{"id":912,"date":"2026-07-17T06:45:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planningjobs.com\/blog\/?p=912"},"modified":"2026-07-17T06:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:45:41","slug":"weekly-recruitment-jobs-market-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planningjobs.com\/blog\/weekly-recruitment-jobs-market-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Recruitment &amp; Jobs Market Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Planning Recruitment Trends \u2013 Roles &amp; Locations in Demand<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Recruitment activity across the UK planning sector remains steady, with demand spread across development management, policy and strategic planning roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Roles frequently appearing this week include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Senior Planner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Principal Planning Officer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planning Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development Management Officer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Planning Consultant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planning Policy Officer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Head of Planning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Active locations across the UK include:<\/strong> Bristol, Kent, Manchester, Surrey, Leeds, Cambridge, London, Birmingham, Oxford, Reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Market insight<\/strong> Local authorities continue to recruit across mid\u2011senior grades, while consultancies are strengthening teams in growth regions such as the South East, North West and Midlands. 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