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We partner with leading recruitment firms to produce thought leadership reports highlighting key labour market trends.
A&F – UK Finance Labour Market Trends Report, June 2025
Discover how ESG reforms, AI adoption, and regional growth are fuelling a 17% surge in accountancy hiring across commerce and industry—despite a slowdown in financial services.
Fintech – UK Finance Labour Market Trends Report, May 2025
UK fintech hiring is set to jump 32% in 2025, led by soaring demand in cybersecurity, fraud, and compliance roles. Fraud-related jobs are expected to double as firms scale operations and tackle rising regulatory pressure.
QA – UK Life Sciences Labour Market Trends, May 2025
QA hiring in life sciences is shifting, with the UK and Germany driving growth in 2025 while major firms and regions scale back amid regulatory change, patent cliffs, and capital discipline.
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.
Our CEO, James Chaplin, provides insight into business, operations and thought leadership at Vacancysoft.
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.
The AI revolution
AI is the buzzword everywhere, and while more people are becoming familiar with how it can support them, questions remain about its long-term impact on jobs and industry.
Our partners in the recruitment industry share their thought leadership insights, advice, and best practices.
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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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