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STEM Recruitment Insights
Want to know what’s really happening in STEM recuruitment? Our STEM Recruitment Insight Reports cuts through the noise with data-led analysis on market shifts, emerging trends, and sector-specific insights. Powered by our own recruitment data and intel, and industry reports, it’s your go-to guide for smarter, faster hiring decisions.

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We’re deep in the data, decoding trends from our Voice of the Workforce Survey to uncover actionable insights. It reveals a fast-shifting employment landscape for engineering and tech professionals, where flexibility is the norm and the contracting landscape is shifting. Key takeouts include:
63% Say Contracting Pays – And 51% Love the Variety:
High earnings potential (cited by 63%) and the variety of work (51%) are viewed as the key benefits of contracting by Engineering & Tech professionals.
A Policy Shift Could Unlock a Wave of New Contractors:
If the UK government introduced more favourable contracting policies, a positive net balance of 28% of all employees - and net: + 38% of those already open to contracting – would consider moving to freelancing.
AI ahead:
While AI is seen as the biggest disruptor in the next five years, most professionals don’t expect major changes to their roles — yet.
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