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Edinburgh staff are not for moving

Our recent poll suggests Edinburgh's finance folk are perfectly happy where they are.

Asked if they would be willing to relocate, 84.6% of those working in the Scottish capital said they didn't want to move.

For the small minority who did fancy heading elsewhere, Dublin and London were equally appealing - each polling 8% of the vote.

Unsurprisingly, given Auld Reekie's many attractions, work/life balance is the main factor keeping them in Edinburgh, with 38.5% citing this as their main reason for staying put. Another reason high up the list was family, with 23.1% of the vote.

However, offer enough money and attitudes change: 75% of our respondents said they'd move if they were offered a pay rise of over 25%. On the other hand, 16% of workers in the City of London would consider taking a pay cut to relocate north of the border...

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