CFA Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for CFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 169 - 184
Rank change year-on-year - - +81
Permanent jobs citing CFA 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.026% - 0.062%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.085% - 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median annual salary - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,171 1,466 1,495
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 29.90% 39.32% 46.31%
Number of salaries quoted 458 562 1,024
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,250 £46,250 £39,948
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +9.09% +8.17%
75th Percentile £64,125 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £93,750 £85,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.48% +10.48% +1.16%

CFA
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CFA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

CFA job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

CFA
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CFA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CFA

CFA
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CFA within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 December 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
Berkshire - 1 - - 2
CFA
South East

CFA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 1 (100.00%) Oracle Assets
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Cash Management
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) OCI
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle APEX
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Forms
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Augmented Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Accounts Payable
1 1 (100.00%) Accounts Receivable
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Cash Management
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Revenue Recognition
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle