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United Kingdom job market

Official market size and labour demand, compared with the active job listings JobLake currently observes across employers, agencies and portals.

JobLake coverage

75,000

deduplicated active jobs

Updated Aug 2026

Population

69,487,000

Period ending Jun 2025

Labour force

36,235,000

Period ending May 2026

Unemployed

1,760,000

Period ending May 2026

Unemployment rate

4.9%

Period ending May 2026

Calculated from sources

Vacancy rate

2%

Period ending Jun 2026

Calculated from sources

Available jobs

712,000

Period ending Jun 2026

Coverage snapshot

What JobLake sees now

Listings are deduplicated across sources. The observed-listing ratio compares today's JobLake catalog with the latest published available-jobs measure; it is directional because one available job can produce multiple advertisements, and some are never advertised online.

75,000

Active jobs

662

Added in 24h

16,621

Added in 7 days

3,405

Companies

270

Agencies

253

Job portals

106

Duplicates collapsed

10.5%

Listings / available jobs

34,788

With known salary

Jobs by industry

Where hiring is concentrated

Retail & e-commerce9,668 · 12.9%
Education8,876 · 11.8%
Healthcare6,236 · 8.3%
Hospitality & tourism5,573 · 7.4%
Banking & finance4,906 · 6.5%
Construction4,456 · 5.9%
Software & IT4,242 · 5.7%
Transport & logistics4,079 · 5.4%
Other3,211 · 4.3%
Manufacturing2,930 · 3.9%

Main job posters

Companies

  1. 01Mitie1,768
  2. 02Boots1,157
  3. 03Morrisons1,016
  4. 04Tesco1,011
  5. 05Balfour Beatty899
  6. 06Marks & Spencer833
  7. 07Harnham816
  8. 08Next plc755
  9. 09WSP712
  10. 10Sainsbury's683

Recruitment market

Agencies

  1. 01Randstad UK8,899
  2. 02Hays5,044
  3. 03Pertemps3,700
  4. 04Michael Page2,602
  5. 05Staffline724
  6. 06Harnham647
  7. 07Blue Arrow531
  8. 08Manpower506
  9. 09Brook Street500
  10. 10Office Angels486

Distribution

Job portals

  1. 01LinkedIn583
  2. 02Totaljobs Group Ltd272
  3. 03Indeed172
  4. 04Guardian Jobs170
  5. 05reed.co.uk77
  6. 06ACCA Careers - ACCA Global71
  7. 07Jobijoba UK53
  8. 08beBee47
  9. 09SimplyHired47
  10. 10IT Job Board40

Sources and methodology

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Population

UK Office for National Statistics

Jun 2025 to Jun 2025 · Direct observation

provisional

Labour force

UK Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey

Mar 2026 to May 2026 · Direct observation

official statistics in development

Unemployed

UK Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey

Mar 2026 to May 2026 · Direct observation

official statistics in development

Unemployment rate

UK Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey

Mar 2026 to May 2026 · Derived from official data

official statistics in development

Vacancy rate

UK Office for National Statistics Vacancy Survey

Apr 2026 to Jun 2026 · Derived from official data

early estimate

Available jobs

UK Office for National Statistics Vacancy Survey

Apr 2026 to Jun 2026 · Direct observation

early estimate

Labour-market indicators update on their source's release schedule. JobLake catalog data refreshes hourly, and historical snapshots are retained so coverage can be measured over time.