The global financial services market has seen continued instability, particularly across the eurozone which has created an extremely challenging operating environment.

Earlier this month we published our April London Employment Monitor which recorded the highest level of City jobs in six months. An area of hiring which is important to watch is IT services in banking.

Technology trends such as cloud computing, mobile application development and payment transactions are making technical hires in banks essential. Furthermore the gadget savvy traders and analysts in the larger banks have an increasing reliance on data access across all devices including mobile.

For the banking industry to continue to drive innovation and excellence the hire of talented IT professionals to drive the business forward is becoming more crucial than ever. IT professionals are recruited within various roles in the financial services industry and we have identified 7 Hot Skills Areas:

You can read more of my comment piece in today’s copy of CityAM.

Lloyd Wahed, Manager Morgan McKinley Technology

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