Direct Market Access Job Trends in London

Direct Market Access (DMA)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Direct Market Access skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 369 - 437
Rank change year-on-year - - +219
Permanent jobs citing Direct Market Access 5 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.035% - 0.033%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.040% - 0.036%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 6
10th Percentile - - £28,125
25th Percentile £97,500 - £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £105,000 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -68.75%
75th Percentile £112,500 - £54,063
90th Percentile £115,500 - £57,500
England median annual salary £105,000 - £37,500
% change year-on-year - - -63.86%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Direct Market Access falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,365 14,682 16,817
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 87.68% 94.64% 92.38%
Number of salaries quoted 7,912 8,070 13,469
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £120,125 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Direct Market Access
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Direct Market Access relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Direct Market Access job vacancy trend in London

Direct Market Access
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Direct Market Access.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Direct Market Access

Direct Market Access
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Direct Market Access within the London region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Central London - 2 £105,000 -
Direct Market Access
England

Direct Market Access
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Fidessa
2 2 (40.00%) Endur
2 2 (40.00%) EuroRunner
Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) JIRA
General
1 5 (100.00%) Front Office
2 3 (60.00%) Banking
2 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Investment Banking
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Analyst
1 4 (80.00%) Support Analyst
2 3 (60.00%) Applications Support
2 3 (60.00%) Applications Support Analyst
2 3 (60.00%) Equity Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Lead
3 1 (20.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (60.00%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Derivative
1 3 (60.00%) Equities
2 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (20.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Linux
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Release Management
2 3 (60.00%) Algorithmic Trading
2 3 (60.00%) Change Management
2 3 (60.00%) Problem Management
3 2 (40.00%) Incident Management
4 1 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) Critical Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) Virtual Team Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) SQL
2 3 (60.00%) Java
2 3 (60.00%) Python
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) ION Trading
1 2 (40.00%) Trayport