A survey by online jobs portal Adzuna has found that UK vacancies fell from 745,448 in November to 716,791 last month, a 15% reduction compared with a year earlier, and the weakest full year since 2020. “Competition for roles intensified and hiring slowed across many of the UK’s largest sectors as the usual year-end uplift failed to materialise,” said Adzuna co-founder Andrew Hunter, who nevertheless observed early indications of a recovery in graduate and entry-level posts.
