Hosted in Partnership with Mercury CRM, the AI Transformation Forum is a quarterly breakfast event, for business owners and senior executives who are interested in how technology is transforming business and what this means for hiring trends as a result.
This event will present an in-depth analysis of how the Labour Government’s IS-8 strategy and wider £80bn investment programme are already reshaping the UK job market across key strategic industries and regions. This event will also explore emerging growth sectors and skills demands amid rising geopolitical tensions, with insights from leading industry bodies and experts, followed by an interactive panel discussion for attendees.
The AI Transformation Forum (March 26), hosted with Mercury CRM, is a breakfast event for business leaders exploring how AI and the UK’s Industrial Strategy are influencing hiring trends. The presentation will focus on AI’s impact in Biotech, Fintech, and Law, highlighting new capabilities, workforce implications, and future industry hotspots, followed by a Q&A and networking session.
As salaries surge to match inflation, so businesses are shifting hiring away from the capital. In my previous post, recruitment is tidal, I referenced that in terms of macro job flow, what we are seeing is that 2023 is now mirroring 2019. However, there is one key distinction in that whilst activity in London is flat (vacancies in 2023 are currently on track to match 2019 exactly) outside the capital, we are seeing growth of 25.6% in terms of the monthly average, when comparing this year, to 2019, before COVID.
At first glance, 2023 looks pretty bleak. After all, there has been a dip in vacancies, year on year, of 34% in terms of the monthly average. Businesses which for the last two years were just non-stop recruiting, this year have suddenly slowed down and for recruiters, there are many who are still adapting to this reality…
