Intelligence · Signals this month · September 2026
First hires in a function, September 2026
Lockley recorded 318 roles in a function Lockley had not seen the company hire for before (its job records begin in September 2026) across 285 UK companies in September 2026.
Computed from Lockley's index, updated 20 October 2026.
318
Records in September 2026
285
Companies
By week
1
w/c 07/09
88
w/c 14/09
151
w/c 21/09
78
w/c 28/09
By registered post town
Post townRecords
London79
Manchester12
Leeds9
Altrincham9
Belfast6
Birmingham6
Reading5
Warrington3
Sheffield3
Wakefield3
What is counted
Every record of this kind in Lockley's index dated in September 2026 and matched to a UK company: roles in a function Lockley had not seen the company hire for before (its job records begin in September 2026). Counts only; no company or person is listed.
SourcesCompanies House (Open Government Licence) · Jobs data from Adzuna · Lockley's index and its sources
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