Investment Research Analyst - Real Estate - Edinburgh, London

Investment Research Analyst - Real Estate - Edinburgh, London

Job Description

At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent.

Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients’ evolving needs:

• interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them.

• Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.

• Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

About the Department

Our Real Assets division sits at the heart of how we enable clients to be better investors, managing one of the largest real estate investment footprints in the UK and Europe. Within this, the Real Estate Investment Strategy and Research teams work closely with fund managers, asset managers and transaction specialists to deliver market‑leading insight, robust forecasting and data‑driven decision making. The team collaborates across regions, embraces new tools and analytical approaches, and operates in a supportive, learning‑oriented culture where expertise is shared and diverse viewpoints are valued.

About the Role

As an Investment Research Analyst focused on APAC real estate markets, you will play a crucial role in our global Research function, contributing to market forecasts, thematic analysis and investment insight that supports both regional and global strategies. Based in Edinburgh or London and working in a blended pattern, you will be part of a highly experienced team, learning from senior colleagues while developing your own analytical capability and market expertise. This role offers strong exposure to investment decision‑making, client engagement and cross‑regional collaboration, helping you build a long‑term research career while investing in your own tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce market analysis, forecasts and written insight on the Asia‑Pacific real estate markets.

• Maintain and enhance proprietary forecasting models.

• Collaborate with the Investment Strategy Team to shape investment decisions.

• Provide market intelligence and respond to information requests.

• Contribute to thought‑leadership pieces and presentations.

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess some of the following:

• Analytical, curious and fast‑learning team player.

• Strong communication and numeracy skills.

• Familiarity with Excel, Power BI and PowerPoint.

• Understanding of macroeconomic or financial market drivers.

• Degree in economics, mathematics or related discipline

• Knowledge of APAC real estate markets.

• Experience in consultancy or investment houses.

• Additional language capability relevant to APAC.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here .

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture , where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

Ready to invest in your tomorrow as an Investment Research Analyst – Real Estate in Edinburgh or London? Apply now and join Aberdeen in enabling our clients to be better investors.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.