Careers ServiceI want to work in financial technology

Financial Technology is a sub-sector of both the Finance sector and the Technology sector with career opportunities varying broadly from analyst roles to software engineering, and employers ranging from large banking groups, to FinTech start-ups. 

Sector overview

• Industry overview (All About Finance Careers)
• What is fintech? A guide to graduate careers in financial technology (targetjobs)
• Financial services and fintech Scottish Development International

Typical job profiles

• Cyber security analyst (Prospects)
• Systems analyst (Prospects)
• Applications developer (Prospects)
  
• What does a financial analyst do (Corporate Finance Institute)
• Business analyst (Prospects)
• Data analyst (Prospects)
• Data scientist (Prospects)

Useful online resources

Scotland Specific

• FinTech Scotland the fintech community in Scotland, including a list of all Scottish FinTech firms
• Fintech Sector in Scotland Scottish Development International
• Working in Glasgow's Fintech community (youtube video)

News and Insights

• Fintech Insider podcast
• CB Insights The Fintech 250: The Top Fintech Companies of 2022
• FinTech Magazine
• The FinTech Times
• FinTech & Finance News
• Fintech Alliance
• Deloitte Analysis of UK FinTech Landscape
• Silicon Republic
• Infinite Intelligence
• McKinsey & Co Innovative development financing

Job sites and specialist recruiters

• efinancial careers
• Fintech Scotland (recruiter partnership)
• CWJobs – Financial Services
• Careers in Audit

Initiatives & Professional Associations

• Innovate Finance
• The Cyber Security Challenge UK

Women are underrepresented in the technology industries and there are initiatives aimed at attracting women into the industry such as:

• WeAreTechWomen
• Equate Scotland