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LEGAL MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2022
The legal recruitment market continued to be very active through the end of Q4 and this level of activity continued into January. It remains a busy market for in-house roles. Private Practice has begun to see a cooling in demand across several areas due to the reduction in deal flow driven by the key primary…
Read MoreHR & SECRETARIAL MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2022
OVERVIEW After what can only be described as an incredibly strong year for hiring as we close the door on 2022, it has brought many a question on what 2023 will bring after such peaks in hiring across the HR space for Financial Services clients both growing and established. Q4 brought a wave of concerns…
Read MorePROJECTS & 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…
Read MoreCREDIT & RISK MANAGEMENT MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2022
As is often the case in Q4, we saw quite a polarized hiring ecosystem across Credit, Risk and Quant spaces. The buy side was where the overwhelming majority of the hiring activity took place, as large IBs on the sell side became more focused on the 2023 hiring plans. Any sell side hiring in Q4…
Read MoreHR & SECRETARIAL MARKET COMMENTARY, Q3 2022
OVERVIEW One might easily assume that as Q1 and Q2 saw a more buoyant market with permanent offerings available in various regions, it follows that we are on track for a more turbulent 2022 Q4 as a result of ongoing changes in the Financial market, or that roles are to become less numerous, more competitive.…
Read MorePROJECTS & 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…
Read MoreLEGAL MARKET COMMENTARY, Q3 2022
The in-house legal recruitment market slowed somewhat in Q2 and we saw a reduction in new roles. Once we got into Q3 we saw a pick up in roles and the summer months were back at Q1 levels. We have continued to see the overall increases in Salary levels on the Private Practice side being…
Read MoreCOMPLIANCE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q3 2022
INTRODUCTION Compliance has notoriously become a ‘problem child’ of the recruitment space in recent quarters. A chronic candidate shortage and record demand have pushed this area more than before. Organisations have been pushed to take on staff with inflated salaries as strong candidates have been whisked off the market in a matter of days. On…
Read MoreFINANCIAL MARKETS & ALTERNATIVES MARKET COMMENTARY, Q3 2022
The recruitment market throughout the summer remained relatively buoyant, against a backdrop of economic uncertainty. Clients were still actively recruiting across the front office space with a continued emphasis across FICC and Electronic Trading. Fund performance has remained relatively strong, however, we are seeing an uptick in the number of redemptions from some Funds /…
Read MoreREGIONAL MARKET COMMENTARY, Q3 2022
REGIONAL INFORMATION At the end of Q3, we are continuing to see a steady trend of hiring throughout the North West, Midlands and Scotland. Due to the increase of roles regionally, we are observing the demand for hybrid working and flexibility. In addition to this, we are seeing a requirement for higher salaries due to…
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