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  • Typical starting salary for entry-level graduate positions: £28,000 - £40,000 in London, with possible bonuses of 20% - 100% in the first three years. Salaries tend to be lower elsewhere in the UK.
  • After five to eight years, salaries rise to £65,000 - £100,000, with bonuses of up to 40% - 150%. Typical salaries at senior levels can be £110,000+, with bonuses of up to 200% of salary.
  • Salaries vary significantly according to the nature and size of the company and the geographical location. Salaries (and certainly bonuses) are likely to be higher in investment banks.
  • Starting packages with the bigger companies may include annual bonuses, gym membership, life assurance, a pension scheme and private health care.
  • Working hours can be long, e.g. 10 or 11-hour days and the day tends to start early around 6.45am. Weekend working is not usual except during the reporting season. The work is primarily office based, with visits to companies to meet with management.
  • Working within a team of analysts is common. Initially you will support the lead analyst and it may take several years before you cover companies yourself.
  • The majority of openings are in London, but companies are also based in other UK cities. Few jobs are found outside major cities.
  • Business dress is usual, although some firms have adopted a more casual dress code.
  • Meeting deadlines, long working hours and working under pressure may be stressful.
  • Travel is often required to visit company managements, which are usually UK-based, but overseas travel is also a possibility. Larger firms offer opportunities to work abroad.
 
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Written by Deborah Taylor, Bournemouth University
Date: 
September 2011
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