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South East – UK Regional Labour Market Trends, May 2024
The symbiotic relationship between London and the South East has only strengthened in recent years, as the region has become a leading global hub for the high-tech industry. However, looking at this year so far, the region has experienced a slump in jobs and recruitment, especially compared to the peak of the post-pandemic period.
Transformation & Change – UK Insurance Labour Market Trends, May 2024
Insurance companies are facing a myriad of challenges at a time when there is deep uncertainty in the industry and the global economy. Similarly, transformation projects have changed and now require a far greater focus on data and analytics capabilities. The trend toward digitalisation has resulted in companies embracing the cloud, and with each wave of transformation, the level of cost and complexity has increased.
Regulatory Affairs – UK Life Sciences Labour Market Trends, May 2024
As the UK moves past the pandemic, the life sciences industry is still adjusting to the challenges associated with the post-Brexit regime. This, combined with the slowdown in trials during the pandemic, has resulted in a slowdown in recruitment within the sector, particularly affecting regulatory affairs professionals.
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Reuters: Next generation of bankers fear for future
Reuters features Vacancysoft labour market data on UK banking interns in a story on how demand for fresh talent is at its strongest in years. Read it here.
Global Recruiter: Biotech drives forward, Cambridge hiring set to double
Recent joint Vacancysoft and Cpl Life Sciences labour market research on hiring for biotech specialists was featured in The Global Recruiter. Read the full article here.
Global Recruiter: Science entry level falls 60 per cent
Vacancysoft and APSCo labour market research on how junior level life sciences recruitment fell during the pandemic features in The Global Recruiter. Read the full article here.
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London Law Firm’s continue to recruit
The transactional nature of the London Law Firms means that activity here acts as a good barometer into confidence in the economy. Increases in Law Firm hiring typically can be directly linked to greater demand for their services, either from the Banks, on the one hand, or the Real Estate sector on the other. Therefore the fact that over the last three months, vacancies have been higher this year, than in both 2022 and 2023, is a positive sign, reinforced by a general consensus that the UK economy is performing better than many anticipated, which is reflected in GBP strengthening.
Corporate Recruiters in Demand as hiring picks up
As the UK economy adjusts to a new equilibrium as a result of the change in Government, there have been positive signs of a rebounding in recruitment. Nonetheless, it is worth mentioning that a fair amount of the July hiring was due to vacancies being deferred from earlier in spring, as companies waited on the result of the election. Once the Labour Party was confirmed as having won, companies removed the hiring freeze and moved ahead with the vacancies they had planned for.
Defence Vacancies surge post election, what next?
Within a week of coming to power, Starmer committed to stand with Ukraine, for as long as it takes. As part of that he then committed to new package of artillery and brimstone missiles to be delivered shortly, as well as placing a new order for soviet era ammunition, to help bolster Ukraine’s defences. Hence, the bounce seen across the UK economy in July, was most pronounced in Aerospace & Defence, with vacancies rising month to month by over 40%, and hitting levels last seen in November last year.
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Technology 2021 Review: New IT jobs beat 2018 record as UK tech receives record investment
The number of tech jobs in England and Wales reached record levels in 2021, with tech firms publishing more IT vacancies in the last year than all British businesses combined did in 2020, a new labour market report says.
Law 2021 Review: Eversheds Sutherland busiest recruiter as UK legal vacancies hit all-time high
Legal jobs reached record levels in 2021 as companies sought additional legal expertise during a second consecutive year of economic uncertainty, according to BCL Legal and Vacancysoft. Download the report now.
Finance 2021 Review: UK banking jobs at record levels with NatWest & Nationwide in pandemic hiring comebacks
UK banking vacancies hit an all-time high in 2021 despite covid restrictions, general sector underperformance and the post-Brexit financial services agreement still unresolved. Read the report now for more.
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