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What types of job does Edinburgh offer?

April 26, 2017edinburgh Job Offer types

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What types of job does Edinburgh offer?

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With Edinburgh being ranked as the second largest financial centre in the UK, after London, Edinburgh has many banking, Finance & insurance jobs which of course results in many It jobs and temp jobs to choose from. With key Edinburgh employers including Sun Microsystems (IT), Tesco (Retail), Sky Television (IT, Temp, Finance), Johnston Press plc, Forth Ports Plc, Scottish Widows and AEGON UK. Retail is a growth sector for jobs in Edinburgh, fuelled by the development of new shopping malls around Edinburgh. Edinburgh is the most prosperous UK city outside London, 34 per cent of Edinburgh’s population hold degree level qualifications making the city’s workforce one of the most highly qualified in the UK. Unemployment in Edinburgh currently stands at 2.2%, and has been consistently and significantly below the Scottish average for several years. Jobs in Edinburgh are dominated by the service sector, particularly finance and IT and call centre jobs – Edinburgh is the UK’s 2nd and Europe’s s