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RECRUITMENT
TRENDS REPORT
JANUARY 2023

Monthly Snapshot
JANUARY 2023
WEEKDAY MOST
JOBS POSTED TUESDAY
WEEKDAY MOST
APPLICATIONS TUESDAY
JOBS POSTED
APPLICATIONS
AVG. APP/JOB 16
+57%
+25%
MONTHLY STATS (Compared with Dec’22) MOST ACTIVE INDUSTRY
IT & INTERNET IT & INTERNET
MOST JOBS POSTED
4TH
JANUARY
MOST JOBS POSTED
MOST APPLICATIONS
wave-rs.co.uk
17TH
JANUARY
MOST APPLICATIONS

Source: www.ons.gov.uk
Labour Market Overview - ONS
JANUARY 2023
wave-rs.co.uk
1,161,000
NUMBER OF VACANCIES
75.60%
EMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
32,781 000
PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT
3.70%
21.5%
ECONOMIC INACTIVITY RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

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Job Posting & Applications by Month
Jobs Posted
Applications
September
2022
October
2022
November
2022
December
2022
January
2023
Compared to 2022 monthly average
2022
APPLICATIONS
AVERAGE
2022
JOBS POSTED
AVERAGE
+6%
+35%
0%
+49%
+16%
+39%
-13%
+8%
+5%
+32%
JANUARY 2023

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JANUARY 2023
Industries with Most Jobs & Applications
JOBS
POSTED
APPLICATIONS
24%
IT & Internet 17%
IT & Internet
16%
Health &
Nursing
11%
Education
8%
Public Sector
& Services
7%
Manufacturing
15%
Secretarial, PAs,
Admin.
13%
Manufacturing
13%
Engineering
& Utilities
6%
Education

JANUARY 2023
Average Application per Job by Industry
Accountancy
Retail & Wholesale
Secretarial, PAs & Admin 31
Finance 29
Management Consultancy 29
35
58 Property
Construction
Education 6
Not For Profit & Charities 5
Health & Nursing 2
7
9
5 HIGHEST 5 LOWEST
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JANUARY 2023
Average Application per Job Board
22
8
8
32
23
16
GENERIC JOB BOARDS NICHE JOB BOARDS
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Candidate
Attraction
Technology