UK Jobs of the Future Report 2020/21:

Biggest decrease in vacancies

Not surprisingly, the worst hit industry by Coronavirus is the travel sector. Before the pandemic, there were an average 642 travel agent vacancies listed. This has now dropped to just 85 a month, an 86% drop. Other industries affected include catering, retail and business roles.

These are the jobs with the lowest number of vacancies per month

In the current economic climate, naturally there are a lower amount of vacancies but while this may suggest there is a declining need for these roles, the report found there were roles which we couldn’t possibly live without - such as Mental Health Counsellors and Nurses.

Despite this, some of the job titles which seem less in-demand are a result of the current climate with many businesses forced to lighten operations due to the impact of Covid-19.

Decreasing demand: The need for travel agents has decreased by 95%

From the ever-increasing to the jobs which are seemingly going out of fashion. Overall, there was a 43% decrease in the number of jobs advertised. Travel Agents are the ones who have been hit the hardest with a staggering 95% decrease following a lack of demand for the role as Covid-19 continues to disrupt the travel industry.

Facebook amongst the top 10 most-thriving companies

After analysing the number of vacancies advertised per month, some of the world's biggest companies made the top 10 list - including Apple, Google and Microsoft.

The Goldman Sachs Group came up top with 354 vacancies advertised per month. Coming in second is social networking powerhouse Facebook, followed closely behind by online food delivery company Deliveroo.

With the rapid shift to remote work this year, we're not surprised to see tech companies thriving, as the need for cloud collaboration has seen a surge in Office 365 user adoption around the world.

These are the jobs with the lowest average salaries

Looking at the jobs which have the lowest average salaries, Traffic Wardens are in the unfortunate position of claiming top spot for the job which pays the least, offering an average salary of £18,575 a year.

Earning a little more each year are Corporate Security Officers, with their average salary coming in at £18,909.

These job roles have the highest pay increase over the last year

When comparing the salary of job listings year-on-year, the biggest salary increase was for the role of Mental Health Counsellors, which has naturally experienced an increase in demand in 2020, with the salary almost doubling from £28,906 to £42,619.

Surgeons saw the second largest salary increase following a rise in demand, raising 17% from £52,368 to £61,334 which may be due to the location of job advertisements. Following closely behind with the third highest increase was the salary of System Administrators which increased by 12.7%.

The salaries for these job titles decrease the most YoY

Where demand is low, a shift in salary may reflect that. Looking at the job titles whose salaries decrease the most YoY, Factory Workers saw their salaries drop 9% from £21,509 to £19,570.

The second largest decrease in salary, dropping 8% from £31,320 to £28,756, is the salary for Retail Managers. Claiming third place are Taxi Drivers.