Investment Banking Job Trends in Scotland

Investment Banking
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Investment Banking in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Investment Banking over the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 137 136
Rank change year-on-year - -1 +44
Permanent jobs citing Investment Banking 0 5 58
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland - 0.19% 1.90%
As % of the General category - 0.28% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £62,825
25th Percentile - - £64,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £69,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.07%
75th Percentile - - £74,438
90th Percentile - - £76,275
UK median annual salary £110,000 £110,000 £107,500
% change year-on-year - +2.33% +19.44%

All General Skills
Scotland

Investment Banking 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 1,571 1,804 2,302
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 57.74% 68.05% 75.60%
Number of salaries quoted 656 737 1,379
10th Percentile £25,684 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £41,250 £31,871
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% +4.76% -9.19%
75th Percentile £54,589 £70,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,450 £92,500 £84,056
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.44%

Investment Banking
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Investment Banking job vacancy trend in Scotland

Investment Banking
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Investment Banking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Investment Banking