Working to support our mental health and wellbeing – jobs in demand
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week – an annual event when there is an opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health. The increased focus on achieving and maintaining good mental health means an increased demand for people with the...
Jobs in the great outdoors!
Did you know that this week is National Gardening Week – a celebration of horticulture and enjoying nature! Over the last year, we’ve come to rely on our gardens and green spaces more than ever. Many of us have rediscovered the importance of connecting with nature...
Key facts about jobs in STEM!
It's British Science Week! - A celebration of the innovation that led the UK to excel in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It’s organised by the British Science Association to push the importance of science at the heart of culture and society, whose...
Employer Engagement in 5 easy steps
From careers and job fairs to apprenticeships and work placements. Employer engagement covers a large area, often covered by multiple departments. We’ve listed the 5 key elements to building a successful employer engagement strategy within further education colleges....
Implementing your CRM in 10 easy steps
If you’re considering switching or upgrading your CRM to a Microsoft Dynamics 365 cloud-based CRM then look no further! Here we take you through the process of how we get your team up and running. Creating the right system for your organisation can take several...
UK labour market insight – 2020 in summary
We’ve used Labour Insight to give an overview of jobs advertised during 2020 across the UK. You can download the summary report below, but here are the headlines: There were 6,410,903 job postings in this period - that's 7.36% fewer than in 2019. The most...
Skills in demand – labour market shows us Excel is most wanted
At a time when there is great emphasis on upskilling and reskilling to help those who have been laid of get back into work, I thought it might be helpful to take a look at this top IT skill. All results shown are from Labour Insight, the real-time labour market...
UK Graduate Jobs Market – December 2020
We've used Labour Insight to give an overview of graduate jobs* advertised in the last 365 days (to 17th December 2020). There were 151,618 graduate jobs advertised in this period; and 29% fewer in November 2020 compared to November 2019. The most in demand...
What are the key differences? Labour Insight vs free LMI data
Many of our customers have relied on free LMI data in the past, and find it can offer a reasonable picture of jobs and skills demand. However the major advantage of real-time data such as Labour Insight over free LMI data is that it is far more up to date, and this...
Which are the most important skills today’s job seekers should have?
Using Labour Insight to analyse the 6,343,290 jobs posted online in the past year, we can see which are the skills most requested by employers. These can be categorised by ‘Baseline skills’, ‘Specialised skills’, and ‘Computer and programming skills’. Despite an...
Where the work is: Healthcare
Even though the furlough scheme is running until the end of October, the daily news seems to be full of reports of vast numbers of redundancies. Where could those who have been unlucky enough to be laid off look for work? What existing skills can they utilise? And...
Labour Insight – Real Time AND Granular. The two most important elements of labour market data for careers advisors.
Labour market data from Labour Insight can show us online job postings from as long ago as 2012 right up until 24-48 hours ago, making it as 'real-time' as you will get. This combined with the level of detail you can obtain from job adverts means you really do have...