While employers remain concerned about the overall outlook for the UK economy, The REC’s latest JobsOutlook report found that hiring intentions rose in the last quarter. Recruiters know that firms are better prepared this time around and that online interviewing, testing, and selection can be delivered well. Seven in ten (69%) employers who hire temporary agency workers highlighted that agency workers are important for short-term access to key skills.
Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the REC, said: “After the record lows of the spring, a return to growing confidence is great news. This reflects what we were hearing from business leaders up and down the country over recent months, and our other data shows that it has fed through to real-world increases in recruitment. The big test now is ensuring this jobs recovery can continue as businesses have to keep working online in the face of a renewed rise in Coronavirus cases.”
While hiring confidence is up, the closure of the furlough scheme on 31 October and its replacement with a Jobs Support Scheme is expected to increase redundancies. Lloyds announced last month that they would be cutting 865 jobs as part of their plans to restructure. The group has also decided to keep the majority of its 65,000 staff working remotely in line with guidance from the government.
As the countdown to Christmas begins, the pandemic has meant that increased numbers of people are doing their Christmas shopping online with significant requirement for more delivery staff. Royal Mail is looking to fill a record number of temporary seasonal jobs with 33,000 additional workers for the Christmas period - two-thirds more than usual. The temporary workers will mainly work in sorting offices, delivery vans and data centres. The delivery firm Yodel is also gearing up to meet demand by adding 2,500 self-employed drivers and nearly 500 staff in its sorting centres across the UK.
The strongest professional sector for hiring continues to be IT as businesses migrate online and seek to improve their agility. This coincides with the arrival of 5G, which was already increasing the need for core telecommunications, network and architecture skills. Positions such as Network Architects and Engineers are gaining in popularity, with more people working remotely. Cloud technology is also another area of tech to see hiring uplift as more companies migrate from traditional server environments.
Here are some of the companies that are advertising 50 or more UK roles on their websites according to LinkedIn. (16th October)
| Industry | Companies | Roles |
|
Accounting |
218 open roles |
|
| Biotechnology | PerkinElmer | 200+ open roles |
| Broadcast Media | Sky | 232 open roles |
| Building Materials | Wolseley UK | 50 open roles (NEW) |
| Civil Engineering | Amey Costain Group Plc Jacobs Mott Macdonald |
298 open roles |
| Computer Software | Sage | 149 open roles |
| Construction | Balfour Beatty plc: | 274 open roles (NEW) |
| Consumer Electronics | Apple | 84 open roles |
| Defence and Aerospace | Babcock International Group BAE Systems MBDA Royal Air Force (RAF) Ultra Electronics UK Ministry of Defence |
214 open roles 185 open roles 125 open roles 63 open roles (NEW) 56 open roles 200+ open roles |
| Design | Atkins | 201 open roles |
| Facilities Services | Mitie Sodexo |
200+ open roles 320 open roles |
| Financial services | Barclays Bloomberg Citi Deutsche Bank Goldman Sachs JPMorgan Chase & Co. Morgan Stanley Revolut |
130 open roles 68 open roles 307 open roles 122 open roles 87 open roles 319 open roles 91 open roles 291 open roles |
| Government Administration | Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Derbyshire County Council Essex County Council HM Revenue & Customs Leeds City Council |
51 open roles 224 open roles 88 open roles 50 open roles (NEW) 190 open roles |
| Hospital & Health Care | Barchester Healthcare Bupa Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust IQVIA Maria Mallaband Care Group NHS Nuffield Health St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
942 open roles 255 open roles 100+ open roles 100 open roles 286 open roles 100+ open roles 14,934 open roles 301 open roles 80 open roles |
| Information Technology & Services | BJSS Capgemini Capita CGI Microsoft Qinetiq Serco Version 1 Vodafone |
110 open roles 170 open roles 201 open roles 57 open roles 96 open roles 90+ open roles (NEW) 81 open roles 50+ open roles 195 open roles (NEW) |
| Insurance | Direct Line Group | 91 open roles |
| Internet | Amazon |
774 open roles 158 open roles |
| Leisure, Travel & Tourism | Borne Leisure Ltd | 200+ open roles |
| Logistics & Supply Chain | DHL Supply Chain Royal Mail XPO Logistics |
123 open roles 103 open roles 148 open roles |
| Medical Device |
Danaher |
127 open roles |
| Oil & Energy |
Wood |
60+ open roles (NEW) |
| Pharmaceuticals |
AstraZeneca GSK |
176 open roles 139 open roles |
| Retail |
Aldi Argos Asda Boots UK Co-op John Lewis & Partners Lidl Marks and Spencer Morrisons Next Ocado Sainsbury's Specsavers Superdrug Tesco Waitrose & Partners |
200+ open roles 83 open roles 151 open roles 122 open roles (NEW) 274 open roles 140 open roles 274 open roles (NEW) 134 open roles 100+ open roles 2,404 open roles 100+ open roles 95 open roles 1,036 open roles 289 open roles 3,405 open roles 337 open roles (NEW) |
| Education |
University of Bristol University of Cambridge The University of Edinburgh University of Leeds University of Oxford University of Nottingham |
61 open roles (NEW) 50+ open roles 109 open roles 60 open roles 121 open roles 74 open roles |
| Semiconductors |
ARM |
161 open roles |
| Technology |
Siemens |
54 open roles |
| Telecommunications |
BT CityFibre Virgin Media Vodafone |
207 open roles 100 open roles 50+ open roles 195 open roles |
| Utilities |
SSE plc |
75 open roles |
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