What's the state of the job market in the UK?

Question

I'm a mid-senior web developer and I'm finding it brutal, I'm getting close to no responses to my direct applications, and the interviews I'm getting via LinkedIn recruiters are uninspiring at best.Is it slow right now or am I the problem?A bad trend I'm also noticing is most of the jobs now seem to be hybrid with 2-3 mandatory days in the office per week, which seems like a bad deal to me in that it's almost as inflexible as being on site, and likely means hotdesking.

Ratavata · Accepted Answer

Same experience here. I'm not a developer but do work in tech. There are barely any jobs. I had a look Yesterday at senior tech role and was surprised to see thousands of applicants. I'm not getting any responses atm.

level87 · Answer

My experience is the same, no responses or very late rejections many months after sending the application. Friends are also finding it very difficult.

Peroni · Answer

It's the worst job market I've seen in the UK since 2008. A huge number of companies made significant redundancies and the market is saturated with extremely talented people so there's not only more competition for decent opportunities, the bar is also much higher.
As for hybrid working, that will be the norm for at least the next few years so if you want a realistic shot at landing a decent job, you'll need to compromise on your expectations here quite heavily.
There are some signs that the market is improving but expect it to take a minimum of 12-18 months before it returns to any semblance of normality.

pruthviraj92 · Answer

it is slow.. damn slow all over the world.. nothing to do with you.