10,000+ candidate voices. 12,500 tracked vacancies. 19 UK sectors. Five years of trend data.

The July 2026 Jobtrain Talent Insights Report is out, and some of what came back genuinely surprised us. Join Giles Heckstall-Smith and Gary Towers for a live walk through the findings.

Why the UK market has fewer vacancies than at any point since 2021, yet time-to-hire is the fastest it has been in five years

The AI finding that breaks the Gen Z assumption almost everyone is currently designing around

What actually convinces candidates to apply, and why the answer is probably not where your attraction budget is going

Where the funnel is tightest and loosest across 19 sectors, and what a healthy conversion rate looks like in yours

The 1st July 2026 hiring milestone and what it means for probation and early performance reviews

Live Q&A, with time set aside to take your questions properly

HR Directors, Heads of Resourcing, talent acquisition leaders and anyone currently being asked why applications are up but hires are not. Public, private or third sector, the benchmarks apply.

Gary Towers, Director of Talent Intelligence at Jobtrain. Gary leads the team behind Candidata and the Talent Insights Report, and spends most of his time helping organisations work out what their own hiring data is telling them.

Giles Heckstall-Smith, Director of Strategic Operations at Jobtrain. Giles works with HR and resourcing leaders across the UK on how recruitment strategy actually gets delivered, and will be keeping Gary honest on the so-what behind every number.

Can't make it live? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording along with a copy of the full report.

What candidates want in 2026