Investment Banking Contract Job Trends in London

Investment Banking
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Investment Banking in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Investment Banking over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 66 59
Rank change year-on-year -60 -7 -4
Contract jobs citing Investment Banking 449 538 609
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.24% 3.96% 3.71%
As % of the General category 3.69% 5.79% 5.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 241 366 505
10th Percentile £413 £438 £525
25th Percentile £513 £613 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £668 £750 £800
Median % change year-on-year -11.00% -6.25% +14.29%
75th Percentile £793 £838 £888
90th Percentile £938 £888 -
England median daily rate £675 £750 £775
% change year-on-year -10.00% -3.23% +10.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £87.50 -
England median hourly rate - £87.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year - +348.72% -55.93%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 12,167 9,296 10,260
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 60.62% 68.34% 62.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,761 6,202 7,258
10th Percentile £350 £325 £336
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £788 £800 £825
England median daily rate £525 £512 £538
% change year-on-year +2.54% -4.74% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 238 181 153
10th Percentile £18.50 £15.84 £17.25
25th Percentile £21.93 £24.50 £22.34
Median hourly rate £28.55 £30.81 £33.75
Median % change year-on-year -7.32% -8.73% -3.57%
75th Percentile £43.75 £50.50 £51.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £63.75 £68.60
England median hourly rate £33.99 £25.32 £38.12
% change year-on-year +34.24% -33.58% +27.07%

Investment Banking
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Investment Banking job vacancy trend in London

Investment Banking
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Investment Banking
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Investment Banking in London over the 6 months to 31 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Investment Banking in London

Investment Banking
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Investment Banking
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 31 July 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
Central London -27 61 £693 -1.07% 19
East London +3 4 £875 -2.78%
South London -17 2 £800 +10.34%
Investment Banking
England

Investment Banking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 7 (1.56%) Confluence
2 4 (0.89%) Apache
2 4 (0.89%) Apache Spark
2 4 (0.89%) IIS
3 3 (0.67%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.45%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.45%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.22%) CICS
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.22%) SAS
Applications
1 18 (4.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (2.00%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.67%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.45%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.22%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 11 (2.45%) Aladdin
2 8 (1.78%) Oracle Payables
2 8 (1.78%) Oracle Receivables
3 7 (1.56%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 4 (0.89%) Summit
5 3 (0.67%) Orchestrade
6 2 (0.45%) Fidessa
6 2 (0.45%) Front Arena
6 2 (0.45%) Global One
6 2 (0.45%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.22%) Actimize
7 1 (0.22%) BusinessWorks
7 1 (0.22%) CA PPM
7 1 (0.22%) IntelliMatch
7 1 (0.22%) ION MarketView
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle iProcurement
7 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.22%) SunGard Martini
Cloud Services
1 58 (12.92%) Azure
2 57 (12.69%) AWS
3 20 (4.45%) GCP
3 20 (4.45%) Power Platform
4 16 (3.56%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (3.34%) GitHub
6 13 (2.90%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (2.67%) Entra ID
8 10 (2.23%) OCI
9 8 (1.78%) Snowflake
10 7 (1.56%) GitHub Actions
10 7 (1.56%) SaaS
11 6 (1.34%) Google Workspace
11 6 (1.34%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.34%) PowerApps
12 5 (1.11%) Amazon ECS
12 5 (1.11%) Amazon EKS
13 4 (0.89%) Azure API Management
14 3 (0.67%) Cloud Run
14 3 (0.67%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.01%) FIX Connectivity
2 10 (2.23%) Firewall
3 8 (1.78%) Multicast
4 7 (1.56%) VPN
5 6 (1.34%) HTTP
5 6 (1.34%) TCP/IP
6 5 (1.11%) DMZ
7 3 (0.67%) BGP
7 3 (0.67%) Wireless
8 2 (0.45%) Cisco ISE
8 2 (0.45%) DWDM
8 2 (0.45%) MPLS
8 2 (0.45%) Network Security
8 2 (0.45%) OSPF
8 2 (0.45%) Wireshark
9 1 (0.22%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
9 1 (0.22%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
9 1 (0.22%) Internet
9 1 (0.22%) MIMO
9 1 (0.22%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (5.35%) SQL Server
2 19 (4.23%) Power BI
3 17 (3.79%) Metadata
4 15 (3.34%) Relational Database
5 13 (2.90%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (2.23%) Data Vault
6 10 (2.23%) Pinecone
6 10 (2.23%) Weaviate
7 9 (2.00%) Tableau
8 8 (1.78%) KDB
9 6 (1.34%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (1.34%) MongoDB
9 6 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.34%) Redis
10 5 (1.11%) Big Data
10 5 (1.11%) Data Lake
10 5 (1.11%) Kdb+
10 5 (1.11%) Snowflake Schema
11 4 (0.89%) ClickHouse
11 4 (0.89%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 34 (7.57%) JIRA
2 15 (3.34%) Git
3 11 (2.45%) ER Studio
4 10 (2.23%) ERwin
4 10 (2.23%) TeamCity
5 7 (1.56%) GitLab
5 7 (1.56%) Jenkins
6 5 (1.11%) Bitbucket
6 5 (1.11%) Octopus Deploy
6 5 (1.11%) PowerDesigner
6 5 (1.11%) webpack
7 3 (0.67%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.67%) REST Assured
7 3 (0.67%) Selenium
8 2 (0.45%) Maven
8 2 (0.45%) MSBuild
8 2 (0.45%) Vite
9 1 (0.22%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.22%) Balsamiq
9 1 (0.22%) CMake
General
1 449 (100.00%) Banking
2 291 (64.81%) Finance
3 152 (33.85%) Front Office
4 109 (24.28%) Social Skills
5 56 (12.47%) Analytical Skills
6 45 (10.02%) Retail Banking
7 42 (9.35%) Retail
8 41 (9.13%) Corporate Banking
9 39 (8.69%) Financial Institution
10 18 (4.01%) Legal
11 15 (3.34%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (2.67%) Back Office
13 11 (2.45%) Spanish Language
14 8 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.78%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.89%) French Language
15 4 (0.89%) Games
16 3 (0.67%) Advertising
16 3 (0.67%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 164 (36.53%) Developer
2 79 (17.59%) Analyst
3 72 (16.04%) Java Developer
3 72 (16.04%) Senior
4 62 (13.81%) Business Analyst
5 50 (11.14%) Senior Developer
6 31 (6.90%) Senior Java Developer
7 24 (5.35%) C# Developer
7 24 (5.35%) Project Manager
8 22 (4.90%) Electronic Trading Developer
8 22 (4.90%) React Developer
9 21 (4.68%) Lead
9 21 (4.68%) Python Developer
10 20 (4.45%) UI Developer
11 19 (4.23%) Banking Analyst
11 19 (4.23%) Electronic Trading Java Developer
11 19 (4.23%) Low Latency Java Developer
11 19 (4.23%) Senior React Developer
12 18 (4.01%) Algorithmic Trading Developer
12 18 (4.01%) Java Developer - Algorithmic Trading
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (10.69%) React
2 43 (9.58%) .NET
3 37 (8.24%) FIX Protocol
4 24 (5.35%) Redux
5 23 (5.12%) Kafka
6 18 (4.01%) AngularJS
7 17 (3.79%) REST
8 16 (3.56%) Spring
9 14 (3.12%) RESTful
10 10 (2.23%) CSS
10 10 (2.23%) LangChain
10 10 (2.23%) LlamaIndex
10 10 (2.23%) OAuth
10 10 (2.23%) OAuth2
11 9 (2.00%) HTML
11 9 (2.00%) Node.js
11 9 (2.00%) WebSockets
12 8 (1.78%) NumPy
12 8 (1.78%) RxJava
12 8 (1.78%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 99 (22.05%) Derivative
2 68 (15.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 55 (12.25%) Fixed Income
4 54 (12.03%) Equities
5 26 (5.79%) Product Ownership
6 23 (5.12%) Greenfield Project
6 23 (5.12%) Onboarding
7 22 (4.90%) Market Risk
8 19 (4.23%) Distributed Systems
9 18 (4.01%) Data Structures
9 18 (4.01%) TWAP
9 18 (4.01%) VWAP
10 17 (3.79%) Algorithms
11 16 (3.56%) Management Information System
12 14 (3.12%) AI Agents
13 13 (2.90%) Cloud Native
14 12 (2.67%) Credit Risk
15 11 (2.45%) Hedge funds
16 8 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
16 8 (1.78%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 29 (6.46%) Windows
2 23 (5.12%) Linux
2 23 (5.12%) Unix
3 5 (1.11%) Android
3 5 (1.11%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.89%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.67%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.22%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (22.94%) Agile
2 71 (15.81%) Low Latency
3 65 (14.48%) Problem-Solving
4 62 (13.81%) Electronic Trading
5 60 (13.36%) Stakeholder Management
6 56 (12.47%) CI/CD
7 55 (12.25%) AI
8 54 (12.03%) Analytics
9 44 (9.80%) DevOps
9 44 (9.80%) Software Engineering
10 41 (9.13%) Wealth Management
11 38 (8.46%) Asset Management
11 38 (8.46%) Multithreading
12 37 (8.24%) TDD
13 34 (7.57%) Full-Stack Development
14 33 (7.35%) User Acceptance Testing
15 32 (7.13%) Algorithmic Trading
15 32 (7.13%) Continuous Improvement
16 31 (6.90%) Business Analysis
16 31 (6.90%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 113 (25.17%) Java
2 97 (21.60%) Python
3 95 (21.16%) SQL
4 74 (16.48%) C#
5 55 (12.25%) TypeScript
6 45 (10.02%) JavaScript
7 20 (4.45%) C++
8 19 (4.23%) PowerShell
9 11 (2.45%) Shell Script
10 7 (1.56%) Rust
11 5 (1.11%) Kotlin
11 5 (1.11%) Scala
12 4 (0.89%) VBA
13 3 (0.67%) Bicep
13 3 (0.67%) C
13 3 (0.67%) Perl
13 3 (0.67%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.45%) Bash
14 2 (0.45%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.22%) F#
Qualifications
1 30 (6.68%) Degree
2 11 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (1.56%) Azure Certification
3 7 (1.56%) PMP
4 5 (1.11%) Master's Degree
5 4 (0.89%) PMI Certification
5 4 (0.89%) Security Cleared
6 3 (0.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (0.67%) MCSA
6 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (0.67%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.45%) CCNP
7 2 (0.45%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (0.45%) MBA
7 2 (0.45%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 2 (0.45%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 1 (0.22%) ACCA
8 1 (0.22%) CFA
8 1 (0.22%) CISA
8 1 (0.22%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.12%) MiFID
2 12 (2.67%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.23%) QA
4 7 (1.56%) PMO
5 6 (1.34%) EMIR
6 4 (0.89%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.67%) SLA
8 2 (0.45%) NIST
8 2 (0.45%) WCAG
9 1 (0.22%) COBIT
9 1 (0.22%) COREP
9 1 (0.22%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.22%) FINREP
9 1 (0.22%) GDPR
9 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.22%) ITGC
9 1 (0.22%) PSD2
9 1 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 17 (3.79%) Active Directory
1 17 (3.79%) Docker
2 1 (0.22%) GridGain
2 1 (0.22%) Varnish
2 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.22%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 19 (4.23%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.45%) Terraform
3 7 (1.56%) SCCM
4 6 (1.34%) WSUS
5 5 (1.11%) Ansible
6 4 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.67%) Control-M
7 3 (0.67%) ITRS Geneos
8 1 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.22%) WMI
Vendors
1 40 (8.91%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.13%) Oracle
3 14 (3.12%) OpenAI
4 12 (2.67%) Murex
5 10 (2.23%) Citrix
6 7 (1.56%) Bloomberg
6 7 (1.56%) Charles River
6 7 (1.56%) Databricks
6 7 (1.56%) ION Trading
6 7 (1.56%) Reuters
7 6 (1.34%) SAP
7 6 (1.34%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.34%) Solace
8 5 (1.11%) Google
9 4 (0.89%) Adobe
10 3 (0.67%) Atlassian
10 3 (0.67%) Cisco
10 3 (0.67%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.67%) Sybase
10 3 (0.67%) TIBCO