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ProfileBright Purple's Banking and Finance Recruitment team provides a bespoke service to suit its wide and varied client base and are paid on getting results, not retainers! So you can expect us to be proactive in getting you the top candidates for the right roles, and for candidates we will strive to find the right role and the right company for your ambitions.
 
The team specialise in recruiting junior to senior permanent and contract candidates into front, middle and back office positions across the banking and financials’ market in the UK.
 
It’s a broad business sector and some of the areas that the team continue to provide focused resources to include

• Risk
• Regulatory
• Audit
• Accounting
• Client Services
• Project Management
• Operations
• Change Management
• Investment Analysts
• Consultancy

Bright Purple Financial Recruitment Services is headed up by Mike Leeman, who has more than 8 years experience of recruiting for the UK financial services market in both London and Scotland. Prior to joining Bright Purple in 2009, Mike had a long and successful career with one of the UK’s largest recruitment groups, Michael Page. Mike and his team fully understand the business they are in and are happy to consult and give advice on their market.
 
The Bright Purple Banking and Finance Recruitment team aim to consistently provide a high standard of professionalism to both client and candidate alike and are always keen to hear from you on how we might better enhance our service offering. If you would like to comment on any aspect of our services please email us at ourservice@brightpurple.co.uk.
 
Mike and the team are always delighted to meet new or existing clients to discuss opportunities and candidates who are looking for a new contract or career move, so if you would like a confidential discussion then please contact our Edinburgh recruitment office on 0131 473 7030.

If your career involves the Financial sector then stay up to date with the latest career trends on our Financial Services News page.

2009 Ends With Job Offer Increases In Financial Sector
2009 ended on a high for Financial Services candidates with figures showing a 2% increase in job offers from the previous month. However many will face challenging times in 2010 as competition for places continues to be high and drive down contractor rates and salaries.
 
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Latest figures from December provided by financial services pre-employment screening firm Powerchex revealed a 2% increase in job offers from the previous month, raising hopes of a lasting economic recovery.
 
A number of areas, including Investment banks, hedge funds and stockbrokerage firms, showed marked increases in recruitment from previous months, with investment banks proving the front runners in the effort to acquire and develop new talent by increasing their offers to candidates by 15%. However, Investment managers did not contribute to the increases as job offers to the sector decreased by 15%. 

A number of job gains were also recorded in the IT contractor market, signalling the re-starting of IT projects that had fallen by the wayside as a result of cost cutting measures due to the recession. However, the daily rates available to contractors have been slashed due to the increased volume of job applicants and the limited number of positions available.

In spite of this recent good news to end the year, 2010 could prove challenging with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation forecasting that UK unemployment will increase to a rate of 9.3% in 2010 and to 9.5% the year after.