Investment Banking Contract Job Trends in England

Investment Banking
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Investment Banking in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Investment Banking over the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 151 113
Rank change year-on-year -72 -38 +4
Contract jobs citing Investment Banking 529 516 680
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.15% 1.87% 2.07%
As % of the General category 2.07% 2.90% 3.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 286 350 524
10th Percentile £406 £435 £500
25th Percentile £513 £563 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £668 £725 £758
Median % change year-on-year -7.93% -4.29% +11.40%
75th Percentile £824 £825 £875
90th Percentile £938 £883 £888
UK median daily rate £650 £700 £750
% change year-on-year -7.14% -6.67% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £87.50 -
UK median hourly rate £95.00 £87.50 £44.04
% change year-on-year +8.57% +98.68% -31.59%

All General Skills
England

Investment Banking falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 25,608 17,771 19,076
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 55.67% 64.48% 58.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,098 11,246 11,725
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £424 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -6.98% -2.27%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,164 1,009 997
10th Percentile £13.65 £13.50 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.11 £16.17 £17.50
Median hourly rate £31.13 £25.15 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.77% -34.68% +40.00%
75th Percentile £56.25 £47.50 £61.30
90th Percentile £78.65 £70.38 £71.50
UK median hourly rate £29.96 £25.15 £37.00
% change year-on-year +19.13% -32.03% +34.55%

Investment Banking
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Investment Banking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Investment Banking job vacancy trend in England

Investment Banking
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Investment Banking.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Investment Banking

Investment Banking
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Investment Banking in England over the 6 months to 14 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Investment Banking in England

Investment Banking
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Investment Banking.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Investment Banking

Investment Banking
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Investment Banking within the England region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -59 459 £668 -11.00% 445
North of England -40 57 £502 +30.26% 6
North West -22 49 £450 +10.43% 4
West Midlands -20 36 £875 +75.00% 13
Midlands -22 36 £875 +75.00% 14
South West -41 8 £875 +360.53% 12
Yorkshire -39 4 £450 +16.88% 1
North East - 4 £875 - 1
South East -53 3 £525 -4.55% 23
Investment Banking
UK

Investment Banking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 12 (2.27%) Confluence
2 5 (0.95%) MTS
2 5 (0.95%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.76%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.76%) IIS
4 2 (0.38%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.19%) Apache
5 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.19%) CICS
5 1 (0.19%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.19%) SAS
Applications
1 17 (3.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (1.13%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.57%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.19%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.19%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 8 (1.51%) Aladdin
2 6 (1.13%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (1.13%) Oracle General Ledger
3 4 (0.76%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle Assets
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle Internet Expenses
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle iProcurement
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.57%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.57%) Orchestrade
4 3 (0.57%) Payment Gateway
4 3 (0.57%) Summit
5 2 (0.38%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.38%) Front Arena
5 2 (0.38%) Global One
5 2 (0.38%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.38%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.19%) CA PPM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.19%) SunGard Martini
Cloud Services
1 72 (13.61%) Azure
2 51 (9.64%) AWS
3 25 (4.73%) GCP
4 19 (3.59%) Power Platform
5 15 (2.84%) Azure DevOps
5 15 (2.84%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (2.65%) Entra ID
7 11 (2.08%) SaaS
8 9 (1.70%) GitHub
8 9 (1.70%) OCI
9 6 (1.13%) Google Workspace
9 6 (1.13%) Power Automate
9 6 (1.13%) PowerApps
9 6 (1.13%) Snowflake
10 5 (0.95%) Amazon ECS
10 5 (0.95%) Amazon EKS
10 5 (0.95%) Cloud Run
10 5 (0.95%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 4 (0.76%) Azure API Management
11 4 (0.76%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.10%) DNS
2 23 (4.35%) Multicast
3 20 (3.78%) VPN
4 19 (3.59%) HTTP
4 19 (3.59%) TCP/IP
5 18 (3.40%) DMZ
6 17 (3.21%) BGP
7 15 (2.84%) BIG-IP
7 15 (2.84%) Wireshark
8 14 (2.65%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 14 (2.65%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 14 (2.65%) SSL
9 13 (2.46%) FIX Connectivity
10 11 (2.08%) Firewall
11 4 (0.76%) Network Security
11 4 (0.76%) Wireless
12 3 (0.57%) SSH
12 3 (0.57%) WAN
13 2 (0.38%) DWDM
13 2 (0.38%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.91%) SQL Server
2 19 (3.59%) Metadata
3 17 (3.21%) Power BI
4 14 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (2.46%) Relational Database
6 10 (1.89%) Chroma
6 10 (1.89%) KDB
6 10 (1.89%) Pinecone
6 10 (1.89%) Weaviate
7 9 (1.70%) Data Vault
8 7 (1.32%) MongoDB
9 6 (1.13%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (1.13%) Data Lake
9 6 (1.13%) Kdb+
9 6 (1.13%) Tableau
10 5 (0.95%) Apache Cassandra
10 5 (0.95%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.95%) Oracle Database
10 5 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.76%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 50 (9.45%) JIRA
2 26 (4.91%) Git
3 13 (2.46%) Fiddler
4 12 (2.27%) ER Studio
5 10 (1.89%) ERwin
6 8 (1.51%) Jenkins
7 7 (1.32%) TeamCity
8 5 (0.95%) Bitbucket
8 5 (0.95%) PowerDesigner
9 4 (0.76%) GitLab
9 4 (0.76%) webpack
10 3 (0.57%) Cypress.io
10 3 (0.57%) Octopus Deploy
10 3 (0.57%) Selenium
11 2 (0.38%) Maven
11 2 (0.38%) MSBuild
11 2 (0.38%) REST Assured
11 2 (0.38%) Vite
12 1 (0.19%) Claude Code
12 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 529 (100.00%) Banking
2 334 (63.14%) Finance
3 168 (31.76%) Front Office
4 118 (22.31%) Social Skills
5 68 (12.85%) Analytical Skills
6 44 (8.32%) Corporate Banking
7 41 (7.75%) Retail Banking
8 37 (6.99%) Retail
9 35 (6.62%) Financial Institution
10 19 (3.59%) Back Office
10 19 (3.59%) Legal
11 13 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (2.27%) Spanish Language
13 9 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
14 7 (1.32%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (1.13%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (0.95%) General Ledger
17 4 (0.76%) Games
18 3 (0.57%) Advertising
18 3 (0.57%) French Language
Job Titles
1 174 (32.89%) Developer
2 86 (16.26%) Analyst
3 84 (15.88%) Senior
4 74 (13.99%) Java Developer
5 68 (12.85%) Business Analyst
6 55 (10.40%) Senior Developer
7 36 (6.81%) Senior Java Developer
8 34 (6.43%) React Developer
9 30 (5.67%) Network Engineer
9 30 (5.67%) Senior React Developer
9 30 (5.67%) UI Developer
10 28 (5.29%) Lead
10 28 (5.29%) Senior UI Developer
11 25 (4.73%) Python Developer
12 22 (4.16%) C# Developer
13 21 (3.97%) Project Manager
13 21 (3.97%) Support Engineer
14 18 (3.40%) Security Engineer
15 16 (3.02%) Architect
15 16 (3.02%) Banking Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (10.40%) React
2 41 (7.75%) .NET
3 38 (7.18%) FIX Protocol
4 36 (6.81%) Redux
5 19 (3.59%) AngularJS
6 18 (3.40%) REST
7 17 (3.21%) Kafka
8 13 (2.46%) Spring
8 13 (2.46%) WebSockets
9 12 (2.27%) Middleware
9 12 (2.27%) Terraform
10 11 (2.08%) LangChain
10 11 (2.08%) Pandas
10 11 (2.08%) RESTful
11 10 (1.89%) Flask
11 10 (1.89%) LlamaIndex
11 10 (1.89%) PySpark
12 9 (1.70%) Node.js
12 9 (1.70%) OAuth
12 9 (1.70%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 92 (17.39%) Derivative
2 84 (15.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 68 (12.85%) Fixed Income
4 62 (11.72%) Equities
5 39 (7.37%) Management Information System
6 34 (6.43%) Greenfield Project
7 32 (6.05%) Product Ownership
8 26 (4.91%) Onboarding
9 23 (4.35%) Market Risk
10 19 (3.59%) Distributed Systems
11 18 (3.40%) Data Structures
12 17 (3.21%) AI Agents
13 16 (3.02%) Algorithms
14 14 (2.65%) Credit Risk
15 13 (2.46%) Hedge funds
15 13 (2.46%) TWAP
15 13 (2.46%) VWAP
16 10 (1.89%) Data Protection Act
17 9 (1.70%) Cloud Native
17 9 (1.70%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 35 (6.62%) Windows
2 32 (6.05%) Linux
3 24 (4.54%) Unix
4 5 (0.95%) Apple iOS
4 5 (0.95%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.76%) Android
6 3 (0.57%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.38%) AIX
7 2 (0.38%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.38%) Solaris
8 1 (0.19%) HPUX
8 1 (0.19%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.19%) SUSE
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (23.63%) Agile
2 83 (15.69%) Problem-Solving
3 80 (15.12%) Low Latency
3 80 (15.12%) Stakeholder Management
4 73 (13.80%) Electronic Trading
5 64 (12.10%) AI
6 63 (11.91%) CI/CD
7 55 (10.40%) Analytics
8 52 (9.83%) Software Engineering
9 47 (8.88%) DevOps
10 45 (8.51%) Wealth Management
11 43 (8.13%) Continuous Improvement
12 41 (7.75%) Business Analysis
13 37 (6.99%) Translating Business Requirements
14 36 (6.81%) Full-Stack Development
15 35 (6.62%) Data Modelling
16 34 (6.43%) Migration
16 34 (6.43%) Risk Management
17 33 (6.24%) Event-Driven
18 32 (6.05%) Multithreading
Programming Languages
1 119 (22.50%) Java
2 117 (22.12%) SQL
3 108 (20.42%) Python
4 89 (16.82%) C#
5 66 (12.48%) TypeScript
6 54 (10.21%) JavaScript
7 23 (4.35%) PowerShell
8 20 (3.78%) C++
9 14 (2.65%) Shell Script
10 7 (1.32%) Kotlin
10 7 (1.32%) Rust
11 6 (1.13%) PL/SQL
12 5 (0.95%) Tcl
13 4 (0.76%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.76%) VBA
14 3 (0.57%) Bash
14 3 (0.57%) Bicep
14 3 (0.57%) C
14 3 (0.57%) Perl
15 2 (0.38%) Scala
Qualifications
1 36 (6.81%) Degree
2 10 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (1.70%) Azure Certification
4 7 (1.32%) PMP
5 5 (0.95%) Security Cleared
6 4 (0.76%) Master's Degree
6 4 (0.76%) PMI Certification
6 4 (0.76%) SC Cleared
7 3 (0.57%) ACCA
7 3 (0.57%) AWS Certification
7 3 (0.57%) CIMA
7 3 (0.57%) CISSP
7 3 (0.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (0.57%) MCSA
7 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.38%) CCNP
8 2 (0.38%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.19%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.19%) FFIEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.40%) Data Quality
2 17 (3.21%) MiFID
3 12 (2.27%) QA
4 10 (1.89%) EMIR
5 6 (1.13%) PMO
6 4 (0.76%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.57%) IFRS
8 2 (0.38%) GRC
8 2 (0.38%) NIST
8 2 (0.38%) WCAG
9 1 (0.19%) COBIT
9 1 (0.19%) COREP
9 1 (0.19%) FINREP
9 1 (0.19%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.19%) PSD2
9 1 (0.19%) SEPA
9 1 (0.19%) TARGET2
System Software
1 20 (3.78%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.84%) Docker
3 13 (2.46%) Firmware
3 13 (2.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.19%) GridGain
4 1 (0.19%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 16 (3.02%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.70%) Ansible
3 7 (1.32%) SCCM
4 6 (1.13%) WSUS
5 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.57%) Control-M
6 3 (0.57%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (0.38%) Kibana
7 2 (0.38%) logstash
7 2 (0.38%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.19%) Grafana
8 1 (0.19%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 49 (9.26%) Microsoft
2 36 (6.81%) Oracle
3 28 (5.29%) F5
4 19 (3.59%) Cisco
5 15 (2.84%) Bloomberg
5 15 (2.84%) OpenAI
6 14 (2.65%) Blue Coat
7 13 (2.46%) Databricks
7 13 (2.46%) McAfee
7 13 (2.46%) NetApp
7 13 (2.46%) VMware
8 11 (2.08%) ION Trading
8 11 (2.08%) Murex
9 10 (1.89%) Citrix
9 10 (1.89%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.70%) Sybase
10 9 (1.70%) Tradeweb
11 7 (1.32%) MarketAxess
11 7 (1.32%) Reuters
12 6 (1.13%) SAP