As of 2020 the following were the most advertised jobs of 2020:

• Courier/delivery driver 
• Sales roles 
• Customer service roles 
• Teacher 
• Project Manager 
• Cleaner 
• Government Admin 
• Mechanic 
• Electrician 
• Software developer 

Who was hiring in 2020?

• Goldman Sachs 
• NHS
• Facebook 
• Deliveroo 
• JP Morgan 
• Glaxo Smith Kline 
• Apple 
• Google 
• BBC 
• Recruitment Agencies

Which sectors are currently growing?

• Health 
• Care/Support Worker 
• IT & Communications 
• Engineering 
• Scientific roles 
• Logistics 

What about Apprenticeships?

In 2020 there were 319,000 Apprenticeship starts in the UK, with Advanced Apprenticeships (level 3) among the most widely available, with 138,000 opportunities. 23% of apprenticeship vacancies were offered to 16–17 year-olds, 29% were offered to 18-19 year-olds and 46% were offered to over 25’s. 

Comparing July 2019 and July 2020 in terms of the number of apprenticeships available, July 2019 offered 25,700 opportunities, while in July 2020 there were just 17,900.

If you’d like to know more about how COVID-19 has affected the opportunities for your students, speak to a member of our team today.