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Finance industry bitesized
- Finance is the largest business sector in Jersey and a major contributor to the economy, as you can see from the chart below
- It employs over 12,680 people, which makes up 24% of Jersey’s workforce.
- The average weekly wage for someone working in the finance services sector is £860 or £53,460 per year (as at December 2010)
- Finance currently generates over £1,160 million in profit for Jersey every year.
- Finance is Jersey’s most rapidly growing industry
- In the coming year it is anticipated that 58% of finance workers will receive a pay increase, 42% will stay on the same wage, and nobody will have a decrease.
How is the Finance Industry Structured?
The industry is divided into the following main sectors:
Accountancy Firms | 42 |
Banks | 46 |
Law Firms | 44 |
Fund Services | 476 |
Investment Managers/Advisers/Stockbrokers | 104 |
Trust Companies | 181 |
Insurance (including General Insurance and Mediation Business) | 184 |
What Employers Look For
Skills
- Intelligence
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Oral and written communication skills
- Numeracy
- Teamwork and leadership skills
- Organisation skills and results orientation
- Customer service
- Commercial awareness and a degree of understanding about the industry
- What qualifications you have
- Ability to display commitment, motivation and ambition
- Attention to detail
- Maturity
- Passion to learn
- Confidence
- Initiative
- Reliability
- Poise and presence
- Sense of humour
- Positive ‘can do’ attitude
- Organisational skills
- Problem solving
- Personal presentation
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