This report shows that UK telecom hiring rose 6.3% in 2025 but began slowing as the sector shifted from rapid 5G expansion to consolidation. Demand is increasingly focused on IT and engineering roles, while regional hiring gaps and employer strategies continue to diverge.
This report finds that UK insurance vacancies fell by 5.7% in 2025 as AI and automation reshaped hiring, sharply reducing claims and broking roles while demand for digital and IT talent grew. London remained the dominant hiring hub with 44.3% of vacancies, while company strategies—such as acquisitions, consolidation and investment in technology—drove diverging recruitment trends across the sector.
This report highlights that the UK technology labour market grew in 2025 despite a cautious economic environment, with IT vacancies rising by about 15% year-on-year and London accounting for nearly 45% of national demand. It also shows strong growth in fintech and product management roles—especially in London—while banks, consultancies, and digital transformation projects increasingly drove demand for IT professionals.
This report examines the widening engineering skills gap in UK telecoms as a retirement surge collides with limited talent pipelines, putting £22 billion in 5G and fibre projects at risk. It highlights growing regional disparities, rising vacancy pressures, and how employers are racing to reskill and retain talent to protect the UK’s digital future.
This report analyses how AI is driving one of the few areas of growth in the UK labour market, with IT and data hiring accelerating even as wider recruitment slows. It explores how major tech and banking firms are investing aggressively in AI capability, while retail and professional services rapidly follow suit — reshaping job roles, skill demands and the competitive landscape across the country.
