The latest employment figures from Morgan McKinley suggest that the number of job openings in the City’s Financial Services rose by 7% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter and fell 17% compared to the corresponding period last year.
There were 666,542 new job postings in September 2024, according to the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and Lightcast Labour Market Tracker.
Job seekers looking to boost their income with seasonal work may find it harder to secure roles this year, according to new research from the hiring platform, Indeed.
A new study1 into salary transparency in the UK job market reveals many businesses are still reluctant to disclose how much they pay employees and prospective employees.
"English not required" is explicitly stated in almost 3% (2.8%) of job postings, with the share of no language requirements highest in lower-paid jobs in Cleaning and sanitation (7.9%), Driving (7.6%), and Beauty and wellness (6.6%).
48 per cent of cybersecurity roles requiring a degree or cyber-related experience are going unfilled as firms struggle to fill open roles, according to a new report from ISACA.
The proportion of those working in senior roles in UK financial services from a lower socio-economic background has increased from 26% in 2023 to 28% today, according to new research from Progress Together, the organisation representing 55 member firms from the UK financial services sector.
Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm, has found that while HR professionals in the UK are interested in generative artificial intelligence (AI), they are not yet proactively making use of it.