Hybrid/Remote CFA Job Trends

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid work with a requirement for CFA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 357 439 475
Rank change year-on-year +82 +36 +225
Permanent jobs citing CFA 17 1 11
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.11% 0.006% 0.051%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.34% 0.021% 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £75,000 £44,250 £143,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £45,500 £152,500
Median % change year-on-year +75.82% -70.16% +103.33%
75th Percentile £132,500 £46,750 £161,250
90th Percentile £136,500 - -
UK median annual salary £85,000 £60,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +41.67% -20.00% -11.76%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,953 4,662 5,840
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 32.95% 28.49% 26.89%
Number of salaries quoted 2,473 2,374 4,201
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,644 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +3.51% -0.74%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £90,000 £91,934
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.56% +3.48% -

CFA
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CFA and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

CFA job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

CFA
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CFA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CFA

CFA
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CFA over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

CFA salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

CFA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 9 (52.94%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (52.94%) Microsoft Office
1 9 (52.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Adaptiv
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle Assets
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) OCI
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Oracle APEX
1 1 (5.88%) Oracle Forms
General
1 17 (100.00%) Finance
2 13 (76.47%) Marketing
3 9 (52.94%) Billing
3 9 (52.94%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (17.65%) Social Skills
6 2 (11.76%) Banking
7 1 (5.88%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 9 (52.94%) Associate Director
2 4 (23.53%) Business Manager
2 4 (23.53%) Pricing Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Head of IT
4 1 (5.88%) Lead
4 1 (5.88%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (23.53%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 9 (52.94%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (11.76%) Credit Risk
3 1 (5.88%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (5.88%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) Project Management
2 10 (58.82%) Agile
3 9 (52.94%) Business Development
3 9 (52.94%) Coaching
3 9 (52.94%) Financial Modelling
3 9 (52.94%) Line Management
3 9 (52.94%) Proactive Management
3 9 (52.94%) Project Delivery
4 6 (35.29%) Strategic Planning
5 4 (23.53%) Actionable Insight
5 4 (23.53%) Benchmarking
5 4 (23.53%) Commercial Awareness
5 4 (23.53%) Data Analysis
5 4 (23.53%) Economics
5 4 (23.53%) Pricing Strategy
5 4 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (17.65%) Analytics
6 3 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (17.65%) ITIL
7 2 (11.76%) Credit Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.76%) Java
Qualifications
1 14 (82.35%) Degree
2 4 (23.53%) ACCA
2 4 (23.53%) CIMA
3 3 (17.65%) PMI Certification
3 3 (17.65%) PMP
4 2 (11.76%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 9 (52.94%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (23.53%) Progress
2 2 (11.76%) FIS
2 2 (11.76%) Murex
3 1 (5.88%) Oracle
3 1 (5.88%) Workday