‘Rays of light’ for faltering UK construction jobs market

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

11 August 2026

The UK construction jobs market showed tentative signs of improvement in July, as temporary vacancies rose for the first time in two years.

The news came as the latest KPMG and Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) UK Report on Jobs found that demand for temporary staff increased across seven of the ten employment sectors monitored during the month.

Blue-collar workers recorded the strongest rise in temporary vacancies, followed by engineering, offering some encouragement…

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