Job Vacancies in the United Kingdom decreased to 726 Thousand in December from 736 Thousand in November of 2025. Job Vacancies in the United Kingdom averaged 696.60 Thousand from 2001 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1300.00 Thousand in April of 2022 and a record low of 328.00 Thousand in May of 2020. source: Office for National Statistics

Job Vacancies in the United Kingdom is expected to be 695.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Job Vacancies is projected to trend around 750.00 Thousand in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average Weekly Hours 31.90 31.80 Hours Dec 2025
Claimant Count Change 28.60 2.70 Thousand Jan 2026
Employed Persons 34244.00 34303.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Change 52.00 82.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Rate 75.00 75.10 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 25499.00 25537.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Vacancies 726.00 736.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 79.20 79.20 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs 112.70 110.70 points Sep 2025
HMRC Payrolls Change -10.56 -5.65 Thousand Jan 2026
Part Time Employment 8745.00 8766.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 69.28 68.49 Million Dec 2024
Labour Productivity 99.00 99.60 points Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 1662.20 1659.50 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 5.20 5.10 percent Dec 2025
Average Earnings incl. Bonus (3Mo/Yr) 4.20 4.60 percent Dec 2025
Average Weekly Wages 735.00 740.00 GBP/Week Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 810.00 807.00 GBP/Week Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.00 13.70 percent Dec 2025


United Kingdom Job Vacancies
In the United Kingdom, job vacancies are defined as positions for which employers are actively seeking to recruit outside their business or organisation.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
726.00 736.00 1300.00 328.00 2001 - 2025 Thousand Monthly
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