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Banking and Financial Services 2026 Salary Guide

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The Investigo 2026 Banking & Financial Services Salary Guide provides a detailed view of salaries, day rates and hiring trends across London’s financial services market.

Built from real hiring activity across banking, buy-side, sell-side and commodities environments, the guide combines London-specific salary and interim benchmarks with insight into how firms are adapting to a more disciplined, productivity-focused market shaped by AI, automation and ongoing cost pressures.

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What’s inside?

  • Salary and day-rate benchmarks across Banking & Financial Services functions
  • Insight into hiring trends across permanent and contract markets
  • Commentary on AI, automation and evolving operating models
  • Market insight across technology, change, finance, risk, compliance and procurement
  • Trends shaping nearshore and multi-location delivery strategies
  • The skills and experience most in demand across the market

Produced by Banking & Financial Services specialists

The guide is authored by Investigo’s Banking & Financial Services team, bringing together specialist expertise across technology, change, finance and corporate functions within global banking and financial services organisations.

Drawing on deep market relationships and real-time hiring activity, the team supports clients across permanent, contract and multi-channel talent solutions - helping organisations secure the specialist talent needed to deliver transformation, efficiency and growth in an increasingly competitive market.

Whether you’re benchmarking salaries, planning strategic hires or considering your next move, this guide provides the insight needed to navigate the Banking & Financial Services market in 2026.

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Coverage includes: Software Engineering, Quant & Trading Technology, Sell-Side Change, Commodities Change, Buy-Side Change, Procurement, Risk, Compliance, Sell-Side Finance and Buy-Side Finance.

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