£49,920
Average salary at age 20
£102,960
Average Salary
38
Average hours per week
Description
Brokers deal in commodities, stocks, shares and foreign exchange on behalf of clients or on own account, broker insurance and reinsurance, and buy and sell shipping and freight space.Main Tasks
- Advises client on the suitability of particular insurance schemes and places insurance on behalf of client;
- Discusses buying and or selling requirements of client and gives advice accordingly;
- Analyses information concerning market trends for commodities, financial assets and foreign exchange and advises client and employer on the suitability of a particular investment;
- Records and transmits buy and sell orders for stocks, shares and bonds and calculates transaction costs;
- Provides independent advice on the suitability of insurance schemes and places insurance on behalf of client;
- Arranges for the production of auction catalogues, fixes reserve prices, attends auction and bids on behalf of client, or negotiates purchase/sale by private treaty of goods not sold at auction;
- Obtains cargo space, fixes freight charges and signs and issues bills of loading;
- Collects freight charges from client and undertakes all necessary formalities concerning customs and the loading/unloading of cargo.
Qualifications
There are no formal academic requirements although many employers require entrants to possess a degree or equivalent qualification. Training is typically undertaken in-house, although entrants may attend courses run by professional institutions. Registration with a regulatory authority may be required in some positions.What Brokers studied in higher education
Occupation | Percentage Value |
---|---|
(G3) Statistics | 1 |
(L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
(G1) Mathematics | 7 |
(L3) Sociology | 1 |
(C1) Biology | 1 |
(C8) Psychology | 2 |
(Y0) Combined | 1 |
(V3) History by topic | 1 |
(F8) Physical geographical sciences | 2 |
(R9) Others in European languages, literature & related subjects | 1 |
(C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
(Q3) English studies | 1 |
(H8) Chemical, process & energy engineering | 1 |
(L2) Politics | 4 |
(H1) General engineering | 1 |
(R4) Spanish studies | 1 |
(R1) French studies | 1 |
(N5) Marketing | 1 |
(W4) Drama | 1 |
(M1) Law by area | 2 |
(M2) Law by topic | 1 |
(J9) Others in technology | 1 |
(N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 2 |
(P5) Journalism | 1 |
(V5) Philosophy | 1 |
(L1) Economics | 15 |
(N1) Business studies | 11 |
(J6) Maritime technology | 1 |
(V6) Theology & religious studies | 1 |
(X1) Training teachers | 1 |
(K4) Planning (urban, rural & regional) | 1 |
(N4) Accounting | 3 |
(C6) Sport & exercise science | 3 |
(N2) Management studies | 5 |
(V1) History by period | 4 |
(N3) Finance | 10 |
(Q8) Classical studies | 1 |
UK Prospects
59700
Workforce Size
2.85%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
5747
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027