The situation is emblematic of shifts sweeping the area, which is one of the nation's most expensive housing markets, driven by a surging tech sector as well as changes in government policy.
Women, on the other hand, are surging into expanding sectors such as health care and education, helped by their superior skills.
After a decade-long investment boom, during which the supply of commodities surged, the sector is now in a downturn.
Quality Software stood out in the computing sector, surging 521/2p to 4471/2p after announcing the launch of two new Internet products.
Why is the financial sector surging?
Buoyed by a healthier housing sector, a surging stock market and resilient consumer spending, they say, economic activity should rebound in the second half of 2013 and accelerate into 2014.
The central bank, he added, now has to steer an increasingly cautious course: it needs to temper a red-hot minerals sector and surging jobs growth, but do so without seriously damaging household debt, which has been soaring as the economy picked up.
DuPont, the chemical maker, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and raised its 2010 earnings forecast as sales to the solar, auto and electronic sectors surged.
And here's a graph showing the sub-sector breakdown: Photograph: Markit 9.39am GMT Uk construction sector growth hits six-year high Britain's construction sector surged last month, with building firms reporting that activity rose at its fastest pace since before the financial crisis began.
Meanwhile, the company, which is privately held, benefited from a rebound in the media sector, with profit surging to 656 million last year from 35 million a year earlier.
