Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for FFIEC qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 799 654 751
Rank change year-on-year -145 +97 -14
Permanent jobs citing FFIEC 6 13 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.005% 0.026% 0.001%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.029% 0.075% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 6 7 0
10th Percentile - £67,500 -
25th Percentile £107,500 £85,625 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £117,500 £120,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.08% - -
75th Percentile £122,500 £155,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

FFIEC 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 20,376 17,273 20,572
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 17.26% 34.94% 28.31%
Number of salaries quoted 11,525 7,345 8,761
10th Percentile £32,000 £29,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -0.04%
75th Percentile £80,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +17.89% -9.52% -

FFIEC
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing FFIEC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

FFIEC job vacancy trend in the UK

FFIEC
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing FFIEC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing FFIEC

FFIEC
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing FFIEC within the UK over the 6 months to 10 October 2026. 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
London -52 6 £117,500 -2.08% 6
England -131 6 £117,500 -2.08% 7
Work from Home - 5 £120,000 - 4

FFIEC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) CHAP
1 3 (50.00%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Db2
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (50.00%) Banking
3 3 (50.00%) Financial Institution
3 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Auditor
1 3 (50.00%) Security Auditor
2 2 (33.33%) Internal Auditor
3 1 (16.67%) Information Security Auditor
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (16.67%) Blockchain
2 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) AIX
1 1 (16.67%) Unix
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Information Security
1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (100.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (50.00%) Agile
4 3 (50.00%) Analytics
4 3 (50.00%) Coaching
4 3 (50.00%) Data Analytics
4 3 (50.00%) Data Protection
4 3 (50.00%) People Management
4 3 (50.00%) PRINCE2
4 3 (50.00%) Project Management
4 3 (50.00%) Risk Assessment
4 3 (50.00%) Risk Management
4 3 (50.00%) SIEM
4 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (50.00%) Test Automation
4 3 (50.00%) Threat Management
4 3 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) CISM
1 6 (100.00%) CISSP
2 3 (50.00%) CGEIT
2 3 (50.00%) CISA
2 3 (50.00%) CRISC
2 3 (50.00%) SANS
3 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) COBIT
1 6 (100.00%) GDPR
1 6 (100.00%) NIST
2 3 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Citrix