Updated 1st Jan 2012  -  UK Turnover in the Banking & Financial services sector companies monitored has risen marginally by 0.7% to £463.3bn in the past accounting year. Profits have decreased by 8% to £36.6bn.  Employee numbers over the same period have decreased marginally by 0.2% to a total of approximately 5,772,834 people.  Over the last 3 years, turnover has increased by 19%, and employee numbers have also risen by a massive 159%.  See UK Growth by Sector section for more detail.