Overview
Norfolk and Suffolk are home to one of the largest financial services and insurance clusters in Europe with hundreds of businesses offering a variety of roles.
The great thing is, there are many different career options and various routes into the industry, with many of the larger organisations offering apprenticeships and graduate training schemes.
Take a look at the various links and job roles below to see what could be in store for you.
- Norwich has been a base for the financial industries for over 200 years and boasts a highly-skilled workforce recruited from local colleges and universities as well as the very first National Skills Academy in the UK for Financial services.
- Suffolk also boasts an impressive financial sector with the addition of niche markets around marine insurance linked to the county’s ports, farm and crop insurance as well as thatched property insurance in rural areas.
- Technology is constantly changing and areas such as artificial intelligence, cyber security and big data management are growing fast in the industry.
Useful Subjects
Maths • English • ICT • Business Studies • Modern languages • Sociology • Psychology
Job Ideas for this Industry
Auditor • Tax Adviser • Accountant • Mortgage Adviser • Personal Banker • Financial Fraud Investigator • Actuary • Underwriter
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