Introduction According to a 2026 study by the Lancaster University Work Foundation, around 36% of employers have reduced the number of entry level jobs available to 16-24 year olds over the last 12 months. The rate is higher in medium sized employers (48%) and large employers (46%) than in smaller employers (24%) who are still … Read more
Introduction According to the latest research from the Indeed Hiring Lab, UK online job postings were down by 5% month on month in June 2026 and down by 13% year on year. This trend signifies that hiring activity in the UK by employers is continuing to go on a downward trend and job postings are … Read more
Introduction According to the latest REC and KPMG UK Report on Jobs for May 2026, permanent staff placements rates fell to 47.5 in April 2026, down from 49.2 in March. In terms of the index 50.0 represents no growth, above 50.0 means there has been growth and any figure below 50.0 represents a decline in … Read more
Introduction According to the latest Q2 2026 survey from ManpowerGroup, hiring confidence has increased to 27% for businesses across the UK, representing a 15% increase on the previous quarter. This strong increase represents one of the highest quarterly uplifts in 5 years and signifies that business hiring plans have increased across the market. Overall, 47% … Read more
Introduction According to the Hiring Trends Report 2026 by TotalJobs, 58% of UK businesses surveyed feel that they are confident they will hire the talent they need within the first half of 2026. Hiring activity is still highly cautious overall for smaller businesses, as only 25% of SMEs plan to increase recruitment activity in 2026 … Read more
Introduction According to the November 2025 Labour Market Tracker from the Recruitment and Employment Federation (REC) the number of new jobs posted by UK businesses in October 2025 was 754,359, up by 2.1% from September 2025. Active job postings were also 7.5% higher in October 2025 when compared with October 2024. The REC consider these … Read more
Introduction According to the CIPD Quarterly Labour Market Outlook Summer 2025, only 57% of private sector businesses plan to recruit staff in the next 3 months over Autumn 2025, which is down from 65% in Autumn 2024. These figures are considered to be at record low levels outside of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main reason … Read more
Introduction According to a June 2025 Business Trends report from BDO, it has been revealed that the UK employment market is currently stagnating at a 13-year low. The Employment Index fell again in June 2025 to 94.22 from 94.32 the previous month. What this means in real terms is that hiring activity remains subdued across … Read more
Introduction According to a recent survey by ManpowerGroup the number of UK businesses that are struggling to find skilled workers has dropped for the first time in a decade. Currently, 76% of businesses looking to recruit are experiencing a skills shortage, down from 80% a year ago. The most in-demand skills in the UK include … Read more
What Is Recruit and Develop Staff Funding? Recruitment and developing staff grants can help businesses who want to develop their workforce by either recruiting new staff, safeguarding existing jobs, training and developing staff and taking on interns. A recruitment and developing staff funding injection can help businesses carry out their workforce development activities faster or … Read more