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 9 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 227 154 113
Rank change year-on-year -73 -41 +8
Contract jobs citing Investment Banking 541 526 679
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.17% 1.91% 2.08%
As % of the General category 2.10% 2.96% 3.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 292 353 536
10th Percentile £406 £436 £500
25th Percentile £513 £563 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £667 £725 £750
Median % change year-on-year -7.97% -3.33% +11.11%
75th Percentile £815 £825 £875
90th Percentile £938 £881 £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 1
10th Percentile - £73.25 -
25th Percentile - £78.13 £18.25
Median hourly rate - £87.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year - +348.72% +5.41%
75th Percentile - £94.38 £20.75
90th Percentile - £97.75 -
UK median hourly rate £95.00 £87.50 £31.77
% change year-on-year +8.57% +175.42% -50.65%

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 25,741 17,775 18,920
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 55.58% 64.41% 58.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,233 11,248 11,690
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £423 £400 £416
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 2,104 993 1,008
10th Percentile £13.88 £13.50 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.21 £16.17 £18.00
Median hourly rate £31.50 £25.15 £39.59
Median % change year-on-year +25.25% -36.47% +42.72%
75th Percentile £57.50 £50.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £78.75 £72.50 £71.33
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £25.15 £38.07
% change year-on-year +19.28% -33.94% +38.44%

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 9 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 9 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 -63 467 £668 -11.00% 341
North of England -28 61 £502 +30.26% 5
North West -15 53 £450 -28.00% 3
West Midlands -17 39 £875 +75.00% 12
Midlands -22 39 £875 +75.00% 13
South West -41 8 £875 +392.96% 10
Yorkshire -40 4 £450 +21.62% 1
North East - 4 £875 - 1
South East -67 3 £525 -4.55% 26
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 11 (2.03%) Confluence
2 5 (0.92%) MTS
3 4 (0.74%) Apache Spark
3 4 (0.74%) IIS
3 4 (0.74%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.18%) Apache
5 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.18%) CICS
5 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 18 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (1.29%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.37%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.37%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.18%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 8 (1.48%) Aladdin
2 6 (1.11%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (1.11%) Oracle General Ledger
3 4 (0.74%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (0.74%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (0.74%) Payment Gateway
3 4 (0.74%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (0.74%) Summit
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Assets
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Internet Expenses
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle iProcurement
4 3 (0.55%) Orchestrade
5 2 (0.37%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.37%) Front Arena
5 2 (0.37%) Global One
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.37%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.18%) Actimize
6 1 (0.18%) BusinessWorks
6 1 (0.18%) SunGard Martini
Cloud Services
1 72 (13.31%) Azure
2 56 (10.35%) AWS
3 26 (4.81%) GCP
4 19 (3.51%) Power Platform
5 15 (2.77%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (2.59%) Entra ID
6 14 (2.59%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (2.40%) GitHub
8 12 (2.22%) SaaS
9 10 (1.85%) OCI
10 7 (1.29%) Snowflake
11 6 (1.11%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (1.11%) Google Workspace
12 5 (0.92%) Amazon ECS
12 5 (0.92%) Amazon EKS
12 5 (0.92%) Cloud Run
12 5 (0.92%) Google Kubernetes Engine
12 5 (0.92%) Power Automate
12 5 (0.92%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.74%) Azure Databricks
Communications & Networking
1 29 (5.36%) DNS
2 24 (4.44%) Multicast
3 21 (3.88%) VPN
4 20 (3.70%) HTTP
4 20 (3.70%) TCP/IP
5 19 (3.51%) DMZ
6 18 (3.33%) BGP
7 16 (2.96%) BIG-IP
7 16 (2.96%) Wireshark
8 15 (2.77%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 15 (2.77%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 15 (2.77%) SSL
9 14 (2.59%) FIX Connectivity
10 11 (2.03%) Firewall
11 4 (0.74%) Network Security
11 4 (0.74%) Wireless
12 3 (0.55%) SSH
12 3 (0.55%) WAN
13 2 (0.37%) DWDM
13 2 (0.37%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.81%) SQL Server
2 20 (3.70%) Metadata
3 18 (3.33%) Power BI
4 14 (2.59%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (2.59%) Relational Database
5 10 (1.85%) Chroma
5 10 (1.85%) KDB
5 10 (1.85%) Pinecone
5 10 (1.85%) Weaviate
6 9 (1.66%) Data Vault
7 7 (1.29%) MongoDB
7 7 (1.29%) Tableau
8 6 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (1.11%) Data Lake
8 6 (1.11%) Kdb+
8 6 (1.11%) Oracle Database
9 5 (0.92%) Apache Cassandra
9 5 (0.92%) Elasticsearch
9 5 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.74%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 49 (9.06%) JIRA
2 26 (4.81%) Git
3 14 (2.59%) Fiddler
4 12 (2.22%) ER Studio
5 10 (1.85%) ERwin
5 10 (1.85%) Jenkins
6 7 (1.29%) GitLab
6 7 (1.29%) TeamCity
7 5 (0.92%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.92%) PowerDesigner
8 4 (0.74%) Selenium
8 4 (0.74%) webpack
9 3 (0.55%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.55%) Octopus Deploy
9 3 (0.55%) REST Assured
10 2 (0.37%) Maven
10 2 (0.37%) MSBuild
10 2 (0.37%) Vite
11 1 (0.18%) Claude Code
11 1 (0.18%) XCUITest
General
1 541 (100.00%) Banking
2 341 (63.03%) Finance
3 167 (30.87%) Front Office
4 117 (21.63%) Social Skills
5 68 (12.57%) Analytical Skills
6 46 (8.50%) Corporate Banking
7 43 (7.95%) Retail Banking
8 39 (7.21%) Retail
9 37 (6.84%) Financial Institution
10 20 (3.70%) Back Office
11 19 (3.51%) Legal
12 14 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
13 12 (2.22%) Spanish Language
14 9 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
17 5 (0.92%) General Ledger
18 4 (0.74%) French Language
18 4 (0.74%) Games
19 3 (0.55%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 175 (32.35%) Developer
2 87 (16.08%) Analyst
3 86 (15.90%) Senior
4 75 (13.86%) Java Developer
5 68 (12.57%) Business Analyst
6 56 (10.35%) Senior Developer
7 36 (6.65%) Senior Java Developer
8 34 (6.28%) React Developer
9 32 (5.91%) Network Engineer
10 30 (5.55%) Senior React Developer
10 30 (5.55%) UI Developer
11 28 (5.18%) Lead
11 28 (5.18%) Senior UI Developer
12 25 (4.62%) Python Developer
13 22 (4.07%) C# Developer
14 21 (3.88%) Project Manager
14 21 (3.88%) Support Engineer
15 19 (3.51%) Architect
15 19 (3.51%) Security Engineer
16 16 (2.96%) Network Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (10.54%) React
2 42 (7.76%) .NET
3 39 (7.21%) FIX Protocol
4 36 (6.65%) Redux
5 19 (3.51%) AngularJS
6 17 (3.14%) Kafka
6 17 (3.14%) REST
7 13 (2.40%) Middleware
7 13 (2.40%) Spring
7 13 (2.40%) Terraform
7 13 (2.40%) WebSockets
8 11 (2.03%) Pandas
8 11 (2.03%) RESTful
9 10 (1.85%) Flask
9 10 (1.85%) LangChain
9 10 (1.85%) LlamaIndex
9 10 (1.85%) Node.js
9 10 (1.85%) OAuth
9 10 (1.85%) OAuth2
9 10 (1.85%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 94 (17.38%) Derivative
2 85 (15.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 69 (12.75%) Fixed Income
4 64 (11.83%) Equities
5 41 (7.58%) Management Information System
6 36 (6.65%) Greenfield Project
7 30 (5.55%) Product Ownership
8 27 (4.99%) Onboarding
9 23 (4.25%) Market Risk
10 19 (3.51%) Distributed Systems
11 18 (3.33%) Data Structures
12 16 (2.96%) AI Agents
12 16 (2.96%) Algorithms
13 15 (2.77%) Credit Risk
14 14 (2.59%) Hedge funds
14 14 (2.59%) TWAP
14 14 (2.59%) VWAP
15 10 (1.85%) Cloud Native
15 10 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
16 9 (1.66%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 35 (6.47%) Windows
2 32 (5.91%) Linux
3 25 (4.62%) Unix
4 6 (1.11%) Apple iOS
5 5 (0.92%) Android
5 5 (0.92%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.55%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.37%) AIX
7 2 (0.37%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.37%) Solaris
8 1 (0.18%) HPUX
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.18%) SUSE
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (23.11%) Agile
2 82 (15.16%) Problem-Solving
2 82 (15.16%) Stakeholder Management
3 81 (14.97%) Low Latency
4 74 (13.68%) Electronic Trading
5 66 (12.20%) CI/CD
6 64 (11.83%) AI
7 56 (10.35%) Analytics
8 53 (9.80%) Software Engineering
9 47 (8.69%) DevOps
9 47 (8.69%) Wealth Management
10 46 (8.50%) Continuous Improvement
11 40 (7.39%) Business Analysis
12 39 (7.21%) Full-Stack Development
13 37 (6.84%) Translating Business Requirements
14 36 (6.65%) Data Modelling
15 35 (6.47%) Migration
16 34 (6.28%) Event-Driven
17 33 (6.10%) Multithreading
17 33 (6.10%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 121 (22.37%) Java
2 119 (22.00%) SQL
3 109 (20.15%) Python
4 88 (16.27%) C#
5 67 (12.38%) TypeScript
6 56 (10.35%) JavaScript
7 23 (4.25%) PowerShell
8 20 (3.70%) C++
9 14 (2.59%) Shell Script
10 8 (1.48%) Kotlin
11 7 (1.29%) Rust
12 6 (1.11%) PL/SQL
13 5 (0.92%) Tcl
14 4 (0.74%) T-SQL
14 4 (0.74%) VBA
15 3 (0.55%) Bash
15 3 (0.55%) Bicep
15 3 (0.55%) C
15 3 (0.55%) Perl
15 3 (0.55%) Scala
Qualifications
1 38 (7.02%) Degree
2 11 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (1.66%) Azure Certification
4 7 (1.29%) PMP
5 5 (0.92%) Master's Degree
5 5 (0.92%) Security Cleared
6 4 (0.74%) PMI Certification
6 4 (0.74%) SC Cleared
7 3 (0.55%) ACCA
7 3 (0.55%) AWS Certification
7 3 (0.55%) CIMA
7 3 (0.55%) CISSP
7 3 (0.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (0.55%) MCSA
7 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.37%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.37%) CCNP
8 2 (0.37%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.37%) MBA
9 1 (0.18%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.33%) Data Quality
2 17 (3.14%) MiFID
3 11 (2.03%) EMIR
3 11 (2.03%) QA
4 7 (1.29%) PMO
5 4 (0.74%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.55%) IFRS
7 2 (0.37%) NIST
7 2 (0.37%) WCAG
8 1 (0.18%) COBIT
8 1 (0.18%) COREP
8 1 (0.18%) FINREP
8 1 (0.18%) GRC
8 1 (0.18%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.18%) PSD2
8 1 (0.18%) SEPA
8 1 (0.18%) SLA
8 1 (0.18%) TARGET2
System Software
1 20 (3.70%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.77%) Docker
3 14 (2.59%) Firmware
3 14 (2.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.18%) GridGain
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (3.33%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.66%) Ansible
3 7 (1.29%) SCCM
4 6 (1.11%) WSUS
5 5 (0.92%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.55%) Control-M
6 3 (0.55%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (0.37%) Kibana
7 2 (0.37%) logstash
7 2 (0.37%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.18%) Grafana
8 1 (0.18%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 50 (9.24%) Microsoft
2 38 (7.02%) Oracle
3 30 (5.55%) F5
4 20 (3.70%) Cisco
5 15 (2.77%) Blue Coat
6 14 (2.59%) Bloomberg
6 14 (2.59%) McAfee
6 14 (2.59%) NetApp
6 14 (2.59%) VMware
7 13 (2.40%) Databricks
7 13 (2.40%) OpenAI
8 11 (2.03%) ION Trading
9 10 (1.85%) Citrix
9 10 (1.85%) Murex
9 10 (1.85%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.66%) Sybase
10 9 (1.66%) Tradeweb
11 7 (1.29%) MarketAxess
11 7 (1.29%) Reuters
12 6 (1.11%) SAP