Globally, Financial Technology is one of the most established, highly regarded sectors in IT – continuing to flourish and grow at scale. This growth is seen among firms that fall into the category of high-profile stalwarts along with a new and growing breed of agile and growing 'disruptors'. Financial Technology has embraced new technology and processes in recent years – everything from AI/ML to Big Data, Cyber Security and Process Automation.

An industry that is genuinely all-encompassing when it comes to job roles or disciplines - the most distinct skillsets would, however, range from:

• Software engineering (focusing on everything from high performance, low-latency software to data centric applications and Machine Learning)
• Business analysis &project management
• Data & Analytics
• QA and Software Testing
• Tech support & application support