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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

78,344

deduplicated active jobs

Updated Oct 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.

78,344

Active jobs

2,928

Added in 24h

13,722

Added in 7 days

1,916

Companies

82

Agencies

133

Job portals

41

Duplicates collapsed

11%

Listings / available jobs

8,307

With known salary

Jobs by industry

Where hiring is concentrated

Hospitality & tourism4,045 · 5.2%
Education2,052 · 2.6%
Retail & e-commerce1,994 · 2.5%
Healthcare1,834 · 2.3%
Construction1,475 · 1.9%
Banking & finance1,452 · 1.9%
Consulting1,394 · 1.8%
Software & IT1,228 · 1.6%
Transport & logistics1,152 · 1.5%
Manufacturing920 · 1.2%

Main job posters

Companies

  1. 01Tesco1,847
  2. 02Primark1,388
  3. 03Sainsbury's1,361
  4. 04Boots1,218
  5. 05Next plc1,076
  6. 06Mitie1,058
  7. 07Balfour Beatty965
  8. 08Marks & Spencer960
  9. 09Hungry Horse - BRA_104850
  10. 10Chef & Brewer - BRA_101842

Recruitment market

Agencies

  1. 01Hays5,313
  2. 02Randstad UK4,980
  3. 03Pertemps3,674
  4. 04Michael Page2,686
  5. 05Staffline978
  6. 06Blue Arrow884
  7. 07Medacs Healthcare602
  8. 08Brook Street545
  9. 09Pulse Jobs403
  10. 10VANRATH345

Distribution

Job portals

  1. 01LinkedIn215
  2. 02Totaljobs Group Ltd70
  3. 03Indeed52
  4. 04ACCA Careers - ACCA Global42
  5. 05beBee25
  6. 06Jobrapido22
  7. 07SimplyHired22
  8. 08Jobleads19
  9. 09Guardian Jobs17
  10. 10Jobijoba UK17

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.