FIX Protocol Job Trends in England

Financial Information eXchange (FIX) Protocol
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring FIX Protocol skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 616 535 734
Rank change year-on-year -81 +199 -97
Permanent jobs citing FIX Protocol 82 106 112
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.099% 0.27% 0.12%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.95% 1.36% 0.62%
Number of salaries quoted 54 57 80
10th Percentile £68,750 £46,000 £53,750
25th Percentile £85,000 £73,750 £56,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £102,500 £95,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.89% +11.76% -
75th Percentile £126,250 £122,500 £111,250
90th Percentile £130,000 £141,000 £147,500
UK median annual salary £101,250 £95,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +6.58% +11.76% -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

FIX Protocol falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 8,611 7,804 17,973
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 10.45% 19.85% 19.22%
Number of salaries quoted 6,553 5,236 14,550
10th Percentile £40,750 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,434 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.16% +10.72% -11.11%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £100,075
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,253 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.89% +10.42% -11.11%

FIX Protocol
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing FIX Protocol relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

FIX Protocol job vacancy trend in England

FIX Protocol
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing FIX Protocol.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing FIX Protocol

FIX Protocol
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing FIX Protocol in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2026.

Salary histogram for FIX Protocol in England

FIX Protocol
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FIX Protocol within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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 -44 82 £102,500 +3.80% 10
FIX Protocol
UK

FIX Protocol
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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (8.54%) Confluence
2 1 (1.22%) IIS
2 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.22%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 7 (8.54%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (3.66%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 11 (13.41%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 14 (17.07%) GitHub
2 13 (15.85%) AWS
3 12 (14.63%) Azure
4 4 (4.88%) WeChat
5 1 (1.22%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.22%) Azure Service Bus
5 1 (1.22%) GCP
5 1 (1.22%) Google Ads
5 1 (1.22%) Google Workspace
5 1 (1.22%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.22%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 25 (30.49%) Multicast
2 6 (7.32%) FIX Connectivity
3 5 (6.10%) Firewall
4 2 (2.44%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.22%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (1.22%) DHCP
5 1 (1.22%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (17.07%) SQL Server
2 8 (9.76%) Relational Database
3 7 (8.54%) Metadata
3 7 (8.54%) RDBMS
4 5 (6.10%) KDB
5 1 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (1.22%) MySQL
5 1 (1.22%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 29 (35.37%) JIRA
2 15 (18.29%) Git
3 8 (9.76%) Gradle
4 7 (8.54%) ERwin
5 2 (2.44%) GitLab
General
1 61 (74.39%) Finance
2 34 (41.46%) Front Office
3 21 (25.61%) Banking
4 17 (20.73%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (19.51%) Financial Institution
6 7 (8.54%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (8.54%) Spanish Language
7 4 (4.88%) Back Office
7 4 (4.88%) Mandarin Language
7 4 (4.88%) Social Skills
8 2 (2.44%) Advertising
8 2 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.22%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 25 (30.49%) Senior
2 24 (29.27%) Developer
3 18 (21.95%) C++ Software Engineer
3 18 (21.95%) Python Engineer
3 18 (21.95%) Python Software Engineer
3 18 (21.95%) Software Engineer
4 17 (20.73%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
4 17 (20.73%) Senior Software Engineer
5 12 (14.63%) Analyst
6 10 (12.20%) Java Developer
7 8 (9.76%) Business Analyst
8 7 (8.54%) Applications Support
8 7 (8.54%) Business Manager
8 7 (8.54%) Consultant
8 7 (8.54%) Data Consultant
8 7 (8.54%) Data Model Consultant
8 7 (8.54%) Product Analyst
8 7 (8.54%) Product Business Analyst
8 7 (8.54%) Product Manager
8 7 (8.54%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (21.95%) Boost C++ Libraries
1 18 (21.95%) pytest
2 13 (15.85%) React
3 11 (13.41%) Spring
3 11 (13.41%) Spring Boot
4 10 (12.20%) FpML
4 10 (12.20%) XML
5 9 (10.98%) JSON
6 7 (8.54%) Kafka
6 7 (8.54%) XML Schema
7 5 (6.10%) .NET
7 5 (6.10%) WebSockets
8 4 (4.88%) Highcharts JS
8 4 (4.88%) OpenFin
9 3 (3.66%) Spring Integration
10 2 (2.44%) .NET Core
10 2 (2.44%) AngularJS
10 2 (2.44%) DPDK
10 2 (2.44%) eBPF
10 2 (2.44%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 38 (46.34%) Fixed Income
2 36 (43.90%) Equities
3 24 (29.27%) Derivative
3 24 (29.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 21 (25.61%) Algorithms
5 9 (10.98%) Data Structures
5 9 (10.98%) Distributed Architecture
6 8 (9.76%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (9.76%) Eurex
6 8 (9.76%) Onboarding
7 7 (8.54%) Distributed Computing
7 7 (8.54%) e-Learning
8 5 (6.10%) Cloud Native
9 4 (4.88%) Management Information System
9 4 (4.88%) Virtual Team
10 2 (2.44%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
10 2 (2.44%) SIMD
11 1 (1.22%) Distributed Applications
11 1 (1.22%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 42 (51.22%) Linux
2 10 (12.20%) Windows
3 8 (9.76%) Unix
4 1 (1.22%) Solaris
4 1 (1.22%) Ubuntu
4 1 (1.22%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.22%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (1.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (60.98%) Low Latency
2 40 (48.78%) Computer Science
3 39 (47.56%) Agile
4 32 (39.02%) Mathematics
5 31 (37.80%) Electronic Trading
6 26 (31.71%) SDLC
7 23 (28.05%) Technical Leadership
8 22 (26.83%) Software Engineering
9 20 (24.39%) Ultra-Low Latency
10 19 (23.17%) Workflow
11 18 (21.95%) Continuous Integration
11 18 (21.95%) OOP
11 18 (21.95%) Process Improvement
12 14 (17.07%) Business Analysis
12 14 (17.07%) Market Making
13 13 (15.85%) Problem-Solving
14 12 (14.63%) Analytics
15 11 (13.41%) Project Delivery
16 10 (12.20%) Algorithmic Trading
16 10 (12.20%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 39 (47.56%) Python
2 21 (25.61%) Java
3 20 (24.39%) C++
3 20 (24.39%) SQL
4 5 (6.10%) C#
4 5 (6.10%) Shell Script
5 4 (4.88%) JavaScript
6 3 (3.66%) Tcl
7 2 (2.44%) Rust
8 1 (1.22%) Bash
8 1 (1.22%) C
8 1 (1.22%) PowerShell
8 1 (1.22%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 23 (28.05%) Degree
2 18 (21.95%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (8.54%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.22%) MCDST
4 1 (1.22%) MCITP
4 1 (1.22%) MCSA
4 1 (1.22%) MCSE
4 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (23.17%) QA
2 1 (1.22%) MiFID
System Software
1 1 (1.22%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.22%) Docker
1 1 (1.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (2.44%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 13 (15.85%) Oracle
2 8 (9.76%) Bloomberg
2 8 (9.76%) CQG
2 8 (9.76%) ION Trading
2 8 (9.76%) Patsystems
2 8 (9.76%) Reuters
2 8 (9.76%) Solace
2 8 (9.76%) Trayport
3 7 (8.54%) Sparx
4 4 (4.88%) IBM
4 4 (4.88%) Microsoft
5 3 (3.66%) Atlassian
5 3 (3.66%) Sybase
5 3 (3.66%) TIBCO
6 1 (1.22%) Cisco
6 1 (1.22%) Google
6 1 (1.22%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.22%) VMware