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London – UK Insurance Labour Market Trends, September 2024
Lloyd’s of London’s recent report highlights the most favourable underwriting conditions in over a decade, signalling a significant upturn in the insurance market. Profits have surged from £3.9bn in the first half of 2023 to £4.9bn in the same period of 2024, reflecting robust market growth. This positive trend has been mirrored in London’s job market, with insurance vacancies increasing by 6.6% this year.
Engineering – UK Life Sciences Labour Market Trends, September 2024
The UK pharmaceuticals sector is recovering from its post-pandemic slowdown, with a focus on addressing the backlog of drug approvals by the MHRA. As approvals accelerate, pharmaceutical manufacturing is ramping up, contributing to an 8.8% increase in engineering vacancies in 2024 compared to last year.
Banking – UK Finance Labour Market Trends Report, September 2024
The UK stands out among G8 countries due to its political stability, with the government expected to remain in power for up to 10 years. Consequently, 2024 could mark a turning point for UK banking, thanks to recent deregulation reforms and stable interest rates.
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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Solicitor’s Journal: Private client job boom
The Solicitor’s Journal published a story using Vacancysoft and APSCo data showing how legal sector hiring is already at 60% of last year’s total. Read the full article now.
Reuters: Looming staff shortages set to stretch reopened British pubs
Vacancysoft labour market data features in a Reuters story about British pubs and restaurants face potential staffing crunches after months of lockdown. Read the full article here.
London Loves Business: Remote working fuels huge growth in IT vacancies
Vacancysoft and APSCo labour market data features in a story about how remote working has fuelled growth in IT vacancies in London Loves Business. Read the full article here.
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COP 29, Climate Change and Cleantech
When the Labour Party came to power, nowhere was the immediate policy shift more stark than in terms of environmental policy. Under Sunak, drilling licenses in the North Sea had been extended, and while the Government had said all the right things in regards to environmental policy, the results were mixed.
Insights from the Finance Forum
With a new Government in situ, last week we organized a private breakfast, with some of the leading recruiters in London, to discuss how the budget and Trump’s victory are likely to impact the London economy going into next year. Financial Services is so critical to the UK, that even for recruiters who are working in other areas, how the industry performs is of key importance. Read on for more.
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.
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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.
Clinical jobs rocket as R&D and lab roles in UK life sciences experience record growth
Life sciences firms in England and Wales are hiring R&D and laboratory scientists in record numbers as the government continues to champion the UK as a global life sciences hub, new research shows.
Software engineers & UX/UI experts most in-demand as UK tech jobs continue surging into 2022
Vacancies for IT professionals continue growing unabated in 2022 as UK tech firms urgently search for developers and engineers to maintain their record-breaking momentum of the last 12 months, a new report says.
Risk & compliance jobs soar as banks brace for new financial regulation in 2022
Banks are publishing record numbers of risk and compliance jobs in the UK following an unprecedented year of regulatory initiatives and a flurry of upcoming changes expected in 2022, a new report says.
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