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Year in Review – UK Life Sciences Labour Market Trends, January 2025
After a subdued 2023, the UK’s life sciences industry saw stabilised recruitment in 2024, with vacancies rising 5.2% year-on-year to 7,521.
Year in Review – UK Legal Labour Market Trends, January 2025
Amid political transition and economic recovery, 2024 proved largely positive for the UK legal sector, with vacancies rising 14.2% across England and Wales. A post-election surge in M&A activity, especially large-cap buyouts, drove demand for legal professionals, aided by falling interest rates.
Year in Review – UK Insurance Labour Market Trends, January 2025
AI adoption into insurance is accelerating as businesses optimise processes to improve outcomes while streamlining headcounts, with claims in particular being impacted. As a result, despite a year where the sector saw record profits, vacancies have fallen by 11.7% in 2024 compared to the year before.
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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The Banker: UK banking vacancies surge in May
The Banker features a story with Vacancysoft labour market data on how banking vacancies have risen as the UK begins to rebound from the pandemic. Read the full article now.
SIA: Financial services job vacancies at highest level since pandemic
Vacancysoft and APSCo data features in SIA news on how financial services vacancies are at their highest levels since before the pandemic. Read the full article here.
Accountancy Daily: Demand for tax accountants highest in over two years
Vacancysoft and Morgan McKinley labour market data appears in Accountancy Daily in a story on how UK tax accountant vacancies are at a two-year high. Read more here.
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Martech and the future of the Marketing profession
Automation through technology is not a new phenomenon. Every generation can cite its own case study of how jobs have been replaced by people. However, historically, the segments of the workforce most likely to be disrupted, have been the blue collar workers, and office based work, has proven resilient against that change.
Is a trade war between the EU and USA now inevitable?
With former President Trump moving to implement his policy agenda, initial measures have already been set in motion. He has declared a state of emergency at the border, leveraging his executive powers to impose tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico, with the European Union (EU) now in his sights.
Trump, Tax and the new trade wars
Amid a wave of announcements, the most disruptive to the international order is arguably the president’s declaration that global taxation frameworks must be reformed. Specifically, he plans to double taxes on foreign nationals and companies that engage in discriminatory practices against U.S. businesses.
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.
UK law firms publish more business management jobs since pandemic, with project and change management roles growing fastest
Business management vacancies in the UK legal sector are making up an increasingly larger share of private practice jobs, accounting at one stage for over half of overall law firm recruitment, new research shows.
Surge in hiring for underwriters across UK insurance, with new jobs in London general and non-life businesses neck-and-neck for first time
New vacancies for underwriters hit all-time highs in 2021 as non-life businesses around the UK bolstered their teams with underwriting professionals at record pace, new research shows. Read the story here.
New jobs in architecture show strong recovery in 2021, but still short on pre-pandemic levels
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.
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