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Biotech – UK Life Sciences Labour Market Trends, December 2023
The biotech sector has been on a downward trend this year, with vacancies down 34% in 2023. With that, the first quarter saw the highest concentration of job postings, tallying 351 vacancies. Indeed, January and March were the top two months in 2023, with 131 and 123 vacancies respectively. This is according to the latest Life Sciences Labour Market Trends report by CPL and market data analysts Vacancysoft.
Midlands – UK Regional Labour Market Trends, November 2023
In Q1 2023, the West Midlands, with 8794 vacancies, held the largest share in the region, yet it fell short of the lowest quarter in 2022 at 8860 vacancies, while the East Midlands peaked at 5310 jobs in Q1 2023, failing to surpass the total of 6601 vacancies in Q3 2022. This according to the latest UK National Labour Market Trends report by APSCo and labour market data analysts Vacancysoft.
Risk & Compliance – UK Finance Labour Market Trends Report, October 2023
Looking at 2023, there has been a significant decline in hiring across the risk & compliance functions. Nonetheless, the real story emerging is how these functions are becoming an ever greater department within fintech, according to the latest UK Finance Labour Market trends report by Morgan McKinley and market data analysts Vacancysoft.
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Vacancysoft & APSCO Report Featured In The Global Recruiter
We are delighted to announce that the Regional Trends Report – 2018 in Review we published together with Apsco has been featured in the Global Recruiter magazine. Please see the following link for the full article. Get a copy of this report here. Every day...
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Vacancysoft & APSCo Report featured in European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Magazine
We are delighted to announce that the Pharmaceuticals Trends Report we published together with APSCo has been featured in European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Magazine. – See the full article ‘UK biotech booming with increased job openings, notes recruitment data’...
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The High Tech Revolution
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Surge in Tech sector as London picks up speed
It’s official. The green shoots of recovery in the technology industry are emerging. This past week vacancies hit levels only seen previously a handful of times in the past year. After a challenging 2023, where VC/PE funding became significantly harder to obtain (TMT deals fell 24% on the year before, to the lowest levels in five years) looking ahead, the signs are positive and London in particular is picking the pace.
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