Graduate job opportunities across the United Kingdom have fallen to their lowest level since the height of the coronavirus pandemic, as employers continue to reduce entry-level recruitment amid higher employment costs and economic uncertainty.
New research from recruitment platform Indeed found graduate vacancies were 7 per cent lower than a year earlier and had reached their weakest level for this point in the year since 2020. Overall UK job postings have also fallen by 11 per cent since the start of 2026 and remain 32 per cent below their pre-pandemic baseline, highlighting a weaker recovery than seen across the euro area and the United States.
