Investment analyst
Investment analysts help stock market traders, stockbrokers and fund managers make decisions about investments.
Typical Salary
£22,000 – £65,000
per year
Working Hours
36–38
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
In your day-to-day duties you could:
- find new investment opportunities
- research the financial performance of your target companies
- keep up to date with political and economic developments that affect the financial markets
- examine company accounts
- analyse data
- produce reports for fund managers and stockbrokers
- ensure that all work meets strict financial regulations
Skills needed
- maths knowledge
- knowledge of economics and accounting
- analytical thinking skills
- ambition and a desire to succeed
- persistence and determination
- the ability to use your initiative
- the ability to use your judgement and make decisions
- thinking and reasoning skills
- to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through:
- a university course
- an apprenticeship
- a graduate training scheme
Career progression
With experience and a good track record, you could become a stockbroker and progress to account manager or fund manager.
You could also become a freelance investment consultant.