Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for CFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 546 | 746 | 708 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +200 | -38 | +136 |
| Permanent jobs citing CFA | 39 | 17 | 42 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 0.100% | 0.024% | 0.070% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.18% | 0.088% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,825 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £55,688 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,750 | £60,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.92% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £79,188 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £85,675 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £67,750 | £65,000 | £82,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.23% | -20.73% | +45.78% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 21,340 | 19,428 | 21,804 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 54.60% | 27.42% | 36.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,878 | 12,209 | 8,120 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,250 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £36,250 | £37,418 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -3.85% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,708 | £78,800 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £54,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -10.00% | +9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing CFA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing CFA in the UK excluding London.
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Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing CFA in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.
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Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CFA within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East of England | - | 34 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| South East | +86 | 2 | £67,750 | - | 12 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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: