European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for EMIR skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited EMIR over the 6 months to 4 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 719 1030 1030
Rank change year-on-year +311 0 -327
Permanent jobs citing EMIR 22 46 68
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.041% 0.037% 0.053%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.28% 0.21% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 20 23 42
10th Percentile £69,050 £57,000 £56,500
25th Percentile £84,500 £74,375 £66,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £102,500 £90,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.89% +20.00% +7.14%
75th Percentile £110,000 £105,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £110,500 £107,500 £91,125
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

EMIR is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,856 22,053 20,013
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.76% 17.79% 15.61%
Number of salaries quoted 5,764 11,814 12,559
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £42,968 £42,500 £40,317
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% +2.42%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -3.06%

EMIR
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for EMIR in the UK

EMIR
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for EMIR in the UK

EMIR
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing EMIR over the 6 months to 4 December 2023.

Salary histogram for EMIR in the UK

EMIR
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing EMIR within the UK over the 6 months to 4 December 2023. 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 +309 22 £102,500 +13.89% 31
London +243 22 £102,500 +13.89% 29
Work from Home +232 10 £95,000 +2.70% 8

EMIR
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:

General
1 20 (90.91%) Finance
2 5 (22.73%) Social Skills
3 4 (18.18%) Banking
4 2 (9.09%) Front Office
5 1 (4.55%) Advertising
5 1 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Back Office
5 1 (4.55%) Financial Institution
5 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (36.36%) Product Owner
2 4 (18.18%) Analyst
2 4 (18.18%) Business Analyst
2 4 (18.18%) Lead
3 3 (13.64%) Consultant
4 2 (9.09%) Business Analyst Team Leader
4 2 (9.09%) Business Change Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Business Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Change Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Front Office Business Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Implementation Consultant
4 2 (9.09%) Lead Business Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) MiFID Consultant
4 2 (9.09%) Team Leader
4 2 (9.09%) Technical Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Technical Business Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Agile Business Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Business Analysis Team Leader
5 1 (4.55%) C++ Quantitative Developer
5 1 (4.55%) Senior Quantitative Developer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (36.36%) Product Ownership
2 6 (27.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 3 (13.64%) Derivative
4 2 (9.09%) Equities
4 2 (9.09%) Interest Rate Derivative
4 2 (9.09%) Onboarding
4 2 (9.09%) Reference Data
5 1 (4.55%) Exotic Derivative
5 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
5 1 (4.55%) Market Risk
5 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (4.55%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (45.45%) Agile
1 10 (45.45%) Scrum
2 8 (36.36%) Product Roadmap
2 8 (36.36%) Roadmaps
3 7 (31.82%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (27.27%) Product Management
4 6 (27.27%) Product Strategy
4 6 (27.27%) Strategic Roadmap
5 3 (13.64%) Business Analysis
6 2 (9.09%) Change Management
6 2 (9.09%) Client Onboarding
6 2 (9.09%) Culture Change
6 2 (9.09%) Data Strategy
6 2 (9.09%) Line Management
6 2 (9.09%) Project Management
6 2 (9.09%) Risk Management
6 2 (9.09%) SDLC
6 2 (9.09%) Translating Business Requirements
6 2 (9.09%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (9.09%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 5 (22.73%) SQL
2 1 (4.55%) C++
2 1 (4.55%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (9.09%) Degree
1 2 (9.09%) Master's Degree
2 1 (4.55%) CISA
2 1 (4.55%) CISM
2 1 (4.55%) CISSP
2 1 (4.55%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (90.91%) MiFID
2 4 (18.18%) Dodd-Frank
3 2 (9.09%) QA
4 1 (4.55%) Basel II
4 1 (4.55%) COBIT
4 1 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 1 (4.55%) NIST
4 1 (4.55%) PMO