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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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SIA: Remote working fuels 71% Q1 growth in IT vacancies
Vacancysoft and APSCo data features in a story in Staffing Industry Analysts about how IT vacancies grew in Q1 2021 by 71.7% year-on-year. Read the full article here.
Estates Gazette: Real estate lawyers are hot property, says labour market data
Vacancysoft labour market data showing that that hiring for real estate lawyers is at an all-time high featured in a story in the Estates Gazette. Read the full article here.
Global Recruiter: Record European demand for regulatory affairs specialists
Recent joint Vacancysoft and Cpl Life Sciences labour market research on regulatory affairs specialists was featured in The Global Recruiter. Read the full article here.
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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.
Hi Tech sectors set to drive UK growth
The announcement by the Labour party regarding increasing investment into AI will be welcome news for the industry. Similarly, with over 1,300 AI companies already established in London The UK tech sector overall is now worth £1 trillion and with VC firms are scaling up their funds, indicating that 2025 is set to be a bumper year for investment as UK-based venture capital firms raised $11.3bn in dry powder, a 59% increase from last year.
Trump, Tiktok and the new ‘America First’ presidency
Fourteen days into the year and the world holds its breath, as Trump prepares to retake control of the White House with a very different policy agenda to Biden. In terms of the economy overall, the USA should therefore continue to outperform other G8 countries, as the combination of tax breaks, deregulation and energy sector growth acts to boost GDP.
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Insurance 2021 Review: Boom in UK recruitment as industry bounces back from pandemic
Insurance companies in the UK published a record number of vacancies in 2021 as the sector recovered from the effects of the pandemic and set its sights on further growth, new research shows. Download the report now.
Real Estate & Construction 2021 Review: Record industry jobs with Kier Group dominating UK hiring
New jobs in UK real estate & construction reached all-time highs in 2021, reflecting the activity experienced by a resurgent and emboldened property market, new data shows. Download the report now.
Life Sciences 2021 Review: Jobs at record levels with AstraZeneca publishing most UK vacancies
New jobs in UK life sciences hit all-time highs in 2021 with AstraZeneca the dominant recruiter, an annual labour market review by Cpl Life Sciences and Vacancysoft found. Download the report now.
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