Financial & Professional Services

Careers in the Financial & Professional Services industries.

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Financial & Professional Services

Careers in Financial and Professional Services Sector include a wide range of roles that involve providing financial expertise, advisory services, and support to individuals, businesses, and organisations.

Career options

The Financial & Professional Services Sector focuses on, finance, business, marketing, legal services and social sciences. The students benefit from guest speakers, industry placements and work experience opportunities from local employers and industry experts. We have strong connections with businesses and professional organisations enabling our students to gain insight, network, and enhance their career opportunities in this competitive sector.

With the UK as one of the financial capital cities of the world, demand is high for these types of jobs, and an estimated 2.3 million people are currently employed in the financial and professional sector*. There will always be a high demand for people in finance and professional services, and progression routes are easily accessible due to the high frequency of roles in this sector. 

Discover our career pathways

Our career pathways have been designed alongside employers from this sector. They are a bespoke mix of qualifications and professional development opportunities, which will enable you to develop additional skills that employers are looking for.

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Accounting Pathway

Leading to employment within the Accounting, Financial Advisor, Forensic & Tax industries.
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Banking Pathway

Leading to employment within the Risk Management, Hedge Fund Investor & Analyst (Fraud Prevention) industries.
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Business Pathway

Leading to employment in Business, Marketing and Finance.
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Government & Public Affairs Pathway

Leading to employment in Civil Service, Local Government and the Police Service.
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Human Resources (HR) Pathway

Leading to employment within the HR analysis, Recruitment Consultant & Training and Staff Development industries.
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Law & Professional Services Pathway

Leading to employment as a Legal Executive, Paralegal and other professions in the Legal Sector.
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Marketing Pathway

Leading to employment within the Advertising, Communications, & Social Media industries.
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Retail Management Pathway

Leading to employment in Customer service, Sales and Operations Management.
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Social Sciences Pathway

Leading to employment in Social Media Managing, Communications, Research, and Social Policy.
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