Financials — headcount changes
Year-on-year headcount change for Financials companies that file detailed accounts. A structural signal from filed accounts — not a live jobs feed; figures lag the present by roughly 12–24 months.
Fastest-growing Financials teams · 2026
By year-on-year headcount growth — companies of 20+ staff
| # | Company | Headcount | Growth | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | HOWDEN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & WELLBEING LIMITED | 170 589 | +246% | £69k | |
| 02 | ARDONAGH SPECIALTY LIMITED Specialty insurance broker | 513 1,376 | +168% | £129k | |
| 03 | REVOLUT BANK UK LTD Digital bank and fintech provider | 36 90 | +150% | £177k | |
| 04 | MIZUHO INTERNATIONAL PLC Corporate and investment banking subsidiary | 553 1,294 | +134% | £159k | |
| 05 | TRADING 212 UK LIMITED Fintech brokerage and trading platform | 53 122 | +130% | £129k | |
| 06 | MY FINANCE CLUB LIMITED Online short-term consumer lender | 27 54 | +100% | £47k | |
| 07 | ARINI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED Alternative credit investment manager | 25 49 | +96% | £1171k | |
| 08 | WIREX LIMITED | 20 39 | +95% | £98k | |
| 09 | LA ORANGE LIMITED Financial intermediation firm | 25 47 | +88% | £37k | |
| 10 | ALDGATE HOTEL HOLDCO LIMITED Hotel group holding company | 46 85 | +85% | £55k | |
| 11 | WORLD LEARNING LIMITED NatWest financial services subsidiary | 54 99 | +83% | £84k | |
| 12 | RED SEA PORTS DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Port development investment vehicle | 202 370 | +83% | — |
Sharpest Financials headcount cuts
By year-on-year headcount decline — talent likely coming onto the market
| # | Company | Headcount | Change | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | QUILTER FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED Holding company for financial advisers | 335 73 | -78% | £102k | |
| 02 | CURTIS BANKS LIMITED SIPP and SSAS administrator | 265 63 | -76% | £117k | |
| 03 | PIMCO EUROPE LTD European asset management subsidiary | 394 97 | -75% | £646k | |
| 04 | SUFFOLK LIFE PENSIONS LIMITED Pension administration subsidiary | 428 131 | -69% | £87k | |
| 05 | CREDIT SUISSE (UK) LIMITED UK financial services subsidiary | 196 60 | -69% | £189k | |
| 06 | QUILTER INVESTORS LIMITED Multi-asset fund manager | 80 25 | -69% | £224k | |
| 07 | WORLDREMIT LTD. Cross-border money transfer provider | 113 41 | -64% | £317k | |
| 08 | MONESE LTD Mobile-only digital banking provider | 378 138 | -63% | £33k | |
| 09 | TESCO PERSONAL FINANCE LIMITED Supermarket financial services provider | 2,632 986 | -63% | £74k | |
| 10 | O.S.T.C. LIMITED Financial trader facilities provider | 280 116 | -59% | £51k | |
| 11 | AON LIFE SOLUTIONS LIMITED | 119 52 | -56% | £130k | |
| 12 | SMBC NIKKO CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED | 199 88 | -56% | £404k |
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Headcount drawn from each company's two most recent sets of filed accounts. Companies below 20 staff in either year are excluded, and growth above +300% is treated as a scale or scope artefact and dropped. Snapshot 2026-08-01.