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Insurance Sector Report – October 2020
As the UK economy restarts after lockdown, there are positive signs within the Insurance sector. So far this year, activity in London has dropped proportionately to last year, in that in 2019 39% of the vacancies were in the Capital, compared to 37% this year. The big question coming is what the impact of being outside the single market will be for the sector?
Morgan Mckinley October 2020 – Accounting & Finance
The virus’ spread and consequent restrictions contributed to a big drop in Q2 2020 vacancies in the accountancy, financial services, and commerce and industry sectors right after the UK’s first lockdown was announced at the end of March 2020. Figures from Vacancysoft indicate that vacancies have slowly picked up in Q3 but are struggling to recover to pre-pandemic heights.
Pharma Report with Clinical Professionals – Clinical
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, the pharmaceuticals sector has been busier than most as the sector desperately tries to develop a vaccine. Hence when analyzing the 2020 activity so far we see that monthly vacancy activity this year so far is down 32% in the UK, which is a significantly greater dip than any of the EU27 countries.
Regional Focus with APSCo September 2020 – Midlands
At the Midlands, even before Covid-19 there were already pressures on the regional economy caused by the UK’s departurefrom the EU, where consequently vacancies have dropped by 46% year-on-year. It is also worth to mention the West Midlands is faring better than the East with vacancy levels falling by 41% and 51% respectively.
Legal Report with Taylor Root June 2020 – TMT in review
– When analysing activity within Law Firms, overall vacancies in the first half of the year are down 41% on 2019, where for TMT Lawyers specifically the drop is even more stark (down 48%.)
– In contrast to Private Practice, in-house legal vacancies have held steady across the Technology industry, as businesses continue to hire legal counsel unabated. In fact, as things stand, in 2020 we anticipate there being more legal vacancies in the technology industry than in 2019.
– In fact when comparing this year to last, we see that despite COVID-19, there have been 27% more in-house legal vacancies across TMT businesses in London. Regionally there has also been an increase, with vacancies up 16%
Pharma Report with Clinical Professionals – Digital Spotlight
– When comparing the monthly average of digital vacancies in 2020 so far we can see activity is up 11% on last year
– An increasing proportion of the marketing vacancies in pharmaceuticals companies are for digital roles. This trend has been a gradual one over time, but for example, when we compare Q1 2018, we see 9.4% of marketing roles were digital, whereas by Q2 2020, this had risen to 13.7%.
– We see a surge in activity in Poland specifically in 2020 with three times as many vacancies this year, compared to last.
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Job flow in Investment Banking is slowing down
As the UK approaches Brexit day, so job flow in Investment Banking is slowing down. Vacancies in the sector are now visibly in decline which should cause concern for anyone with an interest in the sector. Indeed, front and middle office roles are now down over 40%...
Hot Jobs January 2019 – Insurance
Every day we provide our clients with data about thousands of vacancies across the UK. Data feeds are tailored to the requirements of each individual client, thus giving you the information which is most relevant to your specific needs. Below is a monthly...
Hot Jobs January 2019 – Medical Devices
Every day we provide our clients with data about thousands of vacancies across the UK. Data feeds are tailored to the requirements of each individual client, thus giving you the information which is most relevant to your specific needs. Below is a fortnightly...
Hot Jobs November 2018 – Life Sciences
Every day we provide our clients with data about thousands of vacancies across the UK. Data feeds are tailored to the requirements of each individual client, thus giving you the information which is most relevant to your specific needs. Below is a fortnightly report...
US companies invest into UK tech talent
Since the 2016 referendum one area where the UK has remained at the forefront is IT / Technology. Along with an excellent education system and business eco-system, the fact that English is lingua franca puts the city in prime position for IT / Technology. The UK is...
Hot Jobs November 2018 – Accountancy
Every day we provide our clients with data about thousands of vacancies across the UK. Data feeds are tailored to the requirements of each individual client, thus giving you the information which is most relevant to your specific needs. Below is a fortnightly report...
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Covid19VacancyTracker – London Week 3 post shutdown
As the covid19 crisis continues, as the new protocols become established, increasingly the conversation is switching from that of the medical crisis, to the economic one. Recent studies project that in the event the UK economy remains locked down, as it is now for...

Covid19VacancyTracker – London Week 2 post shutdown
While the covid19 crisis continues to cause havoc in terms of the health of people in the nation, there is still some activity in terms of new vacancies, so what we have been doing is tracking the London market to see what sectors are still active and which types of...

Covid19VacancyTracker – London Week 1 post shutdown
The implications of Covid19 are yet to be fully understood for the economy, yet already what we have seen is a widespread slowdown, where according to a study conducted by Bank of America, as many as 11 million people (when including those furloughed) are now...

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...

Webinar recording: Increase profitability using Vacancy Data
On Tuesday 24th October, 12 pm APSCo hosted the webinar ‘Using Vacancy Data to Improve Key Account Management & Profitability’ with James Chaplin, CEO of Vacancysoft. Play the webinar recording.
Vacancysoft & Apsco Report Featured In The Medical Plastics News
We are delighted to announce that Life Sciences - Report we published together with Apsco has been featured in the Medical Plastic News. Please see the following link for the full article. Every day Vacancysoft monitors careers center on thousands of company web...
Vacancysoft & Apsco Report Featured In EPM Magazine
We are delighted to announce that Life Sciences - Report we published together with Apsco has been featured in EPM Magazine. Please see the following link for the full article. Every day Vacancysoft monitors careers center on thousands of company web sites and gathers...