BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES SALARY GUIDE 2025

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Our banking and financial services salary guide provides the latest insights into salaries, day rates, benefits, and hiring trends across the sector. Whether you’re a hiring manager benchmarking compensation or a professional negotiating your next role, this guide offers data-driven insights to help you make informed decisions. With financial services evolving due to regulatory changes, technological advancements, and shifting market conditions, staying updated on salary trends is essential for businesses and individuals alike.

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Understanding market pay trends is essential in today’s competitive job landscape. Our 2025 Salary Guide provides up-to-date insights into salaries, benefits, and hiring trends across key sectors. Whether you’re negotiating a new role or benchmarking your team’s pay, this guide offers data-driven insights to help you make informed decisions. Stay competitive with the latest salary trends and industry analysis.

UK Labour Market Update: Banking & Financial Services

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The UK banking and financial services sector is adapting to economic fluctuations, regulatory shifts, and the impact of digital transformation. Key trends shaping the hiring landscape include:

  • Hiring Intentions: Demand for compliance, risk, and digital banking professionals continues to rise, with 75% of decision makers saying demands have significantly increased as they navigate regulatory changes and tech-driven strategies.
  • Skills Shortages: A lack of qualified candidates in fintech, data analytics, and regulatory risk is driving competition and salary inflation for in-demand roles.
  • Hybrid Working Trends: Many financial institutions now require increased office presence, but professionals still seek flexibility, affecting retention and recruitment strategies.
  • Technology Investment: Banks and financial firms are heavily investing in AI, automation, and blockchain, increasing demand for specialists in these fields.

Salaries, Benefits & Perks

‍In 2025, financial services professionals can expect modest salary growth alongside evolving workplace benefits:

  • Salary Growth: Pay rises higher than national averages with specialists in compliance, risk, and digital banking seeing higher increases.
  • Flexible Work: Hybrid work remains a point of discussion, with some firms mandating office presence while others offer more flexibility to retain talent.
  • Wellbeing and Perks: Employers are expanding mental health initiatives, financial wellness programmes, and private healthcare options to attract top candidates.
  • Technology and Upskilling: With 75% of financial firms already using AI, many firms are funding AI, automation, and fintech training to support employee development and business transformation.

Recruitment Market Spotlight

The recruitment landscape in banking and financial services reflects these ongoing industry shifts.
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Hiring Trends

  • Increased demand for risk, compliance, and digital transformation specialists as firms adapt to regulatory and tech-driven changes.
  • Many (largely US) financial institutions are scaling back DE&I efforts in response to the changing political administration, impacting UK entities’ hiring priorities

Candidate Availability

  • Top-tier professionals in compliance, risk, and digital banking are commanding higher salaries due to market competition.
  • Rising demand for interim specialists in M&A, regulatory reporting, and digital transformation projects.
  • Increased competition for senior finance roles, with firms struggling to secure experienced candidates.
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Most In-Demand Roles:

  • Regulatory Compliance Manager 
  • Risk & Controls Specialist
  • Digital Banking Transformation Lead

With banking and financial services evolving rapidly, professionals and employers must stay informed on salary expectations, hiring trends, and skills in demand to remain competitive.

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