Skills shortages

• 13 Oct 2026
Research & Labour Market

A new analysis highlights sustained recruitment pressure in Germany’s skilled trades, where plumbing and heating vacancies have around 1.1 registered job seekers...

• 13 Oct 2026
Research & Labour Market

London professional finance vacancies fell 30% between July and September as employers raised the bar for new hires, Morgan McKinley’s latest London Employment...

• 07 Oct 2026
Skills & Learning

Greg Wood, head of manufacturing at Portakabin, argues that employers need to plan where new recruits will learn, alongside efforts to fill vacancies and expand...

• 07 Oct 2026
Employment Law & Compliance

The recruitment body says tax simplification could ease business burdens, but tackling youth unemployment and skills shortages also requires a sustained workforce...

• 05 Oct 2026
Research & Labour Market

The Institute of the Motor Industry’s latest tracker shows a second consecutive rise in motor trade vacancies, highlighting a different hiring picture from the...

• 29 Sep 2026
Talent Acquisition

Robert Half research points to demand for cyber security, agentic AI and cloud skills as employers invest in technology.

• 29 Sep 2026
Research & Labour Market

Morgan McKinley and Vacancysoft forecast a 9% rise in UK banking vacancies, with the recovery concentrated in London and selected specialist roles.

• 28 Sep 2026
Research & Labour Market

Rapport Digital’s analysis of ONS data shows 3,745 fewer accountancy enterprises between 2019 and 2025, with consolidation and talent supply in focus.

• 24 Sep 2026
Research & Labour Market

Half of threat hunters identify data quality or quantity as their main obstacle, while fewer organisations formally measure whether their programmes work.