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Recruitment news in the UK

An overview of news, trends and research in Recruitment consulting in the UK:

London at the epicentre of AI talent boom New Accenture research shows a sharp rebound in UK tech hiring – with London leading a national surge in demand for AI talent.
10 June 2025
Deloitte pledges hundreds of technology centre jobs in UK Big Four firm Deloitte has announced plans to create hundreds of new jobs in technology centres across the UK.
22 May 2025
Jobs at Platform Nine saved by Quantuma administrators When Platform Nine went into administration, the firm appointed professionals from Quantuma to oversee the process.
14 January 2025
Recruitment bias blocking STEM talent returning to work Bias among recruiters relating to age, gender, ethnicity and perceived lack of recent experience is preventing STEM professionals from returning to the industry, a new study has found.
25 November 2024
UK's HR appointments show companies re-evaluating priorities Recruitment for HR posts has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new study.
11 September 2024
BBGC inks talent partnership with Procom Procom Services has been selected by BBGC for a strategic partnership to improve its staffing efforts. Procom will now help the professional services firm to source talent for its clients.
12 July 2024
Big Four firms among those to withdraw offers to foreign graduates Deloitte and KPMG are among UK-based businesses which have axed offers to foreign graduates, following a change to UK visa rules.
29 May 2024
Attracting and retaining junior talent in 2024 As the new financial year approaches, employers should dedicate time to understanding how they can promote the sustainable growth of their business.
25 March 2024
Three-quarters of firms fail to test tech proficiency when recruiting UK employers remain gripped in a scramble for digital talent, with many key roles still left unfilled amid continued skills shortages.
07 February 2024
Small consultancies struggle to hire as late payments bite Small consulting firms are struggling to undertake recruitment drives required to meet the needs of their clients, as the impacts of the UK’s economic uncertainty comes home to roost.
21 September 2023
UK’s attractiveness as offshore talent hub rises after Brexit The UK is looking to challenge the likes of India and China to become king of the call-centres, as it uses its exit from the EU to provide favourable conditions for companies seeking to build offshor
03 August 2023
Ignoring marginalised labour sees recruiters wasting talent amid skills shortage Giving more focus to people from marginalised groups – both in the recruitment process as well as the employment period – could provide UK’s economy with a much-welcome boost to the labour market.
02 August 2023
The candidates favoured by MBB recruiters New research has revealed some of the key traits of successful applicants for UK jobs at the world’s top strategy consultancies.
23 February 2023
How 'ghosting' in the recruitment process damages a firm's brand In the previous decade, businesses enjoyed recruitment in a buyer’s market – with plenty of applicants to choose from, few considered the need to properly manage their rejection process; simply leavi
04 October 2022
Great Resignation stifles economic recovery of mid-market As job vacancies continue to hit new highs in the UK, researchers have suggested the so-called ‘Great Resignation’ is holding back the economic recovery of the mid-market.
16 March 2022
Use of apprenticeships increases amid fight for talent Mid-market companies are increasingly making use of apprenticeships as a means of upskilling their people at all levels.
03 February 2022
The importance of company culture for recruitment consultants Finding the ideal candidate for a job means more than experience and qualifications.
16 December 2021
Accenture aims to create 3,000 technology jobs across UK Accenture has released plans to create 3,000 new technology roles in the UK by 2025. Half of the jobs are set to be stationed outside London, as the firm looks to bolster its regional wings.
02 December 2021
Employers can beat the hiring crisis by improving key benefits Current staff shortages will leave businesses desperate for new hires.
01 October 2021
Capgemini launches 250-job recruitment drive As Capgemini looks to meet a spike in demand in the Highlands, the consultancy has announced it will look to recruit 250 new staff.
31 August 2021
Companies with diverse boards accelerate diversity and inclusion Companies with diverse boards are accelerating their diversity and inclusion schemes via partnerships and recruitment metrics.
11 May 2021
4 in 10 UK management consultants are looking for new job Roughly 40% of the UK’s management consultants are presently searching for a new job.
30 March 2021
Indian tech giant to hire 1,500 staff in UK coming year Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will hire 1,500 professionals in the UK over the next 12 months – an announcement that followed a meeting between UK Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Tru
19 February 2021
Richard Longstreet launches recruitment business Tarka Talent Tarka Talent, a new recruitment business targeting the strategy, transformation, and change management sector, has launched.
01 February 2021
MCA launches Women in Consulting Network The Management Consultancies Association has launched a new group to help promote more women entering the sector.
07 December 2020
ETL's Michelle Hartin on hiring during a pandemic 2020 has been the year of uncertainty and this has made it difficult for businesses to plan ahead, which includes growing their team.
19 November 2020
The 10 biggest interview mistakes, according to employers While many businesses spent the last four years complaining that there was a ‘talent shortage’ across the world’s largest economies, the criteria they set for applicants during the recruitment proces
11 September 2020
Why onboarding must extend beyond day-one According to Shandel McAuliffe from Cezanne HR, organisations should ensure that their onboarding processes extend beyond day-one.
31 August 2020
How can consulting firms attract and retain consultants? Consulting firms live and die by their people; ultimately in consulting, clients pay for talented people, ahead of other factors such as a brand and proprietary methodologies.
01 June 2020
PwC supports up-skilling of Northern Ireland workforce Big Four professional services firm PwC has supported a £4.
05 December 2019
Patience a key virtue for consulting industry recruits Landing a job in the consulting industry is no mean feat, with candidates often facing a myriad of hoops to jump through before learning their fate with a firm. According to analysis by Consultancy.
25 November 2019
Richard Longstreet on recruiting consultants in a gig economy Rapidly digitalising work, a shortage of talent, and an ageing population mean recruitment as the world knew it must adapt to survive the coming era.
05 September 2019

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