Tomorrow morning at 07:00, the latest jobs market data is out. We're looking for views from recruitment, HR and AI experts on how the jobs market is shaping up at present. Your thoughts will be incorporated into the story we will be writing once the data is out tomorrow AM sharp.&nbsp;<ul><li>What are the key trends you're seeing in the jobs market at present, e.g. are firms actively hiring or nervous about doing so due to, say, higher employers' NI and minimum wage, increased workers' rights and the threat of inflation due to the war in the Middle East?</li><li>How is sentiment overall on the recruitment front?</li><li>How could the use of AI impact the UK jobs market moving forward? Could the unemployment figure continue to rise?</li><li>If AI does start taking jobs, which sectors of the economy are most vulnerable?</li><li>Are you finding it is becoming harder for younger people to get a job in the current climate? After all, NEET figures are very high.</li></ul>Any other thoughts, or trends you're seeing, send them across.

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UK jobs market March 2026

If you want a real read on the UK jobs market, look at contracting. For many mid to senior tech roles it has gone from a flexible pressure valve to a high-friction compliance exercise. IR35 is a big part of that. The risk has shifted onto clients, so the default response is blanket bans, forced umbrella arrangements, or pushing work offshore. That does not show up as unemployment, but it does show up as fewer short-term gigs, slower hiring decisions and less willingness to take on specialist change work. When firms say they are "pausing" recruitment, they often mean they cannot price the legal and tax exposure. That uncertainty hits SMEs and scale-ups hardest. A healthier market would make it easier to buy expertise quickly and transparently. Right now, the rules encourage avoidance and stagnation. Source: https://app.newspage.media/news-alerts/uk-jobs-market-march-2026

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