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Year in Review – Life Sciences Report
This report finds that UK life sciences hiring cooled in 2025 as companies prioritised funding discipline and cash efficiency, with scientific vacancies falling 7% overall despite continued strength in core hubs such as London and growth in South East England. While regional trends diverged—most notably rapid expansion in North East England—major employers such as Roche, Lonza, and Johnson & Johnson increased hiring, even as recruitment slowed at firms including GSK and AstraZeneca.
Year in Review – UK Finance Labour Market Trends, January 2026
This report finds that UK financial-services hiring grew 13% in 2025 despite economic uncertainty, driven by strong demand for technology, compliance, and digital transformation roles, with fintech vacancies rising 29% and Greater London accounting for over half of all growth.
Accountancy vacancies increased 15% with a sharp rise in senior leadership roles, banking hiring focused on IT and operational resilience, and fintech remained the sector’s fastest-growing segment as firms expanded software, product, and business-development teams.
Year in Review – Regional Labour Market Trends, January 2026
This report shows that the UK hiring market is recovering unevenly, with London remaining the largest hiring hub while regions like Northern Ireland, the North West, and the East Midlands are experiencing faster growth due to infrastructure investment and regional funding. The strongest driver of job creation is the technology sector, where demand for roles such as software engineers, AI specialists, and cybersecurity experts continues to rise, supported by government industrial strategy and increased corporate investment in finance, infrastructure, and defence.
Quick insights on hiring trends, industry shifts, and key sector developments to keep you informed in today’s dynamic job market.
Actuarial Snapshot
Stay informed with the latest insights on labour market shifts, hiring patterns, and industry-specific analytics. Our Snapshots highlight key developments across multiple sectors, helping you navigate the evolving recruitment landscape.
IT Management Snapshot
Stay informed with the latest insights on labour market shifts, hiring patterns, and industry-specific analytics. Our Snapshots highlight key developments across multiple sectors, helping you navigate the evolving recruitment landscape.
London Snapshot
Stay informed with the latest insights on labour market shifts, hiring patterns, and industry-specific analytics. Our Snapshots highlight key developments across multiple sectors, helping you navigate the evolving recruitment landscape.
City AM: UK fintech job vacancies surge as investors flock back to London
Fintech is dominating the UK financial services sector in 2024, emerging as the top-performing category for job openings. London is at the forefront of this growth, experiencing a significant 61% year-on-year increase in fintech job vacancies from January to April.
Business Money: UK fintech boom: Technology vacancies soar in 2024, driven by London’s dominance
Fintech has emerged as the top-performing segment in financial services this year. If the current recruitment trends persist, fintech job vacancies in 2024 are projected to be 37% higher nationwide compared to the previous year. Technology roles dominate the recruitment landscape within the fintech sector, making up 41% of all job vacancies this year.
The Standard: London fintech firms recruit thousands more staff
Over three thousand job vacancies in fintech were advertised during the first quarter of 2024. Roles in risk and compliance have experienced the most significant increase in recruitment, rising by over 85% in London.
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Private sector growth falters as Unemployment Rises
The UK economy is faltering, with rising unemployment, weak private-sector growth, and record-low business confidence. Labour’s industrial strategy has yet to deliver, leaving economic and political pressure mounting. Restoring confidence will require targeted business support, clearer regulation, and credible pro-growth policies.
Vacancysoft Launch the IS-8 Vacancy Index
The UK’s new Industrial Strategy (IS-8), launched in June 2025, commits over £86 billion to boost productivity, innovation and competitiveness across eight key sectors — from Clean Energy to Life Sciences. Early indicators show rising investment and job creation, particularly in AI, Energy and Defence, as the government accelerates efforts to drive industrial growth.
Could the war in Ukraine end this winter?
Ukraine’s defence sector is rapidly transforming amid ongoing conflict, with homegrown technologies like the long-range “Flamingo” missile boosting military autonomy and shifting the strategic balance. As Russia’s economy weakens under falling energy revenues and rising costs, pressure is mounting for a ceasefire — especially if the rouble again breaches 100 to the dollar, a threshold that could make continued war unsustainable.
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Webinar: IT Job Watch – October
Join James Chaplin, CEO of Vacancysoft, as he shares key insights into the evolving IT job market. Explore trends in IT vacancies dynamics, regional shifts, SME recruitment surges, and in-demand skills. Gain actionable data on market direction, VC funding, and economic factors impacting the industry. Register now!
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Join us for an enlightening session with James Chaplin, CEO of Vacancysoft, as he shares the latest insights on the IT job market. Discover the market’s direction and the impact of macroeconomic data. Learn about skills in demand, SME recruitment surges, and key trends shaping the industry. Don’t miss this chance to enhance your recruitment strategy with actionable insights!
APSCo Insight – with Vacancysoft – Market opportunities for Recruiters, post July 4
With a new government now in situ, the big question is, what will this mean for the job market, and what are the opportunities for the astute? The Labour party have already put forward some plans regarding how they want to change employment law. Similarly the energy industry looks like it will be getting a boost. What are the other areas to watch for?
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