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We partner with leading recruitment firms to produce thought leadership reports highlighting key labour market trends.
Midlands – UK Regional Labour Market Trends, March 2025
Between 2023 and 2024, professional vacancies in the Midlands fell 9.0%, outpacing the national decline of 1.5%, with the West Midlands seeing the sharpest drop. Economic pressures, including retail closures and a slowdown in investment, have driven this regional contraction.
Internal Audit – UK Finance Labour Market Trends Report, March 2025
The UK internal audit job market is surging in early 2025, driven by regulatory pressure from ECCTA and FCPA updates. January saw a 70% spike in vacancies as firms scale up compliance, with demand expected to keep rising through the year.
Year in Review – UK Regional Labour Market Trends, January 2025
Regional disparities in recruitment highlight increasing economic imbalances across the UK. In 2024, London was the only region to see YoY growth, boosting its share of total vacancies from 34.4% to 36.8%.
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The Banker: Rising demand for ESG banking roles in England and Wales
Vacancysoft data on ESG banking vacancies featured in The Banker, showing how new jobs were set to jump 47% year-on-year in 2021. Read the article here now.
FT: UK recruitment soars amid warnings of staff shortages
The Financial Times published a story using Vacancysoft data on how UK recruitment has surged this year, bucking the traditional summer lull in job offers. Read the full article now.
HRD: Job openings on the rebound
The Human Resources Director published a story using Vacancysoft data on how HR job openings saw an upswing before 2020 ended. Read the full article here now.
Our CEO, James Chaplin, provides insight into business, operations and thought leadership at Vacancysoft.
Insights on the London economy
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking to the London members of the TEAM network, regarding our viewpoint on what we are seeing in the London economy. Following up from the annual summit we organized the week before, this was a chance for TEAM members unable to attend, to get a briefing on what to expect this coming year.
Findings from the Annual Vacancysoft summit
Last week we published the findings of our annual report, analysing the UK Labour Market and were delighted to be joined by industry leaders where we both shared our findings and had a lively panel discussion where we discussed the economic climate, the impact of geopolitical factors and what we think it all means, for this coming year.
Has Putin’s Trump card now been played?
Trump has spoken. Not only to Putin, but in Munich, to the European community also. For European leaders, the notion that a resolution on Ukraine could be negotiated solely between the United States and Russia—without their involvement—is entirely untenable. This is particularly concerning given that the U.S. has explicitly stated it does not perceive itself as a military guarantor post conflict.
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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.
Insurance claims jobs hit three-year high in early 2022, on course for record-breaking year following UK High Court covid ruling
Insurance companies in the UK are publishing record numbers of vacancies for claims specialists as they gear up for a surge in covid litigation following the landmark High Court decision in favour of business interruption insurance policyholders.
Regulatory affairs jobs dip in UK life sciences following record-breaking year, while EU hiring hits all-time high in 2022
Vacancies for regulatory affairs professionals across UK life sciences fell in the first months of 2022, following a year when pharmaceutical firms published the most new regulatory jobs since records began, new research shows.
Accountant jobs rise again after lull, with vacancies in financial services overtaking accountancy sector for first time
Hiring for accountants in England and Wales experienced a buoyant start to 2022 following a slight dip at the end of the year, with vacancies in London at an all-time high, according to new research.
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