Record number of Brits currently job-hunting as vacancies reach an all time high
Job website traffic reaches an all-time high as more Brits look to ditch office jobs in 2022
More Brits than ever before are looking for a new job as of January 2022, new data has revealed.
Job hunting is at an all time high, with thousands of job searches on FE News in the past 2 months, as applicants look to start, or progress their career in Further Education Teaching and Skills.
This could be attributed to the usual cases of itchy feet come the new year with the effects of Covid-19 very likely to have further influenced the “Big Quit”.
Searches for the job-application website, Indeed, were also at an all-time high as of January 2022.
What’s more, it seems that escaping the office environment is the top priority for Brits, with paramedic and counsellor ranking as the most in-demand positions.
The findings were uncovered by office furniture specialists, EZ Shopper, who used search data to assess the current state of what has been termed “the Great Resignation”.
Top ten search terms related to new careers uncovered that the most in-demand roles in the UK within the past 2 months were:
- Vaccinator
- Paramedic
- Counsellor
- Social Worker
- Train Driver
- Nurse
- Teacher
- Actor
- Driving instructor
- Police Officer
Not one of the top ten most popular jobs involve an office setup, indicating that Brits are looking for more freedom, flexibility and variety in their careers.
Commenting on the data, EZ Shopper’s Director, Will Driscoll, said:
“It’s clear to see from the data that ‘the great resignation’ is very much underway, and who’s really surprised? We’ve all got at least a few friends who have been suffering from burnout throughout the pandemic, and in a post-covid world many of us are reassessing all areas of our lives including our career paths.
“A toxic or uncomfortable workplace can have a huge impact on your mental and physical health. There are certainly ways to improve your office environment, from your desk setup to your colleague interactions; however, the new year could be the time to take the plunge and go for that role you’ve been dreaming of after all these years.”
Methodology: The search data illustrating an all-time high record number of Google searches for Indeed in the UK in January 2022 was sourced via Google Trends for the search term “Indeed”.
The data ranking the topmost in-demand jobs from the past two months were sourced from Google Keyword Planner and AHrefs using UK data. This focused on the keyword “how do I become a”.
| Keyword | Ranking |
| how do i become a vaccinator | 1 |
| how do i become a paramedic | 2 |
| how do i become a counsellor | 3 |
| how do i become a social worker | 4 |
| how do i become a train driver | 5 |
| how do i become a nurse | 6 |
| how do i become a teacher | 7 |
| how do i become an actor | 8 |
| how do i become a driving instructor | 9 |
| how do i become a police officer | 10 |
The term “how do I become a lord” ranked in position 9 but was excluded as is unrelated to jobs.
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