Thought Leadership
See our latest news, market reports, executive comment and recent newsletters — and discover which media outlets use Vacancysoft thought leadership and data to enhance their stories
We partner with leading recruitment firms to produce thought leadership reports highlighting key labour market trends.
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.
London – UK Legal Labour Market Trends, November 2024
The general election’s immediate impact has, unsurprisingly, led to record recruitment, particularly in July. Moreover, Labour’s focus on employment law reforms has driven a surge in demand for employment lawyers, with August also seeing record levels of legal recruitment.
MedTech – UK Life Sciences Labour Market Trends, December 2024
The MedTech sector is slowly gathering steam again in the UK’s post-pandemic economy, and manufacturing is now being scaled up. For 2024 so far, the total number of vacancies has risen overall (both in scientific and non-scientific positions across MedTech).
Quick insights on hiring trends, industry shifts, and key sector developments to keep you informed in today’s dynamic job market.
Risk & Compliance 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.
Life Sciences 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.
Fintech 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.
UKTN: IT job vacancies surpass pre-pandemic levels in the UK
UKTN published a story using Vacancysoft data on how IT job vacancies in England and Wales surpassed pre-pandemic levels in a sign of the UK’s recovery. Read the article here.
Business Leader: Tech roles in UK set to surpass pre-pandemic levels
The Business Leader published a story using Vacancysoft data on how tech jobs in England and Wales reached record levels in 2021. Read the full article here.
Evening Standard: Job vacancies double in London as tech boom continues
The Evening Standard published a story using Vacancysoft data on how tech vacancies in London have more than doubled to a record high. Read the full article here.
Our CEO, James Chaplin, provides insight into business, operations and thought leadership at Vacancysoft.

Insights from the Finance Forum
This week we hosted the latest in our quarterly series of events looking at London Financial Services, where a central topic being discussed was the increasing importance of geopolitics on the London economy. Discover the key takeaways from the event with delegates from leading recruitment firms such as Morgan McKinley, REED, and Page.

Insights on the London economy
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking to the London members of the TEAM network, regarding our viewpoint on what we are seeing in the London economy. Following up from the annual summit we organized the week before, this was a chance for TEAM members unable to attend, to get a briefing on what to expect this coming year.

Findings from the Annual Vacancysoft summit
Last week we published the findings of our annual report, analysing the UK Labour Market and were delighted to be joined by industry leaders where we both shared our findings and had a lively panel discussion where we discussed the economic climate, the impact of geopolitical factors and what we think it all means, for this coming year.
Our partners in the recruitment industry share their thought leadership insights, advice, and best practices.
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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 accounts for most clinical vacancies across European life sciences, dominating CRO and pharmaceutical sector recruitment — new report
Vacancies in the UK’s architectural practices are on the rebound after suffering a big setback during the first year of the pandemic — however, they are yet to reach the recruitment levels seen in 2019, according to a new report.
IT jobs in lawtech rise across UK as funding grows and legal industry embraces innovative digital solutions post-pandemic — new report
Vacancies in the UK’s architectural practices are on the rebound after suffering a big setback during the first year of the pandemic — however, they are yet to reach the recruitment levels seen in 2019, according to a new report.
Surge in work-from-anywhere tax accountant jobs in UK as total vacancies level off following record year — new report
Vacancies in the UK’s architectural practices are on the rebound after suffering a big setback during the first year of the pandemic — however, they are yet to reach the recruitment levels seen in 2019, according to a new report.

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