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Scotland – UK Regional Labour Market Trends, August 2024
In the first seven months of 2024, Scotland recorded 12,766 professional vacancies, which accounted for 5.3% of the UK’s total of 226,708 vacancies. Scotland’s job market has seen a modest year-on-year increase of 0.5%, significantly lagging behind the UK’s national average growth of 2.5%.
London – UK Real Estate Labour Market Trends, Summer 2024
The first half of 2024 has demonstrated market resilience despite ongoing economic challenges. While sectors like banking and real estate face pressures from new government policies and global uncertainties, strategic adjustments are evident.
London – UK Finance Labour Market Trends Report, August 2024
The banking sector continued its slump in 2024, with vacancies down 3% compared to last year. However, recent analysis suggests UK securities are undervalued, and with a new government, the sector might rebound – July has shown record performance. Tax has been a key focus for hiring, especially with Labour’s tax-raising agenda. As a result, tax roles have performed strongly, making the upcoming Autumn budget particularly significant.
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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.
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Is New York Banking Job flow set to eclipse London for the first time?
The first Labour Government in a generation, the biggest increase in taxes since 1993. A bold maneuver to bolster growth, or a misstep, which will cost Labour at the next election? The challenge facing policy makers is real. The size of the national debt is so large, that interest payments alone are now larger than the entire policing budget. And in order to prevent the national debt to stop increasing relative to GDP, the country needs annual growth of 2.5% or more.
How will the Budget impact the job market?
The first Labour Government in a generation, the biggest increase in taxes since 1993. A bold maneuver to bolster growth, or a misstep, which will cost Labour at the next election? The challenge facing policy makers is real. The size of the national debt is so large, that interest payments alone are now larger than the entire policing budget. And in order to prevent the national debt to stop increasing relative to GDP, the country needs annual growth of 2.5% or more.
What would a Trump win mean for the UK economy?
With one week to go, the election remains too close to call. With that, on November 5, the USA will vote and if Trump wins, there will be implications for the UK. Foreign policy is the one area where Trump has internationalists concerned, equally his primary gripe is that NATO members should be paying their way, and the USA is footing the bill for defense in Europe unnecessarily.
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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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