Financial Careers

Scotland has a thriving, internationally respected financial services industry. It currently ranks as the fifth largest in Europe and as the biggest in the UK outside London. In the last five years over 60,000 new jobs have been created in the business and financial sectors in Scotland. This means that currently around 5% of all Scottish jobs exist in the financial services area; with over 80% of these being based in Edinburgh and Glasgow where the main Scottish strengths in banking, insurance, pensions, investment management/operations and corporate finance are prevalent.

The size of the industry in Scotland, its worldwide reputation, the outstanding companies based here and the quality of life on offer, make a career in Scotland’s financial services sector highly respected and sought after. eFinancialCareers (click on this link) can help with career opportunities in the industry.