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Research2026-08-03

Indeed Hiring Lab published its 2026 mid-year UK jobs report on 3 August 2026, authored by Jack Kennedy. UK job postings were down 11% since the start of 2026 as of 17 July and 32% below their 1 February 2020 baseline, while euro area and US postings remained at or above baseline. AI mentions reached a record 9.4% of UK postings at end-June, with data and analytics highest at 48.8% and software development close behind; postings mentioning AI kept rising in HR, management, marketing and finance even as overall postings in those categories fell. Jobseeker searches for AI roles are up sevenfold since ChatGPT's launch, with 'Engineer' (6.4%) and 'Trainer' (5.6%) the most paired terms and AI Developer the most-clicked title (5.9%). Posted wage growth cooled to 3.9% in the three months to June, the lowest since February 2022; graduate postings were down about 7% year on year and summer job postings at a four-year low.

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