The Graduate Market in 2015
Location & Type of Graduate Vacancies in 2015 Examining where in the UK employers expect to recruit graduates for shows that more than four-fifths of organisations are offering vacancies in London for 2015 and almost half plan to hire new recruits for positions in the south east of England (see Chart 2.8 ). Whilst this doesn’t necessarily mean that the majority of graduate vacancies are in or around the M25, it does confirm that most major employers have opportunities within the region. The north west of England, the Midlands and the south west have the next highest numbers of employers recruiting graduates into them, followed by the north east of England and Yorkshire. Of all the English regions, East Anglia is the least likely to yield graduate vacancies – 40% of employers have opportunities there in 2015. A total of 46% and 39% of graduate employers have entry-level jobs on offer in Scotland and Wales respectively and a quarter are recruiting for opportunities in Northern Ireland. The Graduate Market in 2015 also records the type of job functions that employers are hoping to recruit graduates into this year. The most frequent requirement is for IT and finance vacancies – around half of employers offer roles in these areas, irrespective of their organisation’s main purpose (see Chart 2.9 ). Over a third of employers have vacancies in
Chart 2.8 Location of Graduate Vacancies at leading UK Employers in 2015
83%
London
50%
North West
50%
The Midlands
47%
South West
46%
South East
46%
Scotland
44%
North East
43%
Yorkshire
40%
East Anglia
39%
Wales
25%
Northern Ireland
0
20
40
80
100
60
Percentage of top graduate employers
Source - The Graduate Market in 2015
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