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Jobs fall across the UK:
Remote working declining as
firms push for office returns
he number of UK job postings fell by National Association is the top employer,
T2.5% in March, with remote job roles also accounting for 155 of all AI job postings last
contracting as businesses increase return month. Harnham and International Business
to office pressures. That’s according to the Machines Corporation round off the top three
latest data from leading global talent solutions companies hiring AI specialists across the UK
provider, WilsonHCG. in March.
The data – powered by Claro Analytics, Craig Sweeney, EVP of global strategic talent
WilsonHCG’s talent intelligence and labour solutions at WilsonHCG commented:
market analytics platform –marked the fifth
consecutive month of decline. The number of “The slowdown in hiring is perhaps expected
job postings for remote roles also dropped, given the economic climate, while the drop
as more organisations continue to push for a in remote job postings does suggest that
even more employers are opting for a return
return to office.
to office. Given the positive impact that
In March 2024, 4.4% of jobs in the UK were more flexible working practices can have on
listed as fully remote, down on the 5.8% diverse recruitment and employee retention,
reported in January 2023. Hybrid job postings it’s encouraging to see that hybrid working
have, however, seen a gradual uptick over the options are slowly increasing.
last 12 months, increasing by 0.5 percentage
points between March 2023 and 2024. “More broadly, the data does suggest that
demand for AI specialists is continuing to rise.
AI demand remains robust And it shows no signs of slowing, particularly
Demand for artificial intelligence (AI) with the latest news that Microsoft is launching
an AI hub in London. The demand for AI
specialists remains robust though, with expertise is growing across businesses of
2,971 AI-specific job openings reported in all sizes, so competition for both general
March 2024. Data scientists were the most in and specialist AI skills is going to intensify
demand roles in AI for the month, followed by over the coming months. Employers need to
Senior Data Scientists and Machine Learning ensure they’re in a position to both bring in
Engineers.
new resources and expand and grow skillsets
Of the organisations most actively recruiting within the business to create a sustainable
for AI specialists, JPMorgan Chase Bank talent pool.”
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