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Midlands – UK Regional Labour Market Trends, November 2024
The Midlands’ job market in 2024 mirrors the broader economic challenges facing the UK. Sluggish GDP growth and persistent inflation are influencing employment trends. While investment in infrastructure projects like HS2 supports Real Estate & Construction, Brexit and global market instability continue to impact export-focused sectors.
Northern England – UK Regional Labour Market Trends, October 2024
In the North East, the industrial and Engineering sector leads workforce growth, with a 22.4% year-on-year increase in vacancies, reaching nearly 1,197. This surge reflects rising investments in infrastructure and manufacturing, essential drivers of regional economic stability and development.
Switzerland – Life Sciences Labour Market Trends, October 2024
The Swiss life sciences industry, despite a challenging dip in job vacancies in 2023 (down by 31.4%), shows a robust rebound in 2024, with vacancies projected to rise by 24.1%. R&D roles have been notably active, reflecting global trends and a renewed push in innovation.
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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Business Optimism falls for the fourth consecutive month
The latest report from the Institute of Directors is out, and the findings show business confidence in the wider UK economy to close to its record low, in April 2020 (-69) at the onset of the Covid pandemic, and marks the second lowest reading of the Index since it began in July 2016. Just as importantly, the study has asked business leaders how they were expecting to be affected by and responding to the changes in employer National Insurance.
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.
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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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