Analysis

June 15, 2022

UK tech job listings down 20% over past 3 months

Data from jobs platform Otta shows a significant dip in startup hiring. But which sectors, roles and company sizes are most impacted?


Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of Klarna

The number of roles UK startups are hiring for has dropped significantly in the past three months, according to data shared with Sifted by jobs platform Otta. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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