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QA – UK Life Sciences Labour Market Trends, May 2025
QA hiring in life sciences is shifting, with the UK and Germany driving growth in 2025 while major firms and regions scale back amid regulatory change, patent cliffs, and capital discipline.
South East – UK Regional Labour Market Trends, May 2025
Professional job vacancies in the South East are outpacing national trends in mid-2025, with strong growth driven by improved economic conditions and targeted investment.
Quarterly Overview – UK Real Estate Labour Market Trends, April 2025
The UK real estate sector is stabilising, with falling inflation, steady interest rates, and rising vacancies.
Quick insights on hiring trends, industry shifts, and key sector developments to keep you informed in today’s dynamic job market.
IT 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.
Banking 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.
Biotech 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: Insurance sector outperforms financial services in 2023
Vacancies in insurance have decreased by 15.1%, demonstrating the sector’s resilience compared to a 30% decline in financial services.
Bloomberg: McKinsey and Peers Slam Brakes on UK Jobs as Vacancies Dive 80%
Job vacancies at UK consulting firms plunged by over 80% in 2023 due to factors such as weak economic growth, fewer deals in the City of London, and the uncertainty surrounding an upcoming general election.
Global Recruiter: South Resilience
Despite a projected slowdown in the overall job market, the South of England is expected to maintain its position as the top region for job opportunities in 2023, according to new research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
Our CEO, James Chaplin, provides insight into business, operations and thought leadership at Vacancysoft.
Rolling the dice on Financial Services deregulation
UK GDP is sliding, costs rising, welfare & labour gaps widening. With FDI at lows and firms wary of new rules, can Reeves’ Leeds reforms reignite growth?
AI’s Coming Power Surge
The UK faces a growing energy gap as domestic production declines and demand surges, driven by AI and the digital economy. With aging infrastructure and unreliable renewables, nuclear is back in focus, but can SMRs scale fast enough? A long-term strategy is no longer optional.
Tax rises in Autumn are now inevitable
Tax rises this Autumn now look inevitable after Labour’s welfare reforms collapsed. With markets rattled, Starmer forced into a U-turn, and Reform gaining ground, pressure is mounting ahead of the next Budget.
Our partners in the recruitment industry share their thought leadership insights, advice, and best practices.
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