PROJECTS & CHANGE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2022

From my research and engagement with employees/clients, I can confirm there is still a high demand for talent within the Investment Banking & Asset Management space. Multiple technologies are in demand for these companies and similar to last quarter Java was at the forefront. Last quarter we saw companies being a lot more flexible on…

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PROJECTS & CHANGE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q3 2022

The demand for ESG experts has continued to grow from strength to strength and these candidates are desirable now more than ever. Despite the ambiguity and tensions globally caused by various reasons (from the COVID-19 pandemic to the energy crisis and the war in Ukraine), one thing has not changed thus far across Financial Services…

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PROJECTS & CHANGE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022

Technology:   There is still a sustained demand for talent in the UK buy-side technology market. Clients work from home policies were the norm and more clients are expecting their employees to be in the office at least 3 days a week. We have still seen a continued demand for individuals who have Azure or…

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PROJECTS & CHANGE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021

INTRODUCTION   There is clearly a war for talent in the UK buy-side Technology, Change and Transformation market. There is still a sustained demand for human capital that has continued from the last quarter of 2021. Clients work from home policies are now the norm, as the industry has adjusted to onboarding both permanent and…

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PROJECTS & CHANGE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2021

Market Overview  INTRODUCTION The past 12 months has seen the global workforce forced to change it’s working practices drastically. These contingency plans are now the future of how asset managers will engage with their workforce as it has shown both productivity at work and a work-life balance can go hand-in-hand. There was a sense of apprehension about how 2021 would…

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PROJECTS & CHANGE MANAGEMENT MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2020

Market Overview: 2020 began with a number of challenges for both financial services and the wider economy and we continue to live in surreal times. Financial markets, banking and capital markets firms were immediately impacted by the pandemic as yields, oil and stocks and equity prices have fallen. We have seen however that the Government…

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