Investment banks and investment management firms have long been tight-lipped when it comes to advertising graduate salaries. Very few organisations within these sectors reveal what they pay graduates – most simply state that salaries are ‘competitive’, so you’ll only find out when you receive a job offer. This is usually because they don’t want their competitors to know what they have to offer and trump them for the best and brightest graduates by offering a little more.
That said, there are ways to find out what kinds of graduate salaries investment banks and investment management firms offer. We did some online sleuthing using salary survey websites and recruitment agency reports to put together the figures below.
How much do graduates in investment banking and investment management earn?
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Salaries for graduate analysts (a typical graduate role) in
London
are reported to be between £32,000 and £52,000, with the average being around £41,000. -
Some sources, including a report from specialist recruitment consultancy Dartmouth, report that firms competing for top graduates in their
London
offices are offering up to £70,000. -
In
Edinburgh
, salaries for graduate analysts are reported to be between £26,000 and £46,000. The average salary is around £34,000. -
Graduates in investment banking in
Glasgow
are reported to be paid between £26,000 and £47,000. The average salary is around £35,000.
Don’t forget that salaries can fall on either side of these figures, depending on variables including the location, employer and type of work.
How will your investment banking or investment management salary increase?
Potential future earnings in investment banking
A typical graduate programme lasts for two or three years, with pay rises awarded each year over the course of the programme. These will be based on performance – and bear in mind that not all graduates who start on the programme will continue through to the end. For those who make it through, who will typically move in associate roles, salaries are likely to be between £73,000 and £130,000 in
London
.
Potential future earnings in investment management
As your career progresses after the graduate programme, so does your salary. Our research indicates that once you’ve progressed into an investment manager role, if you’re based in
London
your salary could range from £52,000 to £130,000, with an average salary of £82,000.
Of course, these figures don’t include the hefty bonuses available, which are generally linked to fund performance. Thanks to the removal of the cap on bankers’ bonuses, they can now be up to 200% of your salary at management level.
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