Investment Management Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Investment Management
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Investment Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 157 111 -
Rank change year-on-year -46 - -
Contract jobs citing Investment Management 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.033% 0.061% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.041% 0.067% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £850 £313 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £325 -
Median % change year-on-year +176.92% - -
75th Percentile £950 £338 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £900 £450 -
% change year-on-year +100.00% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Investment Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,466 1,485 1,899
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 80.22% 90.88% 85.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,552 904 1,063
10th Percentile £327 £278 £290
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% -1.88%
75th Percentile £610 £590 £624
90th Percentile £713 £650 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -1.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 239 97 86
10th Percentile £13.12 £14.20 £17.25
25th Percentile £16.38 £15.12 £30.81
Median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £60.53
Median % change year-on-year +108.75% -58.45% +21.06%
75th Percentile £83.68 £40.65 £70.39
90th Percentile £104.00 £78.50 £86.77
South East median hourly rate £52.43 £20.40 £57.35
% change year-on-year +156.99% -64.43% +9.24%

Investment Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Investment Management job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Investment Management
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Investment Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Investment Management
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 Management within the Thames Valley 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
Berkshire - 1 £900 - 5
Investment Management
South East

Investment Management
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Head of Portfolio Management
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Demand Management
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Planview
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow