Banking Job Trends in South Wales

Banking
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Banking in permanent job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Banking over the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 63 34
Rank change year-on-year +32 -29 +18
Permanent jobs citing Banking 33 7 33
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 4.21% 1.10% 5.59%
As % of the General category 7.38% 1.67% 9.43%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 23
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £42,000 £65,066
Median % change year-on-year -40.27% -35.45% +12.55%
75th Percentile - - £72,433
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £25,087 £42,000 £65,066
% change year-on-year -40.27% -35.45% +11.78%

All General Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 447 418 350
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 57.02% 65.52% 59.32%
Number of salaries quoted 297 213 263
10th Percentile £21,620 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £39,280
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,307 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.88% -5.39% +9.89%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,545 £72,433
Wales median annual salary £43,250 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.95% +5.56% -0.18%

Banking
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Banking job vacancy trend in South Wales

Banking
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Banking.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Banking

Banking
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Banking within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 9 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
Glamorgan - 18 £25,087 - 1
Vale of Glamorgan - 11 £25,087 -
Caerphilly - 2 £25,087 -
Cardiff +9 1 £25,087 -40.27% 7
Merthyr Tydfil - 1 £25,087 -
Newport - 1 £25,087 - 6
Banking
Wales

Banking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 27 (81.82%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 27 (81.82%) Internet
2 6 (18.18%) Broadband
General
1 27 (81.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 27 (81.82%) Social Skills
2 5 (15.15%) Games
Job Titles
1 22 (66.67%) Lecturer
2 5 (15.15%) Customer Service Advisor
Miscellaneous
1 27 (81.82%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (81.82%) AI
1 27 (81.82%) Cybersecurity
1 27 (81.82%) Machine Learning
1 27 (81.82%) User Experience
1 27 (81.82%) Web Development
2 5 (15.15%) Customer Service
2 5 (15.15%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 27 (81.82%) Degree
1 27 (81.82%) Master's Degree
1 27 (81.82%) PhD
1 27 (81.82%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 6 (18.18%) BT