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Run fs-study-2026Q4-p3 · 10/3/2026

What financial firms are hiring for

12,142 live job postings from 203 banks, wealth and asset managers, and fintechs across 37 countries.

12,142
Job postings analysed
203
Employers
US · UK · India
Top 3 hiring countries
48%
Ask for technical skills

Quick quiz

Talent reality check

Three questions. Guess first, then see what the job postings say.

  1. 1. Which is rarer in financial-services hiring?

  2. 2. Do fintechs give a much smaller share of hiring to operations and client support than banks?

  3. 3. In tech and operations postings, which is named more often?

Where the jobs are

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Tap a country to see what kind of roles it hires for. Job postings listing several countries count in each.

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Share of job postings by country

  • United States of America57% · 6,918
  • United Kingdom9% · 1,135
  • India8% · 1,029
  • Canada6% · 671
  • SG3% · 327
  • HK2% · 259
  • Australia2% · 242
  • Germany2% · 200
  • Philippines1% · 144
  • Switzerland1% · 129

What is in demand

See which skills pay and where the gaps are →

Technologies & tools

Most-named across all job postings.

  • Python1,829
  • SQL1,436
  • AWS1,007
  • Java831
  • Azure618
  • Kubernetes585
  • Salesforce560
  • Tableau / Looker / Power BI539
  • Jira404
  • React376

General cloud vs. financial plumbing

Share of 4,392 technology and operations job postings naming each.

  • Cloud & data infrastructure29.9%
  • Financial standards & file formats10%

Firms hire general engineers and teach the industry's own systems on the job.

Licences stay in their lane

Job postings naming a licence or credential.

  • Client-facing roles28.5%
  • Technology roles2.3%

Top: Series 7, CFA, Series 63/65/66, CPA.

Who hires for what

Switch employer type, or tap a country on the map above, and watch the role mix change.

  • Business / functional38%
  • Technology22%
  • Client-facing / advisory20%
  • Operations14%
  • Product3%
  • Consulting3%

12,142 job postings · about 1 product role for every 7 technology roles.

AI: talked about vs. actually required

Guess first: of every 100 job postings, how many name a real AI tool or method?

Mention AI at all46 in 100
Name a real AI tool or method?

Key findings

Surprising

Fintechs still need lots of people doing operations

Despite selling automation, fintechs give a similar share of hiring to operations and client support as traditional banks.

  • Fintechs (3,877 job postings)31.8%
  • Banks & incumbents (8,265 job postings)35.4%
Surprising

AI is mentioned far more than it is needed

Many job postings mention AI, but few name an actual tool, method or model work.

  • Mention AI at all45.7%
  • Only in general terms35.6%
  • Name a real AI tool or method10%
Expected, but stark

Almost every job is in the office

Only 6.7% of job postings are fully remote — about 1 in 15 — even technology roles.

  • Product15%
  • Consulting10.5%
  • Technology8.6%
  • Client-facing / advisory7%