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.

Thecityuk UK Regions And Nations
“TheCityUK looks outside of London, works for a broad range of members and is thinking ahead about what the future of finance looks like from a service, resilience and physical location standpoint.” TheCityUK member

Two-thirds of financial and related professional services employment is based outside the M25

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 Regional and National Chairs

Our Regional and National Chairs are industry practitioners who enhance and support our work across every region and nation of the UK.

Find out more

The map below shows the positive impact of financial and related professional services in each region and nation across the UK.

Click on a region or nation to find out more:

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
7.4%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
2,246,000
Gross Value Added
£238.4bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
London, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Leeds, Glasgow and Bristol

North East

Percentage of regional employment
4.1%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
43,000
Gross Value Added
£3.4bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Newcastle and Sunderland

North West

Percentage of regional employment
8.1%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
268,000
Gross Value Added
£16.5
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington and Salford

Yorkshire and The Humber

Percentage of regional employment
6.2%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
145,000
Gross Value Added
£11.1bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Halifax and York

East Midlands

Percentage of regional employment
4.0%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
81,000
Gross Value Added
£5.6bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Northampton, Nottingham and Leicester

West Midlands

Percentage of regional employment
5.3%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
135,000
Gross Value Added
£10.6bn
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
148,000
Gross Value Added
£12.8bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Norwich, Watford, Peterborough, Ipswich and Cambridge

London

Percentage of regional employment
14.8%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
757,000
Gross Value Added
£123.2bn

South East

Percentage of regional employment
6.6%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
270,000
Gross Value Added
£21.8bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Milton Keynes, Brighton and Hove, Reading, Southampton and Guildford

South West

Percentage of regional employment
6.5%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
162,000
Gross Value Added
£12.1bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Bristol, Swindon, Bournemouth, Pool and Cheltenham

Northern Ireland

Percentage of national employment
4.8%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
37,000
Gross Value Added
£2.7bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Belfast

Scotland

Percentage of national employment
5.9%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
145,000
Gross Value Added
£13.9bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
City of Edinburgh, Glasgow City, Aberdeen City and Fife

Wales

Percentage of national employment
4.4%
Number of employees in financial and related professional services
55,000
Gross Value Added
£4.7bn
Key cities for financial and related professional services employment
Cardiff and Swansea