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financial markets

🔻 Declining ESCO reuse: cross-sector

The financial infrastructure which permits trading securities offered by companies and individuals govern by regulatory financial frameworks.

financial markets — the financial infrastructure which permits trading securities offered by companies and individuals govern by regulatory financial frameworks. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 61.58/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within knowledge. It is currently listed by 27 occupations in our catalogue, including Training and development managers, Investment Fund Managers, asset manager, and business economics researcher.

Category: knowledge › finance, banking and insurance SCI: 61.58/100 Also known as: financial market, fiscal markets, money markets, finance markets

Occupations that require financial markets

Showing top 20 of 27 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

Training and development managers 👥 25,000 · 🤖 5.7/10
Investment Fund Managers 👥 8,000 · 🤖 6.0/10
asset manager · 🤖 5.0/10
business economics researcher · 🤖 5.0/10
business valuer · 🤖 5.0/10
central bank governor · 🤖 5.0/10
commodity broker · 🤖 5.0/10
commodity trader · 🤖 5.0/10
corporate banking adviser · 🤖 5.0/10
financial planner · 🤖 5.0/10
foreign exchange broker · 🤖 5.0/10
foreign exchange trader · 🤖 5.0/10
futures trader · 🤖 5.0/10
investment fund management assistant · 🤖 5.0/10
investment manager · 🤖 5.0/10
investor relations manager · 🤖 5.0/10
mutual fund broker · 🤖 5.0/10
securities broker · 🤖 5.0/10
securities trader · 🤖 5.0/10
securities underwriter · 🤖 5.0/10

Frequently asked questions

What is financial markets?

The financial infrastructure which permits trading securities offered by companies and individuals govern by regulatory financial frameworks.

What category of skill is financial markets?

ESCO classifies financial markets under the knowledge category, specifically in the finance, banking and insurance subcategory.

Is financial markets an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the declining band (SCI 61.58/100) — a skill likely to fall in demand as AI and automation cover more of its ground by 2030. Prioritise this skill only when it directly enables paid work today — plan for AI to absorb more of it every year.

Which jobs require financial markets?

In our catalogue, 27 occupations list financial markets as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include Training and development managers, Investment Fund Managers, asset manager, business economics researcher, business valuer, central bank governor.

How transferable is financial markets between industries?

ESCO tags financial markets as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is financial markets the same as financial market?

Yes — financial markets is also known as financial market, fiscal markets, money markets, or finance markets. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn financial markets?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands financial markets and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.