Business and Financial
Business & Financial Occupations
The business and financial occupational group had the largest increase in numbers employed over the five-year period across all occupational groups, with an additional 82,700 persons employed. The employment growth rate was above average across all occupations in this grouping, with the exception of accountants. Business and finance skills are required across all sectors of the economy, with a third employed in the financial activities sector and the remainder across sectors including professional activities, industry and wholesale/retail. Demand is being particularly driven by advances in digital technology (particularly distributed ledger technology/blockchain, AI etc). These, along with the increased focus on sustainable finance, will be the main drivers of upskilling and reskilling needs across most financial occupations.