Hybrid/Remote Derivative Job Trends

Derivatives
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Derivative in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Derivative over the 6 months leading up to 8 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 422 249 114
Rank change year-on-year -173 -135 +160
Permanent jobs citing Derivative 35 183 650
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.15% 1.14% 2.80%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.40% 2.70% 8.40%
Number of salaries quoted 28 169 643
10th Percentile £71,250 £87,500 £85,000
25th Percentile £89,375 £105,000 £97,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 £115,000 £115,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% - +10.58%
75th Percentile £110,000 £135,000 £148,750
90th Percentile £117,500 £136,250 £165,000
UK median annual salary £100,000 £110,000 £115,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% +9.52%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Derivative 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 8,830 6,774 7,736
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.44% 42.10% 33.36%
Number of salaries quoted 5,306 3,494 4,934
10th Percentile £33,688 £30,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%

Derivative
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Derivative job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Derivative
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Derivative
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Derivative over the 6 months to 8 September 2026.

Derivative salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Derivative
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.71%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.86%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (8.57%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (8.57%) BambooHR
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.86%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.86%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (8.57%) JIRA
General
1 32 (91.43%) Finance
2 24 (68.57%) Social Skills
3 17 (48.57%) Banking
4 10 (28.57%) Investment Banking
5 8 (22.86%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (8.57%) Front Office
7 2 (5.71%) Back Office
8 1 (2.86%) Advertising
8 1 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (2.86%) Financial Institution
8 1 (2.86%) General Ledger
8 1 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.86%) Law
8 1 (2.86%) Legal
8 1 (2.86%) Manufacturing
8 1 (2.86%) Marketing
8 1 (2.86%) Prime Brokerage
8 1 (2.86%) Retail
8 1 (2.86%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 13 (37.14%) Analyst
2 12 (34.29%) Business Analyst
3 9 (25.71%) Lead
4 7 (20.00%) Senior
5 6 (17.14%) Senior Analyst
5 6 (17.14%) Senior Business Analyst
6 5 (14.29%) Commodities Business Analyst
6 5 (14.29%) Technical Leader
7 3 (8.57%) Data Analyst
7 3 (8.57%) Lead Business Analyst
8 2 (5.71%) Data Business Analyst
8 2 (5.71%) Derivatives Project Manager
8 2 (5.71%) Investment Management Business Analyst
8 2 (5.71%) Lead Data Analyst
8 2 (5.71%) Project Manager
8 2 (5.71%) Report Analyst
8 2 (5.71%) Team Leader
8 2 (5.71%) Technical Business Analyst
9 1 (2.86%) Electronic Trading Business Analyst
9 1 (2.86%) Regulatory Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.71%) FpML
2 1 (2.86%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 15 (42.86%) Fixed Income
2 8 (22.86%) Equities
3 6 (17.14%) Credit Risk
4 5 (14.29%) Hedge funds
5 3 (8.57%) Market Risk
5 3 (8.57%) Onboarding
5 3 (8.57%) OTC Derivatives
6 2 (5.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (5.71%) Product Ownership
6 2 (5.71%) Virtual Team
6 2 (5.71%) Wiki
7 1 (2.86%) Credit Derivative
7 1 (2.86%) Data Structures
7 1 (2.86%) DTCC
7 1 (2.86%) Reference Data
7 1 (2.86%) Reinsurance
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (31.43%) Stakeholder Management
2 10 (28.57%) Business Analysis
3 8 (22.86%) Change Management
4 6 (17.14%) Regulatory Compliance
5 5 (14.29%) Analytics
5 5 (14.29%) ETRM
5 5 (14.29%) Project Delivery
5 5 (14.29%) Stress Testing
6 4 (11.43%) Agile
6 4 (11.43%) Fintech
6 4 (11.43%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (11.43%) Validation
7 3 (8.57%) AI
7 3 (8.57%) Asset Management
7 3 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (8.57%) Data Analysis
7 3 (8.57%) Logistics
7 3 (8.57%) Requirements Gathering
8 2 (5.71%) Data Mapping
8 2 (5.71%) Investment Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (40.00%) SQL
2 8 (22.86%) Python
3 6 (17.14%) R
4 5 (14.29%) VBA
5 1 (2.86%) C
5 1 (2.86%) C++
5 1 (2.86%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (5.71%) Degree
2 1 (2.86%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (20.00%) MiFID
2 6 (17.14%) EMIR
3 2 (5.71%) Data Quality
3 2 (5.71%) ISO 20022
3 2 (5.71%) PMO
4 1 (2.86%) FINREP
4 1 (2.86%) GAAP
4 1 (2.86%) IFRS
4 1 (2.86%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (8.57%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.71%) Atlassian
3 1 (2.86%) CyberArk
3 1 (2.86%) ION Trading
3 1 (2.86%) Murex
3 1 (2.86%) SAP
3 1 (2.86%) ServiceNow