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Year in Review – UK Tech Labour Market Trends Report, January 2025
The Government initiative to invest in AI-related infrastructure is at a time when the industry is accelerating away and while the UK remains a global leader, the planned investment will facilitate further growth and hiring.
Year in Review – UK Finance Labour Market Trends Report, January 2025
The combination of increased investment in AI, political shifts in the UK and falling interest rates has made 2024 a pivotal year for the finance sector.
Year-in-Review Magazine: A New Year, A New Government – What’s next for the UK employment market?
A new year brings a new government, in both the UK and the USA, with significant policy shifts in both countries.
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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City A.M.: Hiring for bankers reaches three-year high
City A.M. features Vacancysoft and Morgan McKinley data in a story about how hiring for bankers is at a three-year high in the United Kingdom. Read the full article here.
Business News Wales: Just 9% of new hires in edtech are academics
Vacancysoft and Robert Walters labour market data in Business News Wales shows how just 9% of new edtech hires are academics. Read the full article here.
City A.M.: Hiring for lawyers at highest since pre-pandemic
Vacancysoft’s labour market data features in a story in City A.M. about how hiring for lawyers is at its highest since before the pandemic. 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.
Our partners in the recruitment industry share their thought leadership insights, advice, and best practices.
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National 2021 Review: Vacancies reach all-time high as London dominates labour market with record 20k+ new jobs
New jobs in the UK reached record levels in 2021, with the TMT sector accounting for the most new vacancies in a year when remote working became the norm across British business, according to APSCo and Vacancysoft. Read the report now.
Record job growth in Irish life sciences driven by surge in biotech vacancies
Ireland’s life sciences industry is enjoying a record year of recruitment as it recovers from the effects of the pandemic and strengthens its reputation as a global pharmaceutical hub, according to new research.
London law firms in hiring surge with Clifford Chance leading pack
London’s legal firms went on an unprecedented hiring spree in 2021, with the number of fixed-term contract (FTC) roles in the capital also reaching all-time highs, new research shows.
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