In the fourth quarter of 2024, there were approximately 269,000 vacancies in the United Kingdom from enterprises that employ 2,500 or more people, the most of any enterprise size. The fewest number of vacancies in this month came from enterprises that employed between 10 and 49 people at 124,000 vacancies.
Number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2001 to 4th quarter 2024, by enterprise size
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Micro (0-9 employed)
Small (10-49 employed)
Medium (50 to 249 employed)
Large (250-2,499 employed)
Largest (2,500+ employed)
Q4 2024
127
124
125
173
269
Q3 2024
130
131
124
178
274
Q2 2024
135
130
129
189
291
Q1 2024
137
145
133
195
308
Q4 2023
147
137
134
202
311
Q3 2023
155
143
140
211
334
Q2 2023
156
160
148
218
357
Q1 2023
165
173
158
243
381
Q4 2022
165
170
160
258
400
Q3 2022
180
173
181
273
426
Q2 2022
188
187
194
293
436
Q1 2022
195
196
186
287
421
Q4 2021
183
195
177
280
406
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 18, 2025). Number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2001 to 4th quarter 2024, by enterprise size (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530198/number-of-job-vacancies-in-the-uk-by-enterprise-size/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2001 to 4th quarter 2024, by enterprise size (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 18, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530198/number-of-job-vacancies-in-the-uk-by-enterprise-size/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Number of job vacancies in the United Kingdom from 2nd quarter 2001 to 4th quarter 2024, by enterprise size (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530198/number-of-job-vacancies-in-the-uk-by-enterprise-size/
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