CFA Jobs in London

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for CFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 170 493 568
Rank change year-on-year +323 +75 +310
Permanent jobs citing CFA 263 8 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 2.06% 0.033% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.08% 0.12% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8 6 9
10th Percentile - - £60,000
25th Percentile £105,000 £62,500 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £117,500 £70,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +67.86% -6.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £132,500 £81,250 £100,000
90th Percentile - £108,750 £118,000
England median annual salary £105,000 £65,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +61.54% -13.33% -4.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

CFA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in London.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,329 6,778 8,593
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 33.87% 28.21% 26.70%
Number of salaries quoted 1,828 4,188 5,409
10th Percentile £41,250 £35,631 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,604 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% - +3.85%
75th Percentile £90,750 £87,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £111,250 £103,540 £112,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.11% -9.34% +9.09%

CFA
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing CFA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for CFA in London

CFA
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CFA in London.

Salary trend for CFA in London

CFA
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing CFA in London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for CFA in London

CFA
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CFA within the London region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
South London - 84 - -
West London - 56 - -
North London - 56 - -
East London - 28 - -
Central London +35 8 £117,500 +46.88% 2
CFA
England

CFA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.38%) SAS
Applications
1 251 (95.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.38%) Stata
Business Applications
1 5 (1.90%) Adaptiv
2 1 (0.38%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.38%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.38%) SAP FI/CO
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.38%) Tableau
General
1 263 (100.00%) Finance
2 260 (98.86%) Banking
2 260 (98.86%) Social Skills
3 252 (95.82%) Financial Institution
4 251 (95.44%) Analytical Skills
4 251 (95.44%) French Language
4 251 (95.44%) German Language
4 251 (95.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (0.76%) Legal
6 1 (0.38%) Investment Banking
6 1 (0.38%) Marketing
6 1 (0.38%) Retail
Job Titles
1 257 (97.72%) Analyst
2 253 (96.20%) Credit Analyst
3 251 (95.44%) Research Analyst
4 5 (1.90%) Head of IT
5 4 (1.52%) Business Analyst
5 4 (1.52%) Lead
5 4 (1.52%) Lead Business Analyst
5 4 (1.52%) Risk Analyst
5 4 (1.52%) Risk Business Analyst
6 2 (0.76%) Credit Risk Analyst
6 2 (0.76%) Credit Risk Business Analyst
6 2 (0.76%) Market Analyst
6 2 (0.76%) Market Risk Analyst
6 2 (0.76%) Market Risk Business Analyst
7 1 (0.38%) Financial Analyst
7 1 (0.38%) Quantitative Risk Manager
7 1 (0.38%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.76%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 257 (97.72%) Credit Risk
2 251 (95.44%) Fixed Income
3 6 (2.28%) Market Risk
4 2 (0.76%) Derivative
5 1 (0.38%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 261 (99.24%) Risk Management
2 258 (98.10%) Risk Assessment
3 255 (96.96%) Decision-Making
4 253 (96.20%) Financial Modelling
5 252 (95.82%) Portfolio Management
6 251 (95.44%) Asset Management
6 251 (95.44%) Business Strategy
6 251 (95.44%) Credit Risk Analysis
7 10 (3.80%) Analytics
7 10 (3.80%) Project Management
8 9 (3.42%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (3.42%) Data Management
8 9 (3.42%) ITIL
8 9 (3.42%) Machine Learning
8 9 (3.42%) Regulatory Change
8 9 (3.42%) Strategic Planning
9 6 (2.28%) Credit Risk Modelling
10 5 (1.90%) Credit Risk Management
10 5 (1.90%) Regulatory Compliance
10 5 (1.90%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 5 (1.90%) Java
2 2 (0.76%) Python
2 2 (0.76%) R
2 2 (0.76%) VBA
3 1 (0.38%) MATLAB
3 1 (0.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 254 (96.58%) Degree
1 254 (96.58%) Master's Degree
2 9 (3.42%) PMI Certification
2 9 (3.42%) PMP
3 5 (1.90%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (0.38%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.38%) MBA
4 1 (0.38%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.38%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 253 (96.20%) Bloomberg
2 9 (3.42%) Murex
3 5 (1.90%) FIS
4 1 (0.38%) FactSet
4 1 (0.38%) SAP