UK Job Postings Rise Year on Year in July as REC Flags £2.9 Billion Cost Risk
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Updated · The Global Recruiter · Aug 18
UK Job Postings Rise Year on Year in July as REC Flags £2.9 Billion Cost Risk
3 articles · Updated · The Global Recruiter · Aug 18
Summary
July 2026 job postings in the UK rose from a year earlier, marking a rebound in seasonal summer hiring even as both active and new listings slipped slightly from June.
REC linked the pickup to exceptionally warm weather and a packed events calendar, saying hospitality, tourism and construction offered more openings than last summer.
32.4% growth for Authors, Writers and Translators led monthly gains in active postings, followed by Actors, Entertainers and Presenters at 27.7% and Environment Professionals at 24.5%.
Secondary Education Teaching Professionals fell 22.2% month on month, while Undertakers, Mortuary and Crematorium Assistants dropped 28.4% and Head Teachers and Principals 30.1%.
REC said sustaining the rebound will depend on broader growth policy, warning proposed Guaranteed Hours rules could add £2.9 billion a year in employer costs ahead of the October Budget.