UK regions and nations

We promote the positive economic and social impact of the financial and related professional services industry across every region and nation of the UK.

Our regions and nations work

Through our regions and nations programme of work, we promote the impact of the financial and related professional services industry throughout the UK. We work with our network of Regional and National Chairs and industry practitioners, who bring together a network of senior stakeholders in each region and nation to demonstrate the contribution of our industry by:

  • representing and promoting the industry’s presence and contribution outside London across the many regional and national financial hubs
  • delivering a programme of national and local events, including our annual National Conference, strengthening connectivity between industry and key policymakers and local stakeholders
  • supporting our network of City Chairs in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Greater Manchester and Newcastle to drive this engagement and outreach and promotion of key industry issues
  • working closely with our partners at Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE)
  • shaping the national and regional policy agenda through the development of relevant and robust economic data and research focused on the economic value of our industry and related policy recommendation to further enhance the environment
  • showcasing best practice to shift focus to the positive contribution the industry makes across the country.

“TheCityUK is good at understanding the importance of the decentralisation of professional and financial services in the UK, supporting the regions and advocating for levelling up.”

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Use the map below to find out more about the impact of financial and related professional services in your region or nation:

North East
North West
Yorkshire and The Humber
East Midlands
West Midlands
East of England
London
South East
South West
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales

Select region for information

UK

Percentage of national employment
7.6%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
2,452,000
Gross Value Added
£254bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
London, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Leeds, Glasgow and Bristol

North East

Percentage of regional employment
5.0%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
56,000
Gross Value Added
£3.6bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Newcastle and Sunderland

North West

Percentage of regional employment
8.2%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
289,000
Gross Value Added
£18.5bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington and Salford

Yorkshire and The Humber

Percentage of regional employment
5.9%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
149,000
Gross Value Added
£11.8bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Halifax and York

East Midlands

Percentage of regional employment
5.1%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
112,000
Gross Value Added
£6.2bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Northampton, Nottingham and Leicester

West Midlands

Percentage of regional employment
5.4%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
145,000
Gross Value Added
£11.2bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Birmingham and Coventry

East of England

Percentage of regional employment
5.3%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
156,000
Gross Value Added
£13.0bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Norwich, Watford, Peterborough, Ipswich and Cambridge

London

Percentage of regional employment
15.9%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
868,000
Gross Value Added
£131.7bn

South East

Percentage of regional employment
6.7%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
286,000
Gross Value Added
£23.2bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Milton Keynes, Brighton and Hove, Reading, Southampton and Guildford

South West

Percentage of regional employment
5.7%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
153,000
Gross Value Added
£12.5bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Bristol, Swindon, Bournemouth, Pool and Cheltenham

Northern Ireland

Percentage of national employment
4.9%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
38,000
Gross Value Added
£3.2bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Belfast

Scotland

Percentage of national employment
5.2%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
136,000
Gross Value Added
£14.3bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
City of Edinburgh, Glasgow City, Aberdeen City and Fife

Wales

Percentage of national employment
4.8%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
64,000
Gross Value Added
£5.2bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Cardiff and Swansea

Find out more about our regional and national work:

Regional and National Chairs

The role of our Regional and National Chairs is to further enhance and support our work across all of the UK.

Regions and nations outcomes and activity

Promoting the role and contribution of the industry across the regions and nations of the UK has remained a key part of our agenda.

National Conference 2023

Catch up on the sessions from our National Conference, which took place in November 2023, including insightful keynotes and panel sessions.

Enabling growth across the UK 2023

This report evaluates the financial and related professional services industry’s economic contribution to the regions and nations of the UK.

Exporting from across Britain 2023

Our latest 'Exporting from across Britain 2023’ report reveals that financial and related professional services exports from across Britain grew by 3.1% in the year to 2021...

The rise of UK cities beyond London

The UK’s financial and related professional services industry is not a tale of one city. It is a national story...

Driving growth across the UK regions and nations

Financial and related professional services are an engine of growth and act as an enabler for the economy in every region and nation of the UK...

Financial services labour demand: how much regional variation is there?

We have created a proxy dataset to analyse demand for various types of financial services jobs over time and by UK region...