Job Description

Job title: Senior Market Analyst
Division: Supervision, Policy and Competition
Department: Market Analysis and Policy, Buy-Side Directorate

Team: Aset Management Sector Team

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £53,800 to £71,600 and London £59,200 to £78,000 per annum (Salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Senior Associate, Regulatory

• Your external recruitment contact is Shafika via Shafika.shaikh@fca.org.uk

• Your internal recruitment contact is Iona via iona.magee@fca.org.uk Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

About the FCA and team

We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services.

SPC oversees firms and individuals (supervision), creates and reviews the rules by which they operate (policy) and identifies and remedies ineffective competition in markets (competition). Sitting within the Buy-Side Directorate, the Market and Policy (MAP) Department identifies sector risks and develops policy to support effective supervision across the asset management, funds and pensions sectors. Within this, the Asset Management Sector Team plays a vital role in developing market intelligence and overseeing strategic supervisory work in response to identified risks within the Buyside market.

Role responsibilities

• Support the Buyside market strategy lifecycle, risk processes and harm mitigation workstreams, enabling better regulatory outcomes and making a tangible difference to market integrity and consumer protection

• Transform data into insight by gathering and analysing intelligence to identify key risks and opportunities in the Buyside sector helping shape informed, evidence‑based decision‑making at a strategic level

• Apply market knowledge by developing a solid understanding of the asset management landscape, distribution channels, and wider macroeconomic and operational trends building skills that directly influences how firms are supervised and supported

• Spot and prioritise emerging risks by identifying, tracking, and escalating key directorate risks and contributing to forums such as the Firm and Fund Forum, ensuring proactive responses to evolving market challenges

• Support communication by producing high-quality reports, briefings, speeches, and presentations for internal and external audiences improving stakeholder engagement and supporting senior decision-making

• Enhance regulatory effectiveness through data by exploring innovative ways to use data to refine and improve regulatory focus, leading to smarter, more targeted oversight across the sector

Skills required

Minimum:

• Prior experience in Industry, consultancy or regulatory within the asset management or related sectors

• Demonstrable experience in reviewing asset management sector data from various sources, making sound judgements supported by evidence and presenting key points and recommendations to stakeholders

• Prior experience of handling risk processes

Essential:

• Interest in data, including experience of using programming language R, SQL, and Python

• Demonstrated capacity to work both on your own and with colleagues to meet goals

• Prior experience of managing internal and external stakeholders at all levels

• Experience of project management

• Good knowledge of the wider wholesale market in which the asset management sector operates

• Ability to prioritise and work efficiently on key tasks

• Strong written language skills

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary

• Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance

• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually

• Hybrid model where employees work a minimum of 40% in the office each month (expectation of 50% for senior leaders). Changing from September to a minimum of 50% in the office each month (expectation of 60% for Directors and Executive Directors)

• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page

Our values and culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.

Disability confident: our hiring approach

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.

Useful information and timelines

• Advert Close Date: 1st July 2026

• CV Review/Shortlist: 3rd July 2026

• First Interview: W/C 13th July 2026

• Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.

SC Clearance is required for this role ( SC Guidance) - you will hold or will be required to obtain Security Check (SC) level vetting