Insurance Operations and Risk Management
Manage insurance processes, assess risk coverage, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is financial services and operations?
This requirement appears in 3.9% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share rose by 0.3 percentage points compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts3.9%UK · 2025
Change in share+0.3 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
Bookkeeping Skills
Ability to maintain accurate financial records for businesses.
Underwriting Skills
Ability to perform underwriting for insurance or financial products.
Regulatory Compliance and Financial Reporting
Apply regulatory compliance frameworks to ensure accurate financial reporting and adherence to legal standards.
Loss Adjusting
Assessing insurance claims to determine liability and settlement amounts.
Business Venture Management Skills
Ability to plan and manage business ventures for growth.
Financial Platforms and Trading Technologies
Utilize financial platforms and trading technologies to execute transactions, manage investments, and monitor market performance.
Mortgage Processing and Intellectual Property Management
Manage mortgage processes and intellectual property applications to ensure compliance and secure transactions.
Real Estate Appraisal
Process of estimating property value based on market trends, location, and condition for transactions or taxation.
Business Acquisition Skills
Ability to manage business acquisition processes and negotiations.
Data Linking Skills
Ability to link data across systems for integration and analysis.
Financial Stress Testing
Assessing financial resilience under adverse economic conditions.
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO15.18. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where financial services and operations appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants Example titles: Pensions clerk · Admin clerk · Admin officer · Claim adviser | 57.5% | |
| 2 | Insurance underwriters Example titles: Insurance underwriter · Team leader · Life inspector · Account handler | 56.0% | |
| 3 | Importers and exporters Example titles: Exporter · Export agent · Import agent · Export officer | 50.8% | |
| 4 | Advertising and marketing associate professionals Example titles: Marketing associate · Fund raiser · Club promoter · Growth hacker | 31.6% | |
| 5 | Marketing and commercial managers Example titles: Marketing manager · Ppc manager · SEO manager · Client manager | 28.7% | |
| 6 | Probation officers Example titles: Probation officer · Youth justice officer · Inspector · Chief probation officer | 27.9% | |
| 7 | Market research interviewers Example titles: Market research interviewer · Field worker · Data collector · Mystery shopper | 20.9% | |
| 8 | Quantity surveyors Example titles: Quantity surveyor · Bonus surveyor · Survey technician · Technical assistant | 20.3% | |
| 9 | Solicitors and lawyers Example titles: Lawyer · Family lawyer · Managing clerk · Legal associate | 19.9% | |
| 10 | Brokers Example titles: Broker · FX dealer · FX trader · Air broker | 19.2% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Finance and Accounting
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment Financial Planning and Wealth Management · Financial Risk Management and Analysis · Accounting Principles, Standards and Practices | 38.0% | +1.2 pp | |
| 2 | Financial Services and Operations Selected skill · Insurance Operations and Risk Management · Bookkeeping Skills · Underwriting Skills | 3.9% | +0.3 pp | |
| 3 | Finance and Regulatory Compliance Taxation and Compliance Management · Financial Regulations and Industry Standards · Anti-Money Laundering Compliance | 1.8% | +0.2 pp | |
| 4 | Finance and Insurance Technology Risk and Actuarial Analysis Skills · Bank-Insurance Business Model Knowledge · Disability Insurance Concepts | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 5 | Finance and Governance Corporate Ownership and Control Knowledge · Banking Regulatory Compliance Skills | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Legal and Financial Systems Economic Crime Analysis Skills · Banking Legal Framework Knowledge · Franchise Disclosure Compliance Skills | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 7 | Finance and Retail Digital Payment Systems and Financial Transactions | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 8 | Finance and Investment Tools Financial Modelling and Valuation Software Skills | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 9 | Finance and Performance Management Corporate Performance Management Skills | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 10 | Finance and Risk Management Actuarial Society Fellowship Certification | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 11 | Finance and Banking Technology Interest Rate Fundamentals | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 12 | Finance and Supply Chain Management Trade and Logistics Concepts | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 13 | Finance and Behavioural Science Behavioural Economics Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 14 | Finance and SaaS Subscription Billing Platform Skills | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 15 | Finance and Transactions Wire Transfer Procedures | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 16 | History and Finance Coin Collecting Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 17 | Finance and Wealth Management | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 18 | Finance and Real Estate | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 19 | Finance and Education | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.