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 11 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 126 61
Rank change year-on-year -8 -65 +94
Permanent jobs citing Investment Banking 5 20 313
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.15% 0.80% 5.15%
As % of the General category 0.31% 1.08% 7.50%
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 5
10th Percentile - £79,625 -
25th Percentile - £84,688 £80,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £97,500 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year - +14.71% +26.87%
75th Percentile - £106,875 £90,000
90th Percentile - £110,250 -
UK median annual salary £105,000 £112,500 £115,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% -2.17% +4.55%

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 1,604 1,855 4,176
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 48.15% 74.11% 68.70%
Number of salaries quoted 729 732 1,546
10th Percentile £26,975 £25,313 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.18% -15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,063 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,774 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

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

Investment Banking
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Investment Banking within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 11 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow +7 5 - - 2
Investment Banking
UK

Investment Banking
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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Developer
1 5 (100.00%) Java Developer
1 5 (100.00%) Senior
1 5 (100.00%) Senior Developer
1 5 (100.00%) Senior Java Developer
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Java