Abrdn Careers

A UK wealth and investment management group, now trading as Aberdeen.

aberdeenplc.com

About the company

Chairman

Jonathan Asquith

CEO

Jason Windsor

CFO

Siobhan Boylan

Founded

1825

Employees

4,461 average (FY2025)

Industry

Wealth & Investment Management

Revenue (FY2025)

£1.341B

Listed on

LSE: ABDN

Headquarters

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Website

aberdeenplc.com

Aberdeen Group plc is a UK-based wealth and investment company headquartered in Edinburgh. The company traded as abrdn from 2021 until March 2025, when it changed its name to Aberdeen Group plc and adopted Aberdeen as its trading identity. The historical abrdn name is retained here for the page route.

The group operates across interactive investor, Adviser and Investments. Its Investments business provides tailored investment strategies, core investment vehicles and investment opportunities to wholesale and institutional clients across public markets and alternative asset classes. At 31 December 2025, the group reported £556.0 billion in assets under management and administration.

Aberdeen Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker ABDN. It reported £1.341 billion of revenue from contracts with customers in FY2025. Jason Windsor is Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Asquith is Chairman, and Siobhan Boylan is Chief Financial Officer.

Key People

Jonathan Asquith

Chairman

Jason Windsor

Chief Executive Officer

Siobhan Boylan

Chief Financial Officer

Richard Wilson

Chief Operating Officer & CEO, interactive investor

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Interview process at Abrdn

(Based on 2 interviews)

Interview experience

Average

Interview difficulty

Medium

Interview process length

About a day or two

Overall experience

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EasyDifficult

Interview process length

About a day or two50%

About a week25%

About a month15%

More than one month10%

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Abrdn Interview Questions & Answers

Q: What excites you in tech?

A: Give a specific, genuine example of the technology or problem area that motivates you, then connect it to work you want to do in the role.

Answer by AI

Choose one or two technical areas you genuinely follow and explain the problem-solving aspect that interests you.
Support it with a concrete project, learning experience or outcome rather than broad enthusiasm alone.
Relate your interests to the role's responsibilities after researching the team and its technology stack.

Q: How do you handle your workload on a daily basis?

A: Explain how you prioritise work, make progress visible, communicate trade-offs early and adapt when priorities change.

Answer by AI

Start with how you identify urgent, high-impact and deadline-bound work.
Describe one system you use to plan, track and communicate progress.
Give a concise example of reprioritising while protecting a key delivery.

Q: Walk me through your resume.

A: Give a focused narrative linking your most relevant experience, decisions and results to the role you are seeking.

Answer by AI

Use a chronological structure, spending most time on the experience most relevant to this role.
For each move, explain the problem you worked on, your contribution and the outcome.
Finish by linking the pattern in your experience to why this opportunity is the logical next step.

Q: Why should we pick you over another candidate?

A: Focus on the role-relevant combination of skills, evidence and motivation you offer rather than making unsupported comparisons with other applicants.

Answer by AI

Name the two or three capabilities the role needs most and show evidence for each.
Use a concrete outcome to demonstrate the value you can create.
Close with why the organisation and role are a strong fit for your next step.

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Abrdn Salaries in the United Kingdom (Updated 2026)

Investment Analyst

All experience levels

£45K - £67K/yr

69 Salaries submitted

Analyst

All experience levels

£35K - £50K/yr

59 Salaries submitted

Business Analyst

All experience levels

£40K - £62K/yr

51 Salaries submitted

Investment Director

All experience levels

£116K - £200K/yr

48 Salaries submitted

Manager

All experience levels

£60K - £85K/yr

40 Salaries submitted

Investment Manager

All experience levels

£75K - £101K/yr

38 Salaries submitted

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Open roles worldwide

FIF Manager - Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand • Permanent

Reporting Administrator

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • Permanent

Legal Counsel, Technology, Commercial & Litigation

Edinburgh, Scotland • Permanent

Senior Techno Functional Analyst EPM

Edinburgh, Scotland • Permanent

Finance Controls Lead

Edinburgh, Scotland • Permanent

Associate Director, Distribution, China

Shanghai, China • Permanent

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Benefits

Pension arrangement

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Annual leave

Discounted additional benefits

Three paid volunteering days

Death-in-service protection

Income protection

Professional qualification support

Latest News & Updates

July 14, 2026

Aberdeen's MyFolio range updates allocations

Aberdeen announced changes to MyFolio allocations, including infrastructure, real estate and short-dated bonds, as the portfolios respond to changing market conditions.

#Investing #AssetAllocation

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July 8, 2026

Aberdeen says private markets are entering a more selective phase

Aberdeen published its view that private-market selection is becoming more dependent on fundamentals.

#PrivateMarkets #Investing

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July 3, 2026

Aberdeen Investments completes MFS transaction

Aberdeen Investments announced completion of the MFS transaction, expanding its closed-end fund range.

#Investments #ClosedEndFunds

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July 1, 2026

Aberdeen Investments and Rock Rail reach first close for UK train funding

Aberdeen Investments and Rock Rail announced a first close for a UK train-funding platform backed by global investors.

#Infrastructure #PrivateMarkets

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March 25, 2026

Richard Denning appointed Aberdeen Adviser CEO

Aberdeen appointed Richard Denning to lead its Adviser business, succeeding Noel Butwell.

#Leadership #WealthManagement

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June 25, 2026

Future Group partners with Aberdeen Investments on sustainable infrastructure

Future Group and Aberdeen Investments announced a partnership to build a long-term global sustainable-infrastructure investment programme.

#Infrastructure #Sustainability

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May 29, 2026

Aberdeen Investments appoints Herman Bots as Global Head of Equities

Aberdeen Investments appointed Herman Bots as Global Head of Equities and promoted Nick Robinson to Head of Global Emerging Markets Equities.

#Leadership #Equities

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May 11, 2026

Aberdeen examines Solvency II reforms for European insurers

Aberdeen published analysis of the proposed EU long-term equity-investment reforms and their implications for insurer portfolio allocation.

#Insurance #Regulation

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Abrdn FAQ

Yes. abrdn plc changed its name to Aberdeen Group plc in March 2025 and trades as Aberdeen. This page retains Abrdn because it is the established directory and route name.