r/UKJobMarket

Pls help i m little confused before giving them amount

If so have you heard anything?
I had my first round motivational and compentacny based at 1th of June

I applied for UK office

Hi everyone, I am a 22 year old male from Italy, I've just finished my double master's degree now in Italy and I received a job offer from a multinational company in London for around 55k yearly (before tax)

Is it a smart decision to move? I heard that it is very expensive in London and this salary won't save it, from my friends

The job has a future, it's a corporate consulting & sales job, the company said that they'll sponsor me however I have my doubts

Italy has its own problems with economy and I definitely don't want to live here. However would London be a good choice in this case?

Thanks!

I’ve applied for quite a few jobs recently and have been getting plenty of interviews and positive responses. The problem is that every interview asks why I left my previous job. When I’m honest and explain that I was dismissed for gross misconduct, I don’t seem to hear back afterwards. It feels like if that hadn’t happened, I would have had a good chance of receiving offers. Has anyone else been in a similar situation, and how did you move forward?

Hi everyone,
I moved to Leicester because I genuinely thought finding work here would be easier than where I was before. A lot of applications later… here I am, still job hunting.
I’ve applied to what feels like every retail, hospitality, customer service and fashion role I can find on Indeed, LinkedIn, company websites… you name it. So far it’s mostly been rejection emails or silence. It’s starting to feel like I’m applying into a black hole.
I’m a Fashion Designer now studying MA fashion , but honestly right now I’m happy to work hard in pretty much any role while I build my career.
So I thought I’d ask the people who actually live here.
Does anyone know of places that are hiring? Are there local businesses that don’t always advertise online? Any agencies that genuinely helped you? Even if you’ve got tips on getting a foot in the door in Leicester, I’d love to hear them.
I’d really appreciate any advice. Thanks for reading!

We are recruiting first-language speakers from the United Kingdom to participate in a speech data collection project. You will record natural conversations with a partner to help train advanced AI speech models. This is straightforward, flexible work that you can do from home.
We’re looking for first language speakers of British English

What you’ll do
Record dual-speaker conversations on 7 different topics with a conversation partner (your friend, co-worker, family member, etc.)
Contribute approximately 2.5 hours of conversational audio
Use a smartphone to capture clear, high-quality audio in a quiet environment
Engage in natural, conversational dialogue on assigned topics

Who We're Looking For

First-language speaker proficiency in the British English with clear, natural spoken delivery
Ownership of a smartphone capable of recording audio
Access to a quiet indoor space for recording (remote work-friendly)
Reliable, attentive approach to following recording guidelines
Comfort with natural, conversational dialogue—no professional acting experience needed
Ability to deliver high-quality audio files on schedule

Compensation

Payment is competitive and location-based. Rates will be discussed during the initial screening and finalized before you begin recording.

Interested applicants can send me a dm.

I’m moving to London from Belgium because my partner lives there and we want to live together now… (I have right to work in uk) I just finished my bachelor in applied computer science specialisation in business. I have heard from a lot of people how bad the market is in uk compared to Belgium and now I feel very very scared. I have been looking at LinkedIn and other online platforms but haven’t found anything for graduates I did 3 months internship in a very good company in data and AI team. I had a business case where I did some analysation made Power BI dashboard and did research on MCP with power BI and AI. Now I don’t know how to start with job hunting. Any advice will help a lot. Thank you

Hi, if you are looking for income in Sheffield and wanting some extra money to help you get through the year, DM me. I have opportunities that may be able to help.

Thanks.

I’m from a non-target business university in Canada, though I do have a UK citizenship.

Also have some (not much) experience at an AI startup.

GPA isn’t great, it’s a 3.4/4.0

Any tips?

It’s one of my dreams to live here.

Thank you!

My wife and I are relocating back to the UK this week and are looking for a 1b1b or 2b1b in the Bristol/Bath area.

We’re currently job hunting, so don't have employment contracts. We know the market is brutal—how do we avoid getting automatically rejected by agents?

We are financially secure and can offer:

1. Rent upfront: Willing to pay 6 months in advance from savings.

2. Guarantor: Local UK homeowner with stable, full-time employment.

3. Employment History: 6–12 months of recent payslips and references from our previous jobs abroad.

Any tips from anyone who has done this recently would be amazing. Thanks!

Let's have some light-hearted fun.

Real titles, remixes, or entirely made-up ones all work.

I'll go first - Silence of the Recruiters

Hey all,

So last year I took a career break for personal reasons and after leaving my £55K (basic salary) job.

I transitioned career into a different field and since then I have send 120 job applications. Out of those I have had 8 interviews, 3 job offers.

Is my strategy working? Am I doing something wrong?

My student loans (Plan 2 + PGL) are fully paid off which makes the salary cut slightly bearable. I accepted one job that paid £25k as it was an entry level position but left due to several issues I found in the work place that challenged my morals and work ethics.

Why does the UK job market seem so difficult at the moment?

Across multiple industries, I keep seeing people with degrees, experience, and strong CVs struggling to find work. There are stories of people sending hundreds of applications, being ghosted after interviews, and companies advertising roles that never seem to get filled.

From my own experience as a recent Quantity Surveying graduate, it feels like many companies want experienced candidates but are reluctant to invest in graduates or junior staff. At the same time, we constantly hear about skills shortages, which seems contradictory.

What do you think are the main reasons?

Companies cutting recruitment budgets?

Higher interest rates affecting investment?

Too many applicants for too few jobs?

Or something else?

I'd be interested to hear from people in different industries as well as those in construction. Has the job market genuinely become worse over the last couple of years, or is this something that's always happened?

Just a Question that I feel is not being answered enough by the decision makers in the UK.

Yep, I’m literally using this post to try and bypass the ATS resume-shredder for the Creative Strategist role at Reddit (London office).

My background isn’t linear, I actually started in clinical science and marketing. But for the last 5 years, I’ve been applying that exact same systems-driven, analytical approach to consumer growth, e-commerce, and AI product strategy. Turns out, analyzing data to fix a broken campaign funnel behaves a lot like diagnostics.

I love this space because it connects two things: decoding human psychology and making that action mathematically scalable.

To me, Reddit is the only place left on the internet where authenticity is still alive. If a brand tries to fake a narrative here, users destroy them. I love the challenge of bridging that gap, translating what a business wants into something a specific community will actually welcome.

>Community, do your thing. Upvote this so someone at KarmaLab actually sees it?

Trying to get a job offer for two years now, no luck so far. Given prioritisation law and ongoing changes, is it sensible to keep applying in hope of getting a job offer any sooner?

I have just two years of clinical experience. I'm confused if I should start residency back home or give a membership exam first. ://

Hey everyone,

Just capped off my almost a month of UK visit (tourist), mostly in Scotland. I'm getting ready to relocate to Scotland, and I’m looking to start building my local professional network for corporate and business opportunities.

My background at a glance:

• Deep experience in Human Resources / People Management (CIPD in progress)
• Strong foundation in financial planning and general accounting (Chartered accountant in Philippines, AU/NZ)
• US MBA Grad, SCQF level 11 equivalent (University of Illinois / UIUC)

The Visa situation -- High Potential Individual (HPI) Visa route, which grants me immediate, full right to work in the UK just to get things started. I know there's high competitiveness in the UK job market and given all sponsorship challenges (but if there's willing for a grad level who can sponsor).

Since I'm just starting to hunt for connections and referrals, I’d love to chat and connect with anyone or help me thru referrals prior fully going there.

Cheers!

Hi all, I had a job in local politics and worked in Westminster for an MP, quit it all because, let’s face it, if you’re not a yes man in politics you don’t go anywhere, and starting a new life, any suggestions welcome x

I'm just one of many struggling IMGs who hasn't managed to get a single interview in the past two years. I'm equally interested in both Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesia, so either would work for me.

Given that, I'd rather put my time into the FCPS specialty that actually offers better chances of securing an NHS job later on. For those familiar with the current situation, which field has the better prospects and why?

Help out your fellow img, thanks. (:

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My husband is planning to do his research master's in the UK and bring me to the UK as his dependant. I'm Russian, I speak English at the level B2. Thinking of working at the supermarket or hotel (receptionist) full time as I only have my high school education. Interested in finding a job in Scotland or Nothern Ireland (Belfast). How competitive and difficult it can be? Thank you for your replies.