Vacant £70k paraplanner role highlights 'severe candidate shortage'

The position has been vacant for several months, according to Heat Recruitment. This comes despite the fact the salary offered had been increased by £20,000 from the industry average of £50,000. The firm has partnered with financial services providers for more than 12 years but said this has been the most challenging role to fill in that time. The recruiter's senior financial services consultant Edward Holdaway said: "This role is particularly unique, in not only offering a salary far higher than what a paraplanner can normally expect to be paid, but it also comes with a degree of aut...