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Risk – Insurance, UK Labour Market Trends, April 2024
Insurance companies face new risks due to economic volatility, higher interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty, and climate change. This has led to a rise in demand for risk professionals, with vacancies up by 11.4% in 2024 compared to last year. March 2024 had the highest number of risk vacancies in over a year, indicating a continuing trend.
Regionalisation – UK HR Labour Market Trends, March 2024
Post-pandemic economy shifting from London: HQ function vacancies down to 41.2% from 47.8% in 2019.
Midlands – UK Regional Labour Market Trends, February 2024
Job vacancies in 2023 fall by 23.7% compared to 2022, according to the latest UK Labour Market Trends report by leading professional body APSCo and labour market data analysts Vacancysoft.
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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Infosecurity: How to bridge the IT and cyber skills gap in 2021
Vacancysoft and Robert Walters labour market data features in an Infosecurity story on bridging the IT and cyber skills gap in 2021. Read the full article here.
Daily Mail: One in four grandparents keeps up with children by playing video games
Research by Robert Walters and Vacancysoft finds that 42 per cent of parents over 55 were playing video games with offspring who had left home. Read the full article here.
Recruiter: Gaming sector vacancies on increase despite pandemic
Vacancysoft and Robert Walters labour market research features in a story in Recruiter about how hiring in gaming continues climbing despite the pandemic. Read the full article here.
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Final Countdown to Election day, but what about after?
Is it the responsibility of Government to directly stimulate economic growth, or is it for them to create the environment where businesses invest themselves? Statism, or interventionist supply side policies are coming to the fore once more, and for the incoming Labour Government, there are a myriad of policy proposals designed to achieve growth.
Technology, Automation and the future of Banking
For the UK, Financial Services has a critical part to play, in terms of GDP, our balance of payments and employment. Within the Financial Services industry though, increasingly Fintech is starting to come to the fore. New challengers such as Starling, Monzo, Revolut and Wise have disrupted the incumbents and as a result, the industry has permanently changed.
Labour’s tax dilemma
The impact of the budget on tax recruitment is apparent. March 2024 was the record month for tax vacancies going back to January 2019, beating even the peak post pandemic months in 2021. At the same time, in a recent report featured in Bloomberg, the UK is set to see 9,500 millionaires repatriate away, which is more than any other country globally, with the exception of China.
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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.
UK drives record surge in European clinical research vacancies
Data from Cpl Life Sciences and Vacancysoft shows clinical vacancies in the UK are up 98% and account for 24% of total hiring in Europe.
Demand for UK tax accountants highest in over two years, PWC & BDO in fastest growth
Firms are hiring UK tax accountants at record speed in 2021 according to new labour market data from Morgan McKinley and Vacancysoft.
UK medical affairs hiring highest in three years, Switzerland slips
Vacancies for UK medical affairs professionals in Q1 2021 reached a level not seen in three years according to data from Cpl Life Sciences and Vacancysoft.
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