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Company: Murex
Demand for techies with Murex, Openlink and Fidessa skills is surviving the downturn
In this market, it pays to have a niche skill set. While investment banks have generally cooled their recruitment plans for front office technologists, people with specialist third-party vendor system knowledge remain hard to find. Technologists able to implement vendor systems like Murex, Openlink, Fidessa – predominantly recruited on a contract basis – have managed [...]
This financial services consultancy is looking to grow its IT headcount by 25%
Pressure to shake-up technology because of a raft of new regulatory reporting requirements has forced many investment banks to re-direct IT budgets towards these mandatory projects. In some cases, as we’ve mentioned previously, banks have started to recruit technologists in-house. However, some are turning to specialist consultancies which are in turn seeing a healthy new [...]
Techies: should you consider a move to Ireland, Scotland or…Bournemouth?
With more financial services firms ‘nearshoring’ IT functions, the prospect of a move to Ireland, Scotland or even Bournemouth for techies seems like an increasingly inevitable option. But there are still many reasons for sticking with the City. Fidelity Investments has just unveiled plans to create 100 tech jobs in its Dublin and Galway offices [...]
Why IT contractors should not despair entirely
On the face of it, the market for IT contractors appears to be rapidly deteriorating, with job offers down by half on this time last year. But there’s no need to panic just yet – investment banks remain keen to recruit interims in certain areas. According to pre-employment screening firm Powerchex, in May there was [...]
What, exactly, is wrong with my CV (9)?
I am currently working for a bank that is going through a firing plan (therefore they cannot hire juniors) and am therefore on a temporary contract. I would like to move to an institution where I will be able to learn, develop and think long-term as part of a fixed income sales, trading or pricing [...]
Banks do battle for IT risk expertise
Banks are pouring money into risk IT, but could face a dearth of skilled technologists in the sector to help them fulfil their expansion plans…when they eventually get underway. Research released by IBM and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Sifma), which took in responses from 500 financial firms, revealed that banks were increasingly [...]
Contractor rate rises set for slowdown
IT contractors might hold on to their jobs this year, but recruiters are predicting 2008 will spell an end to bumper rate hikes. Last year was a tumultuous one for contractors, with many suggesting they could be for the chopafter the credit crunch, and reports being published on how they are fleeing finance for other [...]
Foxy futures in FX
London’s position at the heart of global FX trading is driving demand for FX-focused technologists. The triennial survey from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) suggests more than a third of global currency trades now go through London. And with the global FX market expanding 71% in the past three years and increasingly focused on [...]
Software specialists hard to find
Derivatives skills may be hot, but skills around third-party derivatives processing systems are hottest. Specialists in derivatives systems from Calypso Technology, Murex and Summit Systems are in big demand and small supply, say recruiters. Edward Ekins, senior consultant of business development at McGregor Boyall, says specialist software experience may mean a salary increase of as [...]
Systems skills highly sought
Expertise in finance-focused software systems is bringing increasing rewards. A little over 12 months ago, Robert Jones was working as a systems analyst for a City investment bank. Today, he’s in the same job at a different bank – earning a salary that’s 10,000 higher than he was paid by his previous employer. What made [...]
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