UK job vacancies per 100: administrative, support services
UK job vacancies per 100: administrative, support services stood at 1.9 ratio in Jun 2026, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is one of the indicators in the Labour market table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from May 2001 to Jun 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Labour market table
| Indicator | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | |
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| Vacancies per 100 employee jobs, by industry | |||||||||||
| N Administrative and support services | 1.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | |
| O Public administration and defence | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 |
Understanding UK job vacancies per 100: administrative, support services
This indicator tracks active recruitment demand relative to baseline staffing within administrative and support services across the United Kingdom. It calculates the count of unfilled positions for every hundred established employee jobs specific to business support, office administration, travel agencies, and employment agencies. Excluded from this measure are self-employed contractors and sole traders who do not maintain formal employee status. Compared with sibling industry series, this ratio captures fluctuations in corporate outsourcing, facilities management, and temporary staffing needs rather than direct consumer-facing commerce.
Interpreting this metric requires accounting for substantial seasonal hiring surges linked to corporate budgeting cycles and seasonal administrative contracts. Early estimates are subject to monthly revisions as survey returns from businesses are processed and validated. Comparing figures on a period-on-period basis can obscure underlying shifts because of these regular cyclical patterns, making a year-on-year comparison more reliable for discerning directional changes. Analysts should note that vacancy ratios do not measure the total volume of labour demand in absolute terms, but rather scale openings against existing payroll sizes to highlight recruitment intensity.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of businesses are covered under administrative and support services vacancies?
- This category includes office administration, employment agencies, travel operators, and security or cleaning firms operating across the United Kingdom.
- Why is the metric expressed per one hundred employee jobs?
- Scaling vacancies against existing jobs allows analysts to compare recruitment intensity across industries of vastly different workforce sizes.
- Does this series include self-employed workers in administrative roles?
- No, the denominator strictly counts established employee jobs on business payrolls and excludes independent contractors.