equities.
Equities Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Equities in England over the 6 months to 21 October 2026.
Equities Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Equities within the England region over the 6 months to 21 October 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 | -195 | 111 | £92,500 | -27.45% | 7 |
| South East | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | -71 | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | -75 | 1 | - | - | |
| Equities UK |
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Equities Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fixed Income | 46.5% | 53 |
| 2 | Derivative | 43.0% | 49 |
| 3 | Foreign Exchange (FX) | 28.1% | 32 |
| 4 | Algorithms | 25.4% | 29 |
| 5 | Hedge funds | 19.3% | 22 |
| 6 | Distributed Systems | 10.5% | 12 |
| 6 | Equity Derivative | 10.5% | 12 |
| 8 | Distributed Architecture | 8.8% | 10 |
| 8 | Distributed Computing | 8.8% | 10 |
| 10 | Onboarding | 7.9% | 9 |
| 11 | Eurex | 7.0% | 8 |
| 12 | Data Structures | 6.1% | 7 |
| 12 | Market Risk | 6.1% | 7 |
| 14 | Distributed Applications | 5.3% | 6 |
| 14 | Management Information System | 5.3% | 6 |
| 16 | Greenfield Project | 4.4% | 5 |
| 17 | AI Agents | 3.5% | 4 |
| 17 | Cloud Native | 3.5% | 4 |
| 19 | Legacy Applications | 2.6% | 3 |
| 20 | Credit Derivative | 1.8% | 2 |