Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 691 716 1100
Rank change year-on-year +25 +384 -18
Permanent jobs citing CFA 93 48 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.12% 0.084% 0.019%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.38% 0.26% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 6 4 11
10th Percentile - £66,125 £52,500
25th Percentile £57,500 £67,813 £63,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £73,750 £78,129
Median % change year-on-year -18.64% -5.60% +2.46%
75th Percentile £68,125 £98,438 £106,250
90th Percentile £102,500 £136,125 £130,000
UK excluding London median annual salary - £72,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +31.82% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,319 18,775 39,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.19% 32.88% 29.17%
Number of salaries quoted 8,707 11,426 17,753
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,900
Median % change year-on-year - +2.86% +1.64%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £92,500 £93,700
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +3.36%

CFA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CFA in the UK

CFA
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CFA in the UK

CFA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CFA over the 6 months to 8 November 2024.

Salary histogram for CFA in the UK

CFA
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CFA within the UK over the 6 months to 8 November 2024. 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
England -10 79 £60,000 -18.64% 12
London +21 55 £60,000 -20.00% 12
UK excluding London -5 38 - -
North of England - 15 - -
North West - 15 - -
Scotland - 14 - -
Midlands -47 5 - -
West Midlands - 5 - -
East of England - 3 - -
Work from Home +23 1 £70,000 -54.10% 5
South East - 1 - -

CFA
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 31 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (4.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (4.30%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.08%) Asana
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.45%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.30%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.08%) JIRA
General
1 92 (98.92%) Analytical Skills
1 92 (98.92%) Finance
2 74 (79.57%) Social Skills
3 32 (34.41%) Banking
4 31 (33.33%) Financial Institution
4 31 (33.33%) French Language
4 31 (33.33%) German Language
4 31 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 7 (7.53%) Marketing
6 4 (4.30%) Japanese Language
7 1 (1.08%) Investment Banking
7 1 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 41 (44.09%) Analyst
2 31 (33.33%) Credit Analyst
2 31 (33.33%) Research Analyst
3 24 (25.81%) Business Intelligence Manager
3 24 (25.81%) Business Manager
3 24 (25.81%) Finance Manager
4 10 (10.75%) Senior
4 10 (10.75%) Senior Manager
5 6 (6.45%) Financial Analyst
5 6 (6.45%) Infrastructure Manager
5 6 (6.45%) Infrastructure Portfolio Manager
5 6 (6.45%) Portfolio Manager
6 5 (5.38%) Business Intelligence Analyst
7 4 (4.30%) Senior Business Manager
8 1 (1.08%) Auditor
8 1 (1.08%) Data Analyst
8 1 (1.08%) IT Auditor
8 1 (1.08%) PMO Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.30%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 31 (33.33%) Credit Risk
1 31 (33.33%) Fixed Income
2 23 (24.73%) Management Information System
3 20 (21.51%) Derivative
4 6 (6.45%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (1.08%) Equities
5 1 (1.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (69.89%) Financial Modelling
2 55 (59.14%) Business Strategy
3 34 (36.56%) Budgeting
3 34 (36.56%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 33 (35.48%) Planning and Forecasting
5 32 (34.41%) Decision-Making
6 31 (33.33%) Asset Management
6 31 (33.33%) Credit Risk Analysis
6 31 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
6 31 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
6 31 (33.33%) Risk Management
7 29 (31.18%) Business Intelligence
7 29 (31.18%) Cost Management
8 28 (30.11%) Problem-Solving
9 27 (29.03%) Mentoring
9 27 (29.03%) Performance Management
9 27 (29.03%) Strategic Planning
10 26 (27.96%) Agile
10 26 (27.96%) Coaching
10 26 (27.96%) Creative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.08%) Python
1 1 (1.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 43 (46.24%) Degree
2 39 (41.94%) ACCA
3 34 (36.56%) CIMA
4 33 (35.48%) Master's Degree
5 6 (6.45%) ICAEW
6 2 (2.15%) MBA
7 1 (1.08%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.08%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.08%) PMO
Vendors
1 31 (33.33%) Bloomberg
2 4 (4.30%) Anaplan
2 4 (4.30%) CA
2 4 (4.30%) Microsoft