Before entering his journalism career, he spent three and a half years working for Midland Bank in the City of London,[2] and then as a business analyst at HSBC.
[3] King worked at The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Mail on Sunday, before joining The Sun as their business editor in 2000,[4] a position he held for eight years.
[1] He succeeded Randall as the face of Sky News's business coverage at the end of March 2014.
Head of Sky News John Ryley said: "Ian's credentials are impeccable.
In August 2015, Ofcom investigated King after he used the word 'fuck' on live television before the 9 pm watershed.