How are vacancies for marketing faring through the skills shortage in the UK? Which regions are leading in recruitment professionals and which firms have increased their hiring levels of these professionals? Download our new report to find out.
Written in partnership with Morgan McKinley, this report analyses the recruitment of marketing professionals in the UK’s banking sector. It provides a comparison of annual and monthly totals trends, an analysis of the most wanted specialist roles, a regional breakdown of recruitment, and the hiring activity of top firms.
Key findings include:
- We forecast a record-breaking performance for marketing professionals in 2022
- Jobs hit all-time high in March 2022 with the biggest numbers across 2020-2022
- The slowest growth month-on-month occurred in September this year
- Marketing generalists are the most sought after this year
- London remains as the dominant region for vacancies for marketing professionals
- Barclays is the firm with the highest activity, followed by JPMorgan Chase
To discover more insights and trends for the UK’s labour market, download the report now.
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