Linkedin reveals 2019’s most valued roles | UK Recruitment News

Linkedin, the professionals’ social network, has published its list of the most recruited jobs of 2019. Subtitled “how to proactively grow your talent pipeline”, the report should be of particular interest to recruiters.

The free-to-download report names the 33 roles in highest demand across ten top sectors. Unsurprisingly, tech know-how dominates in the list of the most valued workers. Perhaps more surprising is the degree to which tech expertise is now sought across all sectors.

The list gives a vital overview of hiring patterns in 2019 – and assists agency managers to set goals and measure performance.

So, what are the top roles for 2019?

Most recruited jobs: overall

• DevOps Engineer
• Enterprise Account Executive
• Front-End Engineer

The most recruited jobs in HR

• Technical Recruiter
• Recruiting Co-ordinator
• HR Business Partner

The most recruited jobs in tech:

• Enterprise Account Executive
• DevOps Engineer
• Sales Development Rep

The most recruited jobs in finance:

• Data Scientist
• Senior Software Engineer
• Senior Tax Associate

The most recruited jobs in retail:

• Software Engineer
• Senior Financial Analyst
• Senior Brand Analyst

The most recruited jobs in professional services:

• Senior Software Engineer
• Data Scientist
• Front-End Developer

The most recruited jobs in education and the non-profit and public sectors:

• Software Engineer
• Business Analyst
• System Administrator

The most recruited jobs in sales:

• Enterprise Account Executive
• Sales Development Representative
• Senior Sales Engineer

The most recruited jobs in marketing:

• Digital Marketing Manager
• Product Marketing Manager
• Senior Brand Manager

The most recruited jobs in engineering

• DevOps Engineer
• Front-End Engineer
• Cloud Architect

The most recruited jobs in operations

• Senior Quantity Surveyor
• Delivery Manager
• Supply Director

Helping recruiters improve their value offering

Back in January, the website published its list of “most promising” positions for the year ahead. So: how well did the site experts do in their predictions?

Quite well, as it turns out. The January report had a strong software and tech focus; this has proven to be a sound prediction. However, the earlier report named a wider range of in-demand skills than the current list names. It suggests that a handful of key jobs – namely data scientists and DevOps engineers – are in far greater demand than most expectected.

We have seen recently how businesses are cutting budgets for traditional recruiting. A better insight into what companies really want from new hires should therefore help improve the value offering of recruitment specialists.


• Want to read more? You can download the full LinkedIn report here.