Investment Banking Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Investment Banking
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Investment Banking in contract job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Investment Banking over the 6 months leading up to 21 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 109 -
Rank change year-on-year -23 - -
Contract jobs citing Investment Banking 2 6 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.094% 0.35% -
As % of the General category 0.17% 0.58% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £159 - -
South East median daily rate £159 - -

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,208 1,026 1,565
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 56.69% 59.38% 62.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 855 533 916
10th Percentile £255 £233 £205
25th Percentile £378 £388 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +5.26% -2.16%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £595
90th Percentile £650 £663 £688
South East median daily rate £478 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 38 105
10th Percentile £15.62 £19.12 £18.95
25th Percentile £20.50 £31.25 £24.43
Median hourly rate £27.50 £55.87 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -50.78% +15.44% +101.67%
75th Percentile £58.00 £64.73 £62.00
90th Percentile £95.00 £75.03 £70.50
South East median hourly rate £22.00 £42.50 £45.21
% change year-on-year -48.24% -5.99% +27.35%

Investment Banking
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Investment Banking job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Investment Banking
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Investment Banking.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Investment Banking

Investment Banking
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Investment Banking.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Investment Banking

Investment Banking
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 21 January 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
Buckinghamshire - 1 - -
Oxfordshire - 1 £159 -
Investment Banking
South East

Investment Banking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) SAN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Research Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA