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South West

South West

Key cities

Bristol and Swindon

Key sectors

  • Insurance and pensions
  • Specialist financial services

Key facts

  • Around 140,000 people are employed in the region's financial services sector.
  • The region benefits from its proximity to London. This closeness has led to significant growth in the sector as many companies have chosen to move their operations to locations such as Bournemouth, Bristol and Swindon.

Contribution of financial and professional services

Here you can download statistics on financial and professional services employment, gross value added, and number of enterprises in the South West for 2010.

South West statistics

Financial and professional services in Bristol

Our factsheet details the role played by financial and professional services in Bristol, along with case studies on how the industry has supported local businesses. Our Bristol infographic illustrates that the city is a major UK financial centre, with 14.9% of its workforce being employed by the industry.

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Bristol infographic

 

 

 

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