Nursing is the most in-demand job in the UK, while chefs and salespeople make up the rest of the top three, according to new data from Indeed.
The job listings platform has found that almost 7% of CV searches from employers were looking for nurses, a long way ahead of the second-most in-demand role of sales. Chef, meanwhile, was third with 3.6% of searches.
The hiring struggles within the NHS have been well-documented. Brexit created challenges in hiring nurses from the EU, which had previously been the source of a large number of candidates.
Similarly, support workers and care assistants were also in the top five most in-demand jobs.
The huge demand for chefs may also be partially driven by post-Brexit hiring challenges.
Jack Kennedy, Senior Economist at the global matching and hiring platform Indeed said “The search terms used by UK businesses to review the millions of CVs on Indeed are indicative of the occupations where there are acute skills shortages that have been present for months, if not years. It’s no surprise that healthcare roles feature in the most in-demand roles, given the struggles the NHS continues to face in attracting and retaining staff.
“These trends in employer searches are also reinforced by the UK’s post-Brexit migration policy which prioritises the higher-skilled end of the labour market. Because of this, worker shortages in lower-paid sectors are likely to remain a feature of the labour market for some time to come.
“UK businesses who are able to may want to look at jobseekers from outside the country to fill gaps. While it’s not always straightforward to hire international talent, foreign jobseeker interest has rebounded strongly since the pandemic and turning to this wider pool may help source the right people for hard-to-fill roles.”
Take a look at the full top 10 below: