Careers Resources

Careers Resources

Job market information

Mini Career Course: Job market research

Understanding the job market and opportunities in different sectors and locations is an important part of career planning and decision making. This mini career course gives an insight into the type of information available to you and how it can help inform your next steps.

Tiny Bite video: Job market research

Find out how to use web resources to research employment sectors and the labour market.

What Do Graduates Do? (UK)

Find out what graduates in your subject went on to do after graduation. This survey is carried out nationally every year.

What Do Graduates Do? - Scotland

Find out what graduates from Scottish institutions went on to do after their first degree, Masters or PhD.

What Do Graduates Do? (Regional edition)

A region-by-region guide to graduate destinations in the UK.

Prospects - Luminate

Reports and articles with information about the student and graduate job market, analysis of graduate destinations and skills shortages in the UK.

Prospects - Job Sectors

This resource allows you to select a specific job sector and access information related to graduate job opportunities in that sector, such as the main employers, skills required and key industry issues.

High Fliers: Graduate Market annual report

Report examining the number of graduate vacancies available at the UK's leading employers (compared to previous years) with data broken down by industry sector.

Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce

AGCC represents more than 1,100 organisations (including the UoA) across all sectors, working locally, nationally and internationally to promote the region, source research and intelligence, and equip the workforce with skills.

Aberdeen Business News

Browse business news items across a range of sectors in the Aberdeen area and sign up for daily news updates.

Insider.co.uk

Articles on Scottish business and economic news.

Regional Skills Assessments (Skills Development Scotland)

Browse Regional Skills Assessments (RSAs) reports and infographics for detailed and visual information about the economy, employment, labour market and skills requirements for each region across Scotland.

Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics

Search by region for labour market data prepared by the Office for National Statistics.

Labour Market Information (National Statistics)

Data from the Office for National Statistics relating to People in Work - including employment rates, hours of work and earnings. Includes an up-to-date Labour Market Overview.

Vitae - careers website for Researchers

Vitae is a national organisation for the personal, professional & career development of doctoral researchers and research staff in higher education institutions and research institutes. The Careers section of their website contains some excellent career planning resources, such as information on graduate destinations of research students, advice on how to analyse your skills and help with job applications (including sample academic CVs).

Fraser of Allander Institute

Independent economic research institute focused on the Scottish economy. They publish articles related to the Scottish labour market.

Institute for Employment Studies

Browse publications about labour market trends at international, national, local, sectoral and occupational levels.

Scottish Enterprise economic commentary

Monthly update on global, UK and Scottish economic trends and performance.