UK extra enticing to international employees than EU after post-Brexit overhaul

Britain’s post-Brexit immigration system has helped make the UK extra enticing to international employees than the EU, in accordance with new analysis.

Analysis by employment web site Indeed confirmed the share of searches on British job adverts from worldwide candidates has soared by 146 p.c since 2021.

They are up from a pandemic low level of two.2 p.c in April 2021 to five.5 p.c in June 2023.

Searches are additionally nicely above the typical of three.5 p.c from 2017 to 2019.

Meanwhile, simply 2.8 p.c of clicks on EU job postings got here from folks exterior the bloc, up from 1.5 p.c in April 2021.

Pawel Adrjan from Indeed stated: “Indeed’s knowledge reveals that the EU is struggling to ascertain itself as a prime vacation spot for international job seekers, regardless of the rebound from pandemic lows.

“The research also underscores that the UK Government’s new immigration policy is operating as intended, with requirements for non-EU workers generally easing after Brexit.

“There is a shift towards non-European interest in higher skilled jobs such as software development in the UK and away from lower-skilled roles European workers had previously taken.

“We’ve also seen a sharp and unabated rise in foreign interest in care jobs since 2021, following the addition of these roles to the shortage occupation list in 2022.”

The Government introduced in a brand new points-based immigration system in January 2021.

People are scored on sure standards resembling talking English, having a job supply, having a PhD, incomes a excessive wage or taking a job in a sector with a scarcity of employees.

People should attain a rating of 70 factors to qualify for a visa beneath the system.