AI Boom in London: Finance Vacancies Up 12%

A Reuters report from January 12, 2026, records a significant increase in demand for tech specialists in the UK financial sector. The number of vacancies related to Artificial Intelligence, data, and cybersecurity rose by 12% compared to the previous quarter. This is happening against a backdrop of general hiring stagnation in other areas.

The key growth driver is the need to implement GenAI into banking processes while strictly adhering to regulatory standards. Banks are looking not just for ML engineers, but for specialists in AI Governance and data ethics. The statistics refute the myth of immediate human replacement by algorithms: at the current stage, AI creates more high-skilled jobs than it destroys.

Source: Reuters