United Kingdom Online Recruitment Market Outlook Report - Market Size, Share Analysis and Forecast (2025-2034)

United Kingdom Online Recruitment Market Size

The United Kingdom online recruitment market reached around USD 1.88 billion in 2024. The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.9% between 2025 and 2034, reaching almost USD 3.44 billion by 2034.

United Kingdom Online Recruitment Market Outlook

• Hybrid work cultures are preferred by over half of London’s working population.

• 8% of all UK-based organisations use AI to hire new people for vacant positions.

• The number of payrolled employees in the UK increased by 201,000 (0.7%) between April 2023-24.

United Kingdom Online Recruitment Market Growth

Gig workers constitute 1.4% (463,583) of the UK’s total workforce population. Nearly 53% of these people (246,417) are employed in desk-based services, such as software and web development, translation and writing, communication services, accounting, arts, administrative services, and similar non-manual tasks. London is a hub for such workers, with most belonging to the age group of 50+. Most gig workers also have a full-time job. Their contribution to the United Kingdom’s economy is over 20 billion pounds, which is expected to cross 60 billion pounds by 2026. This is expected to lead to widespread competition among organisations for hiring the best talent, thereby necessitating the demand for online recruitment platforms where qualified and experienced candidates can be sourced easily and effectively.

In March 2024, the number of workforce jobs in the UK recorded a significant year-on-year increase of 431,000 and reached 37.2 million. The average growth in employees’ regular earnings rose by 6.0% between February and April 2024, with an average annual growth of 5.9% recorded in total income. During the same period, the rate of economic inactivity in the UK’s population aged 16-64 years was nearly 22.3%, while the employment rate was 74.3%. Online recruitment tools are expected to play a critical role in enabling organisations to find the right talent and recruit them to the right position, thereby driving inclusivity and growth of employees while enabling better employer-employee relations.

United Kingdom Online Recruitment Industry Segmentation

United Kingdom Online Recruitment Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034 offers a detailed analysis of the market based on the following segments:

Market Breakup by Type

• Permanent

• Part-Time

Market Breakup by Application

• Finance

• Sales

• Marketing

• Engineering

• IT

• Others

Market Breakup by Region

• England

• Wales

• Scotland

• Northern Ireland

United Kingdom Online Recruitment Market Share

Based on region, the market is divided into England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Over the forecast period, Scotland is expected to emerge as one of the leading regions for online recruitment, as the demand for white-collar workers in the domains of engineering, construction, IT, and computing continues to increase.

Leading Companies in the United Kingdom Online Recruitment Market

Major online recruitment platforms are providing digital training courses and certifications to young candidates seeking employment opportunities. This is boosting their skill set and enabling organisations to reduce their employee training costs.

• Glassdoor LLC

• LinkedIn Corp.

• Indeed Inc.

• The UK Recruitment Co. Ltd.

• Morgan Hunt UK Limited

• Hays Plc

• CareerBuilder, LLC

• Adecco Group AG

• Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited

• Blue Arrow Ltd.

• Others

Key Highlights of the Report