Big jump in vacancies for finance jobs in London

London

JOB vacancies at London's financial-services companies jumped 18 per cent in 2014 as firms accelerated hiring in the fourth quarter, according to a recruiter that tracks the industry.

The number of job openings in the Canary Wharf and City financial districts rose to 33,063 from 27,915 a year earlier, Astbury Marsden said in an e-mailed statement. That was fuelled by a 22 per cent jump in hiring in the final three months of 2014, the biggest increase since 2010.