OPERATIONS & MIDDLE OFFICE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2022

INTRODUCTION Q4 was a mixed quarter, with concerns about the potential recession in 2023 becoming evident from the recruitment done by a range of firms. October was a slow month, as firms were determining their key hires that needed to be completed before the end of the calendar year, leading to a very busy November…

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OPERATIONS & COMPLIANCE (CONTRACT) MARKET COMMENTARY, Q3 2022

Market Overview Q3 followed a similar trend to Q2 in that processes were often slowed down as a consequence of key decision makers being on holiday. Whilst the market isn’t as candidate-driven as previously, delayed processes are causing hiring managers to miss out on their preferred candidates. There is still the continued emphasis on moving…

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OPERATIONS & COMPLIANCE (CONTRACT) MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022

Market Overview The contract and FTC market within Operations and Compliance has continued the form of Q4 2021. It remains a ‘candidate driven’ market with several candidates in a number of processes simultaneously. This has resulted in faster processes across the board with instances of more than two interview stages being rare. These factors have…

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OPERATIONS & MIDDLE OFFICE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021

INTRODUCTION Last year was very busy for recruitment across all areas including Middle Office and Operations and Q4 was no exception, the market didn’t slow down with many clients continuing to hire right until the end of the year. We saw a huge increase on hiring compared to 2020, which was to be expected with…

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OPERATIONS & MIDDLE OFFICE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2021

Introductions Q1 of 2021 was a very busy quarter for middle office and operations recruitment, this continued the increase in recruitment we saw at the end of the previous year. There is more confidence returning to the job market and to candidates looking to move into new roles after an uncertain year in 2020. Some clients reassessed their teams over the Christmas to New…

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