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Year in Review: UK Tech Labour Market Trends, February 2024
The deceleration of tech-centric sectors in London during 2023 mirrors the broader downturn experienced across the UK, with IT vacancies plummeting by 50.5% in the capital compared to 36.3% regionally. Hence the fact that demand for IT professionals has fallen 42.8% compared to the peaks seen in 2022, is a temporary blip.
Year in Review: UK Legal Labour Market Trends, January 2024
At a time when the sector has been depressed by the cyclical downturn due to quantitative tightening, this has led to a drop of 34.8% in London and 19.4% regionally. Within law firms, real estate remains the top skill in demand, although its market share has slipped from 22% in 2022 to 18% in 2023. This is partly due to a hefty 37% fall in vacancies in this area in 2023 as the commercial property sector has slowed down.
Year in Review: UK Finance Labour Market Trends, January 2024
The cyclical nature of Financial Services has meant that as interest rates rose, and the economy appeared on the edge of recession, recruitment slowed down significantly. All this has led to professional vacancies falling in 2023, with a 34% year-on-year decrease from 2022.
City AM: Insurance sector outperforms financial services in 2023
Vacancies in insurance have decreased by 15.1%, demonstrating the sector’s resilience compared to a 30% decline in financial services.
Bloomberg: McKinsey and Peers Slam Brakes on UK Jobs as Vacancies Dive 80%
Job vacancies at UK consulting firms plunged by over 80% in 2023 due to factors such as weak economic growth, fewer deals in the City of London, and the uncertainty surrounding an upcoming general election.
Global Recruiter: South Resilience
Despite a projected slowdown in the overall job market, the South of England is expected to maintain its position as the top region for job opportunities in 2023, according to new research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
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Anti-Money Laundering Vacancies hit 12 month high
As Russia re-elected Putin this weekend, the impact on the UK is being seen in more ways than one. Already, Grant Schapps is talking about the need for further defence spending as we move from a post-war to a pre-war world. Meanwhile, the avenues for money to be funnelled into London are slowly closing, and the determination to minimize access is clear. The decision to double the economic crime levy for very large companies from April, to £500,000 per institution is a reflection of that.
The public sector looks set to shrink this year, what next?
Government pressure on public sector spending sees vacancies drop. At the last count it was estimated there were nearly 5.9m people employed in the public sector, where just as importantly, that number has grown significantly over the last seven years.
Are retailers moving HQ jobs from London for good?
For retail and consumer goods and services, 2023 has proven to be a challenging year. The impact of the changes to VAT has meant that as tourism has returned, the luxury goods sector has flatlined, despite London having more tourists than ever. At the same time, quantitative tightening has resulted in challenges to household liquidity, which has meant there has been downward pressure on disposable incomes.
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Embrace Technology for Sustained Success
In today’s fast-paced world, technology continues to advance at an astonishing rate, revolutionising various industries and reshaping the way we work. For the UK labour market, this high-tech revolution has brought about significant transformations, particularly for agency recruitment owners. However, these shifts should be viewed as opportunities rather than challenges.
Pushing on Through… to create Profit, Purpose and Positive Choice
Author: James Osborne When entrepreneurial recruiters embark on the journey of leaving the safety of employed status within an established agency to launch out on their own, there are often a number of key drivers behind their reasons for doing so. For some it centres...
How much would you pay for a silver bullet?
Author: Warren Kemp The recruitment industry first started in 1873: John Gabbitas opened up his education recruitment business three years before the telephone was invented. The recruitment sector now has more people employed in it than ever before. So why is it not a...
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Ten steps to streamline your business development
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Hi Tech Revolution: transformation within the UK labour market
Attend the launch of our annual magazine, written in partnership with APSCo, CPL, Morgan Mckinley, Search, Harrison Holgate & Hiring Hub
Chess Night: Warsaw, January 2024
January 29th, after successful events in Lviv, we re-activated Chess Nights in Warsaw! This is an amazing opportunity to network with interesting and passionate people, and develop relationships while enjoying exciting chess tournaments.
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Daily Mail: Brits finally get back to their desks
Less than two in five workers are now spending some of the week at home compared to 43% who are in the office full-time James Chaplin, Vacancysoft CEO, is featured in the Daily Mail talking about hybrid working in the UK: Since the summer, many companies have returned...
2023 Review: London hits record year for corporate governance vacancies with Barclays at the forefront — New report with Morgan McKinley
2023 Review: London hits record year for corporate governance vacancies with Barclays at the forefront Corporate governance vacancies peaked in London in 2022 as the rest of England and Wales experienced largest rise year-on-year, up 30.5% Outside the capital,...
UK 2023 Review: Vacancies for medical affairs in 2022 fall across England and Wales as the South hit record levels —new report with Cpl Life Sciences
UK 2023 Review: Vacancies for medical affairs in 2022 fall across England and Wales as the South hit record level Our latest report in partnership with CPL Life Sciences Hiring volumes in medical affairs outside London saw the largest fall, down 26.9% year-on-year...