The Market Map

Data-first observations on the London buy-side finance market. Compensation benchmarks by subsector. Who is hiring, who is freezing, where the talent premium sits. Built on the 6,000-profile CRM and the 36-subsector taxonomy. Analytical, not promotional. The point is clarity.

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London buy-side finance pay, Q1 2026

Quarterly compensation update across eight buy-side sub-sectors. Where the premium is widening, where it has stalled, and the two seats that have quietly become the hardest to fill in the market. Built on 142 live mandates and 2,100 profile updates from the BSR CRM.

£215k

Median total comp for a Head of Fund Control at a £1bn–£5bn AUM London PE firm, Q1 2026 (BSR CRM, n=64)

19 April 2026Read

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