Getting a job in the City requires you have a job in the City. There are two normal routes into the City if you don't have an amazing CV - knowing someone, or

Getting a job in the City requires you have a job in the City. There are two normal routes into the City if you don't have an amazing CV - knowing someone, or working for a non-City firm on City projects (e.g. Accenture, KPMG, or many of the 100s of smaller financial services specialist companies.) Also note, not all City jobs are created equal, and many are worse than typical London IT jobs, with only marginally better pay and significantly larger expectations on hours, out of hours work, etc.