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North – UK Regional Labour Market Trends, October 2025
This report analyses professional hiring trends across Northern England as the regional market enters a recovery phase, with vacancies up 6.9% year on year. It highlights how construction, retail, and digital transformation are driving renewed growth in the North East, North West, and Yorkshire, while banking remains under pressure amid sector consolidation.
Clinical – UK Life Sciences Labour Market Trends, October 2025
This report examines Europe’s clinical research labour market as it stabilises following a turbulent 2024, with overall hiring projected to rise modestly by 0.4%. It explores how CROs and biotech firms are driving recovery, supported by regulatory clarity and renewed investor confidence, while pharmaceutical companies adopt a more selective, efficiency-focused hiring approach.
C&I – UK Legal Labour Market Trends, October 2025
This report explores the revival of Britain’s Commerce and Industry labour market, with finance vacancies forecast to rise 9.2% in 2025 — the strongest expansion in three years. It highlights how easing inflation, regional investment, and rising demand for tech and tax expertise are reshaping hiring across the UK’s key business hubs.
Quick insights on hiring trends, industry shifts, and key sector developments to keep you informed in today’s dynamic job market.
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City AM: London banks embark on hiring spree
City AM published a story using Vacancysoft data that showed how London banking jobs are on course to smash pre-pandemic levels by 30 per cent. Read the full article here now.
Bloomberg: London finance job postings set fresh Q3 record
Bloomberg published a story using Vacancysoft data on how the UK lockdown easing is turbocharging the market for London finance jobs. Read the full article here.
SIA: Marketing jobs reach record highs
SIA news published a story using Vacancysoft data showing how UK marketing specialist vacancies hit year-on-year record levels in July 2021. Read the full article here now.
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London Financial Services Update
Fintech hiring is surging in 2025, with job vacancies expected to rise by up to 50% despite a slowdown in venture funding. Growth is driven by expanding commercial teams and increased demand for risk and compliance roles amid stricter FCA regulations.
Could Financial Services be included as part of a new UK/EU deal?
Since Brexit, around 10% of UK banking assets and 40,000 jobs have shifted to EU hubs like Paris, Dublin, and Warsaw, as the EU excluded financial services from the trade deal to maximise economic pressure.
Deciphering Trump’s Trade Strategy
Following the April 2nd “Liberation Day” announcement, financial markets plunged as the S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Brent crude dropped over 10%, while gold prices soared to record highs amid rising volatility and a weakening U.S. dollar.
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Read the latest news on the recruitment and staffing industry through stories powered by Vacancysoft’s labour market data, analysis and our thought leadership pieces.
Property manager jobs rebound in UK commercial real estate as employees return to offices and hybrid-working space demand grows — new report
Vacancies in the UK’s architectural practices are on the rebound after suffering a big setback during the first year of the pandemic — however, they are yet to reach the recruitment levels seen in 2019, according to a new report.
Record year for employment law jobs in UK private practice, with Thompsons Solicitors busiest recruiter of 2021
Law firms across England and Wales hired employment law specialists in record numbers last year as changes to UK legislation, particularly IR35, kept legal teams busy, new research shows.
IT jobs in SaaS reach all-time highs in UK as industry dealmaking gathers pace and investment grows
Demand for IT professionals in the UK’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry is at an all-time high with SaaS firms getting snapped up in record numbers, a new report shows.
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