Financial Institution Job Trends in Scotland

Financial Institution
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Financial Institution in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Financial Institution over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 125 104
Rank change year-on-year +11 -21 +68
Permanent jobs citing Financial Institution 27 23 100
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.98% 0.90% 3.18%
As % of the General category 1.70% 1.32% 4.26%
Number of salaries quoted 6 6 6
10th Percentile £69,375 £46,000 £60,000
25th Percentile - £49,500 £70,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £54,500 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +55.96% -29.68% +31.57%
75th Percentile - £58,500 £123,747
90th Percentile - £59,250 £137,913
UK median annual salary £85,000 £85,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year - +9.68% +3.33%

All General Skills
Scotland

Financial Institution falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,584 1,746 2,349
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 57.33% 68.12% 74.62%
Number of salaries quoted 655 717 1,379
10th Percentile £25,684 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £28,625 £41,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% +4.76% -11.80%
75th Percentile £55,000 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,540 £93,761 £84,056
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.45% -6.07%

Financial Institution
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Financial Institution relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Financial Institution job vacancy trend in Scotland

Financial Institution
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Financial Institution.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Financial Institution

Financial Institution
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Financial Institution in Scotland over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Financial Institution in Scotland

Financial Institution
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Institution within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Edinburgh -12 19 - - 4
Glasgow +24 8 £85,000 +88.89%
Financial Institution
UK

Financial Institution
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Cloud Services
1 6 (22.22%) Azure
2 5 (18.52%) AWS
2 5 (18.52%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.70%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 5 (18.52%) Broadband
General
1 27 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (3.70%) Banking
2 1 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (3.70%) Legal
2 1 (3.70%) Retail
2 1 (3.70%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (29.63%) Business Consultant
1 8 (29.63%) Consultant
1 8 (29.63%) Technical Consultant
2 7 (25.93%) IT Support
3 6 (22.22%) Analyst
4 5 (18.52%) Head of Data Management
4 5 (18.52%) Head of Risk Management
4 5 (18.52%) IT Analyst
4 5 (18.52%) IT Support Analyst
4 5 (18.52%) Support Analyst
5 3 (11.11%) Build Manager
6 2 (7.41%) IT Support Specialist
6 2 (7.41%) Senior
6 2 (7.41%) Support Specialist
7 1 (3.70%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 1 (3.70%) Data Analyst
7 1 (3.70%) Security Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (18.52%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 1 (3.70%) Insider Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (48.15%) Wealth Management
2 6 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (18.52%) Agile
3 5 (18.52%) AI
3 5 (18.52%) Change Management
3 5 (18.52%) CI/CD
3 5 (18.52%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (18.52%) Continuous Integration
3 5 (18.52%) Customer Experience
3 5 (18.52%) Data Engineering
3 5 (18.52%) Decision-Making
3 5 (18.52%) DevOps
3 5 (18.52%) Risk Management
3 5 (18.52%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 5 (18.52%) Test Automation
4 2 (7.41%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (7.41%) Red Team
5 1 (3.70%) Cyber Resilience
5 1 (3.70%) Incident Response
5 1 (3.70%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.70%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (3.70%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (18.52%) AWS Certification
1 5 (18.52%) CRISC
1 5 (18.52%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (3.70%) CISM
2 1 (3.70%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (3.70%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (18.52%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (18.52%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 13 (48.15%) Avaloq
2 6 (22.22%) Microsoft
3 5 (18.52%) Cisco
3 5 (18.52%) Meraki