Four in ten felt less confident about their performance-related pay compared with 2011.

Over half saw industry bonuses falling in the next three years, the eFinancialCareers survey shows.

Among those expecting an increase, 39% said it would be mainly because of their personal performance.

19% said it was down to the company's performance and 13% said it was due to a change of employer.

"Pay for performance is still ingrained in the culture of financial services in the City," said James Bennett, global managing director at eFinancialCareers.

"If people have performed well they still expect bigger bonuses," he added.

Banks have been under pressure to limit bonuses to end a high-reward, high-risk culture blamed for the financial crisis. A tough UK market environment and public and political pressure were the main reasons given by those expecting bonuses to fall across the industry.

The survey said 18% of respondents did not expect a bonus this year, compared with 11% last year and 7% in 2010.

London's most upbeat finance professionals work for institutional asset management firms, where more than half of respondents expected a rise in their bonus.

The poll of 830 front, middle and back office staff also found workers were more concerned about companies voluntarily cutting pay in the long-term than by regulatory reform of the banking industry.

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Most UK bankers expect a bonus for 2012 - survey