MiFID Job Trends in London

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring MiFID skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 347 366 425
Rank change year-on-year +19 +59 +221
Permanent jobs citing MiFID 22 74 28
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.16% 0.47% 0.16%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.89% 2.78% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 19 56 24
10th Percentile £62,850 £70,000 £82,500
25th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £88,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 £115,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +21.05% +18.75%
75th Percentile £105,000 £122,500 £110,000
90th Percentile £110,400 £152,500 -
England median annual salary £95,000 £115,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year -17.39% +21.05% +18.75%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

MiFID falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,467 2,662 2,745
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 17.89% 17.00% 15.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,590 1,266 2,182
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £57,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,014 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.32% +7.14% +3.70%
75th Percentile £90,000 £91,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £118,750 £112,500
England median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +4.35%

MiFID
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

MiFID job vacancy trend in London

MiFID
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing MiFID.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing MiFID

MiFID
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing MiFID in London over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Salary histogram for MiFID in London

MiFID
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MiFID within the London region over the 6 months to 3 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 +55 6 £95,000 +11.76% 5
MiFID
England

MiFID
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (13.64%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (13.64%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (4.55%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 3 (13.64%) AWS
1 3 (13.64%) SaaS
2 2 (9.09%) Azure
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (9.09%) Power Platform
3 1 (4.55%) AWS CloudFormation
3 1 (4.55%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.09%) Firewall
1 2 (9.09%) LAN
1 2 (9.09%) Network Security
1 2 (9.09%) SD-WAN
1 2 (9.09%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.09%) Data Mining
1 2 (9.09%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (13.64%) JIRA
General
1 21 (95.45%) Finance
2 10 (45.45%) Social Skills
3 7 (31.82%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (27.27%) Banking
5 5 (22.73%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (13.64%) Financial Institution
7 2 (9.09%) Back Office
7 2 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (4.55%) Brand Awareness
8 1 (4.55%) Front Office
8 1 (4.55%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 10 (45.45%) Analyst
2 8 (36.36%) Business Analyst
3 5 (22.73%) Project Manager
4 3 (13.64%) Report Analyst
4 3 (13.64%) Senior
5 2 (9.09%) Infrastructure Manager
5 2 (9.09%) Infrastructure Project Manager
5 2 (9.09%) IT Infrastructure Manager
5 2 (9.09%) IT Infrastructure Project Manager
5 2 (9.09%) IT Manager
5 2 (9.09%) IT Project Manager
5 2 (9.09%) Regulatory Business Analyst
5 2 (9.09%) Sales Executive
5 2 (9.09%) Solutions Sales Executive
6 1 (4.55%) Architect
6 1 (4.55%) Financial Analyst
6 1 (4.55%) Senior Business Analyst
6 1 (4.55%) Senior Reporting Analyst
6 1 (4.55%) Senior Sales Executive
6 1 (4.55%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 7 (31.82%) Fixed Income
2 5 (22.73%) OTC Derivatives
2 5 (22.73%) Product Ownership
3 4 (18.18%) ASIC
3 4 (18.18%) Derivative
4 3 (13.64%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (13.64%) Onboarding
4 3 (13.64%) Wiki
5 2 (9.09%) Data Centre
5 2 (9.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (9.09%) Private Cloud
5 2 (9.09%) Virtual Team
6 1 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (4.55%) DTCC
6 1 (4.55%) Equities
6 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
6 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.09%) Windows
1 2 (9.09%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) Business Analysis
2 9 (40.91%) Agile
2 9 (40.91%) Stakeholder Management
3 8 (36.36%) Analytics
3 8 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (36.36%) Data Analysis
3 8 (36.36%) Decision-Making
4 7 (31.82%) Project Management
5 6 (27.27%) Data Analytics
5 6 (27.27%) Data Integration
5 6 (27.27%) Process Improvement
6 5 (22.73%) Actionable Insight
6 5 (22.73%) BPMN
6 5 (22.73%) Conceptual Models
6 5 (22.73%) Critical Thinking
6 5 (22.73%) Data Modelling
6 5 (22.73%) Scrum
6 5 (22.73%) Strategic Roadmap
6 5 (22.73%) UML
6 5 (22.73%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) Python
1 2 (9.09%) SQL
2 1 (4.55%) Bash
2 1 (4.55%) C++
Qualifications
1 8 (36.36%) Degree
2 1 (4.55%) AWS Certification
2 1 (4.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
2 1 (4.55%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (45.45%) EMIR
2 7 (31.82%) Data Quality
3 5 (22.73%) Actionable Recommendations
4 3 (13.64%) Basel III
4 3 (13.64%) PMO
5 1 (4.55%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (4.55%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (9.09%) Kubernetes
1 2 (9.09%) Terraform
2 1 (4.55%) ITRS Geneos
2 1 (4.55%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 6 (27.27%) GoldenSource
2 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
3 3 (13.64%) Atlassian
4 1 (4.55%) Bloomberg
4 1 (4.55%) ION Trading
4 1 (4.55%) Refinitiv
4 1 (4.55%) SAP
4 1 (4.55%) Splunk