# Job availability is at six year high for 71% of the UK Published: 2022-07-01 Category: News Category URL: https://palmbayherald.com/category/news/ Meta Title: Top Local Authorities for Job Advert Increases in 2022 Meta Description: Discover the top UK areas with the highest job advert increases in 2022! From Westminster to Kensington and Chelsea, job availability is at its peak! URL: https://palmbayherald.com/job-availability-is-at-six-year-high-for-71-of-the-uk/ ![undefined](undefined) ## Job availability is at six year high for 71% of the UK - Compared to the previous five years, 71% of local authorities have the highest number of job adverts - Westminster has the largest increase job adverts in 2022 compared to 2021 – a rise of 1036% - Hartlepool and Mid Suffolk are the only two areas in the UK where job adverts have decreased compared to last [year](https://palmbayherald.com/bristol-experiences-significant-surge-in-hiring-activity-as-vacancies-continue-to-rise/) Job availability is at a six year high for 71% of the UK, new research has revealed. The number of vacancies is at its highest since 2017 in more than seven out of ten local authority areas across the country. The study by [A-Plan Insurance](https://www.aplan.co.uk/) analysed ONS data which compared job advert data in January of each [year](https://palmbayherald.com/bristol-experiences-significant-surge-in-hiring-activity-as-vacancies-continue-to-rise/) between 2017 and 2022. The study found that 234 out of 331 local authorities have a higher number of vacancies in 2022 than in any of the five previous years. On average across the country the number of job adverts has risen 88% since 2021. Westminster, London has seen the largest increase in job adverts – in comparison to 2021, the London borough has seen a 1,036% increase. According to Indeed.com, there are 163,381 job adverts in the [area.](https://palmbayherald.com/own-new-and-darlington-building-society-launch-95-mortgages-for-new-homes/) Placing second is Kensington and Chelsea which has seen a 321% increase in job adverts [compared](https://palmbayherald.com/nfon-takes-the-pulse-of-working-from-home-in-the-uk/) to 2021. This [area](https://palmbayherald.com/own-new-and-darlington-building-society-launch-95-mortgages-for-new-homes/) has 166,806 live job adverts on Indeed. Redbridge ranks as the [area](https://palmbayherald.com/own-new-and-darlington-building-society-launch-95-mortgages-for-new-homes/) with the third highest increase in job adverts since 2021, at an increase of 265% with 154,771 [jobs](https://palmbayherald.com/pennsylvania-unemployment-insurance/) currently available. Coming in fourth is Malvern Hills with a 250% climb in job adverts compared to 2021 and 17,151 currently on Indeed.com. In fifth place is Lewes which sees a 226% increase in job adverts posted in 2022 in comparison to 2021, with 19,846 [jobs](https://palmbayherald.com/pennsylvania-unemployment-insurance/) currently advertised online. Broxtowe places sixth with a rise of 209% in 2022, while South Gloucestershire has seen the seventh largest increase of 208%. Barking and Dagenham, and Blaby place joint eighth with an uptick in job adverts of 205%. Coming in ninth is Wandsworth with an 198% increase in job adverts. North Devon ranks as having the tenth highest increase of job adverts since 2021 at 192%. In 2022, this area saw a 196% increase in job adverts from the previous year. **Top 10****Rank****Local Authority****% increase in job adverts from 2021 to 2022**1Westminster 1,036 2Kensington and Chelsea 321 3Redbridge 265 4Malvern Hills 250 5Lewes 226 6Broxtowe 209 7South Gloucestershire 208 8Blaby 205 8Barking and Dagenham 205 9Wandsworth 198 10North Devon 196 At the other end of the scale, the area seeing the lowest increase in job adverts is Hartlepool where job adverts have in fact decreased 18% from last year. The second lowest increase is seen in Mid Suffolk, which has seen a decrease of 1%. Hounslow has the third lowest increase of a mere 2% in 2022 [compared](https://palmbayherald.com/nfon-takes-the-pulse-of-working-from-home-in-the-uk/) to 2021. Isle of Wight ranks as having the fourth lowest rise in job adverts in 2022 with an [increase](https://palmbayherald.com/cyber-security-awareness-month-40-increase-in-weekly-cyber-attacks-on-organizations-worldwide-in-2021/) of 9%. Staffordshire Moorlands has the fifth lowest with a jump of 11% since 2021. Placing as the sixth lowest is East Lothian, which has seen a 12% increase in job adverts. The area with the seventh lowest [increase](https://palmbayherald.com/cyber-security-awareness-month-40-increase-in-weekly-cyber-attacks-on-organizations-worldwide-in-2021/) in job adverts is Lincoln with a 17% difference [compared](https://palmbayherald.com/nfon-takes-the-pulse-of-working-from-home-in-the-uk/) to 2021. In eighth place is West Oxfordshire which has seen a 19% increase in job adverts when comparing 2022 to 2021. Ranking as the ninth lowest [increase](https://palmbayherald.com/cyber-security-awareness-month-40-increase-in-weekly-cyber-attacks-on-organizations-worldwide-in-2021/) in job adverts is South Norfolk with a 22% increase. The tenth lowest increase in job adverts is Blaenau Gwent with a 23% increase in job adverts since 2021. **Bottom 10****Local Authority****% increase in job adverts from 2021 to 2022**Hartlepool-18 Mid Suffolk-1 Hounslow2 Isle of Wight9 Staffordshire Moorlands11 East Lothian12 Lincoln17 West Oxfordshire19 South Norfolk22 Blaenau Gwent23 **Commenting on the figures, a spokesperson for A-Plan Insurance said:**“After the height of the pandemic, areas started to rebuild and this may explain why we are seeing a large spike in some areas of the UK in job adverts this year. Over the past year, there has been a large shift to remote working, which may be something people are seeking out more and more. As concerns rise about the cost of living crisis and inflation, it is at least encouraging to see that there is plenty of work available for those who are searching for a job.” The research was carried out by [A-Plan Insurance](https://www.aplan.co.uk/), which has more than 100 branches nationwide and also has multiple job opportunities across its branch network. The company, established in the 1960s, provides a personalised service to more than 900,000 policy holders. --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---