Fixed Income Job Trends in England

Fixed Income
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fixed Income in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fixed Income over the 6 months leading up to 7 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 529 192 299
Rank change year-on-year -337 +107 +45
Permanent jobs citing Fixed Income 166 717 836
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.20% 1.82% 0.92%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.78% 4.23% 2.73%
Number of salaries quoted 147 413 799
10th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £77,500
25th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £87,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £112,500 £115,000 £115,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% - +6.98%
75th Percentile £142,500 £137,500 £143,750
90th Percentile £150,000 £152,500 £165,000
UK median annual salary £112,500 £115,000 £115,000
% change year-on-year -2.17% - +6.98%

All Generic Skills
England

Fixed Income 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 21,412 16,931 30,662
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 25.91% 42.94% 33.67%
Number of salaries quoted 13,287 8,075 21,075
10th Percentile £30,500 £30,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,062
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -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%

Fixed Income
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Fixed Income job vacancy trend in England

Fixed Income
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Fixed Income.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Fixed Income

Fixed Income
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fixed Income in England over the 6 months to 7 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Fixed Income in England

Fixed Income
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fixed Income within the England region over the 6 months to 7 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 -193 166 £112,500 -2.17% 74
Fixed Income
UK

Fixed Income
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 6 (3.61%) Confluence
Applications
1 15 (9.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.61%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (3.61%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.60%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 58 (34.94%) AWS
2 25 (15.06%) GCP
3 22 (13.25%) Azure
4 13 (7.83%) GitHub
5 4 (2.41%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.20%) SaaS
7 1 (0.60%) Anthropic Claude
7 1 (0.60%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 23 (13.86%) Multicast
2 4 (2.41%) DHCP
2 4 (2.41%) DNS
2 4 (2.41%) VLAN
3 2 (1.20%) FIX Connectivity
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (9.64%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (3.61%) SQL Server
3 5 (3.01%) KDB
4 2 (1.20%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 23 (13.86%) JIRA
2 15 (9.04%) Git
3 2 (1.20%) GitLab
4 1 (0.60%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.60%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.60%) TeamCity
General
1 113 (68.07%) Finance
2 102 (61.45%) Front Office
3 37 (22.29%) Banking
4 21 (12.65%) Analytical Skills
5 17 (10.24%) Social Skills
6 12 (7.23%) Investment Banking
7 7 (4.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (4.22%) Law
7 7 (4.22%) Retail
8 6 (3.61%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (3.61%) Spanish Language
9 4 (2.41%) Local Government
9 4 (2.41%) Public Sector
10 3 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.81%) Financial Institution
11 2 (1.20%) Advertising
11 2 (1.20%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 93 (56.02%) Developer
2 65 (39.16%) Software Engineer
3 48 (28.92%) Lead
4 44 (26.51%) Developer/Software Engineer
5 36 (21.69%) Lead Developer
6 32 (19.28%) Lead Software Developer
6 32 (19.28%) Lead Software Engineer
7 30 (18.07%) React Developer
8 25 (15.06%) Python Engineer
9 22 (13.25%) Python Developer
9 22 (13.25%) Senior
10 21 (12.65%) Python Software Engineer
11 17 (10.24%) C++ Software Engineer
11 17 (10.24%) Java Developer
12 16 (9.64%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
12 16 (9.64%) Senior Software Engineer
13 14 (8.43%) Java Engineer
14 11 (6.63%) Full-Stack Developer
15 10 (6.02%) Analyst
15 10 (6.02%) UI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (37.35%) React
2 48 (28.92%) Node.js
2 48 (28.92%) Redux
3 37 (22.29%) Kafka
4 36 (21.69%) FIX Protocol
5 32 (19.28%) GraphQL
6 18 (10.84%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 17 (10.24%) pytest
8 15 (9.04%) WebSockets
9 9 (5.42%) AngularJS
10 8 (4.82%) .NET
10 8 (4.82%) Vue
11 5 (3.01%) Highcharts JS
11 5 (3.01%) OpenFin
12 3 (1.81%) FpML
12 3 (1.81%) RabbitMQ
12 3 (1.81%) Spring
12 3 (1.81%) Spring Boot
12 3 (1.81%) Spring Integration
13 2 (1.20%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 59 (35.54%) Derivative
2 55 (33.13%) Equities
3 31 (18.67%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 17 (10.24%) Algorithms
5 16 (9.64%) Hedge funds
6 9 (5.42%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (3.61%) Distributed Architecture
7 6 (3.61%) Distributed Computing
7 6 (3.61%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (3.61%) Eurex
7 6 (3.61%) Onboarding
8 4 (2.41%) OTC Derivatives
9 3 (1.81%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.81%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (1.20%) Cloud Native
10 2 (1.20%) Credit Risk
10 2 (1.20%) Market Risk
11 1 (0.60%) Enterprise Software
11 1 (0.60%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 34 (20.48%) Linux
2 13 (7.83%) Windows
3 3 (1.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (45.78%) Software Engineering
2 75 (45.18%) Agile
3 48 (28.92%) Investment Management
3 48 (28.92%) Portfolio Management
4 45 (27.11%) Low Latency
5 34 (20.48%) Full-Stack Development
6 33 (19.88%) Order Management
7 27 (16.27%) Process Improvement
8 26 (15.66%) SDLC
9 21 (12.65%) Requirements Gathering
10 20 (12.05%) Computer Science
10 20 (12.05%) Fintech
11 19 (11.45%) Analytics
11 19 (11.45%) Technical Leadership
12 18 (10.84%) Asset Management
12 18 (10.84%) Mathematics
12 18 (10.84%) Performance Optimisation
12 18 (10.84%) Workflow
13 17 (10.24%) OOP
13 17 (10.24%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 82 (49.40%) Python
2 60 (36.14%) JavaScript
3 54 (32.53%) TypeScript
4 49 (29.52%) Java
5 32 (19.28%) Go
6 22 (13.25%) SQL
7 20 (12.05%) C++
8 17 (10.24%) C#
9 10 (6.02%) VBA
10 5 (3.01%) PowerShell
10 5 (3.01%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.60%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 7 (4.22%) Degree
2 2 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (0.60%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (10.84%) QA
2 9 (5.42%) MiFID
3 5 (3.01%) EMIR
4 4 (2.41%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.20%) GAAP
5 2 (1.20%) IFRS
System Software
1 4 (2.41%) Active Directory
1 4 (2.41%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (3.61%) Kubernetes
2 4 (2.41%) SCCM
Vendors
1 11 (6.63%) Bloomberg
1 11 (6.63%) Oracle
2 8 (4.82%) Microsoft
3 6 (3.61%) CQG
3 6 (3.61%) ION Trading
3 6 (3.61%) Patsystems
3 6 (3.61%) Reuters
3 6 (3.61%) Trayport
4 3 (1.81%) Red Hat
5 2 (1.20%) Atlassian
5 2 (1.20%) Solace