Contract for Difference (CFD)
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Contract for Difference in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Contract for Difference over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 815 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Contract for Difference | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.001% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.004% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £60,000 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | - |
All Generic Skills
UK
Contract for Difference falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 23,053 | 28,202 | 30,670 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 37.59% | 32.77% | 41.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11,009 | 16,110 | 19,670 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,250 | £30,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £41,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £64,029 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -10.20% | +2.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £102,500 | £102,500 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Contract for Difference
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Contract for Difference as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Contract for Difference
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Contract for Difference.