Blue Eskimo

A data-driven look at the corporate L&D job market in 2025?

The UK’s corporate L&D job market is under pressure, but why are so many experienced professionals signalling they're open to work? In this exclusive report, Blue Eskimo unpacks the latest hiring trends, vacancy data, and workforce modelling to answer that question. Drawing on market intelligence, ONS data, AI-assisted analysis, and insights from our own vacancy tracking, the report sheds light on what’s really happening across the L&D hiring landscape.

Whether you’re an L&D leader navigating headcount decisions, a hiring manager planning your next move, or a professional assessing your own job security, this report delivers the clarity and context needed to make informed decisions.

Download the report to discover:

  • How many corporate L&D roles exist in the UK — and how we modelled it
  • Why 6.4% of professionals are actively seeking roles (and what’s driving it)
  • How vacancies have fallen and what this means for jobseekers.
  • The real impact of AI, redundancy rates, and market consolidation.
  • Comparisons to the 2008 downturn and how this one is different.