LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise 2023: The 25 UK roles that are growing in demand
The 2023 LinkedIn Jobs on the Rise list reveals the 25 fastest-growing job titles over the past five years and the trends defining the future world of work.
From the rise of salary transparency to the growing demand for flexible work, the employment landscape has undergone a wave of changes in recent years. Throw in a murky economic outlook, and many professionals are left wondering what their next career move should be. Building resilience by learning new skills or improving existing ones – recently dubbed "career cushioning" – is one way to navigate the uncertainty.
Our 2023 Jobs on the Rise list uses unique LinkedIn data to uncover the 25 fastest-growing job titles in the UK over the past five years – providing insight into where long-term opportunity lies and where the workforce is headed. Whether you’re currently job seeking or not, the ranking uncovers trends that can help you define your next move and prepare for the future world of work. (You can learn more about our methodology at the bottom of this article.)
Beyond highlighting growing jobs, this list is full of actionable insights and resources. Here are some ways you can use it in your own career:
Most importantly, this list is a glimpse into emerging trends in the UK workforce and a resource for navigating a career path with resilience. The workplace will continue to evolve, but we hope this provides some insight into what’s on the horizon.
Check out the 25 fastest-growing job titles in the UK — and join the conversation using #JobsontheRise #Get Hired.
One more thing: If you’re looking for your next opportunity, want to get ahead or are simply feeling inspired, check out these unlocked LinkedIn Learning courses: A Career Strategist’s Guide to Getting a Job and Recession-Proof Career Strategies.
Related titles include Customer Success Engineer or Customer Success Specialist.
What they do: Customer success consultants work with customers of a product or service to ensure their experience is the best it can be, and improve processes in a company in order to build up lasting customer relationships. | Most common skills: Software as a Service (SaaS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Retention | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 51% female; 49% male | Median years of prior experience: 4.1 | Remote job availability: Ranges from 11.4% to 31.2%
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Related titles include Director of Sustainability, Environmental Policy Manager, Director of Environment, Energy, and Safety or Social and Environmental Sustainability Manager.
What they do: A sustainability manager collects and analyses data on the environmental impact of a project or business in order to drive effective sustainability strategies. | Most common skills: Sustainability Reporting, Sustainable Development, Corporate Sustainability | Most common industries: Professional Services, Construction, Manufacturing | Current gender distribution: 57% female; 43% male | Median years of prior experience: 4.7 | Remote job availability: Ranges from 5.3% to 11.3%
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Related titles include Offering Manager or Solutions Manager.
What they do: Product operations managers work with product developers and engineers to make sure there is smooth cross-team collaboration. They collect and manage data, select software tools and create standards and best practices for internal teams. | Most common skills: Product Management, Product Development, Operations Management | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 57% female; 43% male | Median years of prior experience: 4.3 | Remote job availability: 18.9%
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Related titles include Sales Specialist, Retail Sales Specialist, Sales Executive or Sales Manager.
What they do: A sales development representative deals with sales prospecting, identifying and developing sales leads. These can come through marketing, email, newsletter signups, individual referral or social media, as well as cold outreach. | Most common skills: Lead Generation, Cold Calling, Software as a Service (SaaS) | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 32% female; 68% male | Median years of prior experience: 2.4 | Remote job availability: 25.5%
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Related titles include Chief Revenue Officer.
What they do: Chief growth officers lead a company's growth strategy across various pillars, including customer size and revenue. | Most common skills: Growth Strategies, Growth Hacking, Strategic Partnerships | Most common industries: Professional Services, Technology and Media, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 28% female, 72% male | Median years of prior experience: 6.9 | Remote job availability: 27.9%
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Related titles include Client Relations Manager, Sales Manager or Account Supervisor.
What they do: Enterprise account executives manage the business relationships with existing key customers of a company, often across a specific territory. They also generate new business for their firm. | Most common skills: Software as a Service (SaaS), Enterprise Software, Solution Selling | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Education | Current gender distribution: 19% female; 81% male | Median years of prior experience: 6.2 | Remote job availability: 39.9%
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Related titles include Chief Marketing Officer or Marketing Analyst.
What they do: Growth marketing managers seek to drive revenue and growth at a company by planning marketing strategies, activating new and existing customers and adapting their strategy based on the customer response. | Most common skills: Growth Strategies, Google Analytics, Conversion Optimisation | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 51% female; 49% male | Median years of prior experience: 4.8 | Remote job availability: 23.5%
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What they do: A cloud engineer is responsible for overseeing a company's cloud computing services, including design, planning, maintenance and support. | Most common skills: Terraform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure | Most common industries: Professional Services, Technology and Media, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 16% female; 84% male | Median years of prior experience: 4.8 | Remote job availability: 30.9%
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Related titles include Business Development Executive or Business Development Consultant.
What they do: Business development representatives bring in new business opportunities, mainly through seeking out opportunities and reaching out to prospective customers or clients. They research new areas for selling into and find leads through social media, networking, cold calls, emails and more. | Most common skills: Lead Generation, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cold Calling | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 34% female; 66% male | Median years of prior experience: 2.3 | Remote job availability: 24.9%
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Related titles include Chief Human Resources Officer, Head of Human Resources, Chief Collaboration Officer or Chief Happiness Officer.
What they do: A chief people officer is in charge of a firm's HR department and oversees best practices and policies for hiring, staff development, performance and retention. | Most common skills: Culture Change, HR Strategy, Strategic Human Resources Leadership | Most common industries: Professional Services, Technology and Media, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 77% female; 23% male | Median years of prior experience: 6.8 | Remote job availability: 9.2%
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Related titles include Analytics Officer or Senior Researcher.
What they do: Data science managers help organisations set goals and measure success using data, working with data scientists and engineers to provide data-driven solutions for businesses. | Most common skills: Machine Learning, Python (Programming Language), Predictive Modelling | Most common industries: Professional Services, Technology and Media, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 23% female; 77% male | Median years of prior experience: 5.3 | Remote job availability: 20.3%
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Related titles include DevOps Engineer or DevOps Manager.
What they do: A site reliability engineer develops software systems and automated solutions for a company's IT operational challenges, through coding, analysis and monitoring systems. | Most common skills: Terraform, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Financial Services, Professional Services | Current gender distribution: 11% female; 89% male | Median years of prior experience: 5.3 | Remote job availability: 41.5%
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Related titles include Big Data Analyst or Solutions Architect.
What they do: Data engineers are typically responsible for building data products that bring together information from across a business and making them easily accessible for use by different parts of the company. | Most common skills: Apache Spark, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python (Programming Language) | Most common industries: Professional Services, Technology and Media, Financial Services | Current gender distribution: 24% female; 76% male | Median years of prior experience: 4.3 | Remote job availability: 24.7%
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Related titles include Threat Intelligence Analyst, Vulnerability Analyst or Cybersecurity Analyst.
What they do: Security operations centre analysts identify, report and remediate cyber threats and implement changes to protect an organisation. | Most common skills: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Cybersecurity, Splunk | Most common industries: Professional Services, Technology and Media, Manufacturing | Current gender distribution: 12% female; 88% male | Median years of prior experience: 2.8 | Remote job availability: 33.2%
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Related titles include Workplace Administrator, Workplace Adviser or Workplace Experience Coordinator.
What they do: A workplace coordinator provides services and administrative support within a company, often supporting the facilities team and helping to increase individual wellbeing, productivity and organisational effectiveness. | Most common skills: Facility Management (FM), Health & Safety, Office Administration | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Real Estate and Equipment Rental Services, Administrative and Support Services | Current gender distribution: 62% female; 38% male | Median years of prior experience: 3.7 | Remote job availability: 1.3%
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Related titles include AI Research Scientist.
What they do: Machine learning engineers design, create and maintain AI systems capable of making predictions for use in a variety of industries. | Most common skills: Deep Learning, TensorFlow, Natural Language Processing (NLP) | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Manufacturing | Current gender distribution: 18% female; 82% male | Median years of prior experience: 2.7 | Remote job availability: 22.6%
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Related titles include Logistics Coordinator, Logistics Clerk or Logistics Coordinator.
What they do: Import coordinators are responsible for coordinating the flow of goods between countries. | Most common skills: Customs Regulations, Customs Brokerage, Import Logistics | Most common industries: Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage | Current gender distribution: 53% female; 47% male | Median years of prior experience: 3.6 | Remote job availability: 2.2%
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Related titles include Broadband Installer or Broadband Technician.
What they do: Cable technicians are responsible for installing data and voice cables for television systems, broadband routers and other cabled devices. | Most common skills: Fusion Splicing, Fibre Optics, Cabling | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Construction, Utilities | Current gender distribution: 4% female; 96% male | Median years of prior experience: 2.5 | Remote job availability: 8.7%
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Related titles include Computer Programmer, Coder or Engineer.
What they do: Software engineers design and code software, coordinating with hardware engineers, QA teams and others to test software before release. | Most common skills: Java, Python (Programming Language), React.js | Most common industries: Education, Professional Services, Technology and Media | Current gender distribution: 40% female; 60% male | Median years of prior experience: 2.8 | Remote job availability: 2.8%
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Related titles include Renewals Sales Rep or Renewals Account Manager.
What they do: Renewal managers often work in SaaS businesses to manage a company's renewal and invoicing process. They also contact customers for accurate and timely invoicing, and to ensure they renew their service with the company. | Most common skills: Account Management, General Insurance, Customer Retention | Most common industries: Technology and Media, Professional Services, Manufacturing | Current gender distribution: 49% female; 51% male | Median years of prior experience: 5.1 | Remote job availability: 24.2%
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Related titles include Product Manager or Product Owner.
What they do: Product analysts analyse market data and do research to ensure that a company's product is suited to target audiences and demographics. | Most common skills: Product Management, Agile Methodologies, SQL | Most common industries: Financial Services, Professional Services, Technology and Media | Current gender distribution: 36% female; 64% male | Median years of prior experience: 3.5 | Remote job availability: 15.8%
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What they do: Private equity associates analyse and track data to find potential investment opportunities for private equity firms, monitor the performance of companies in their portfolio and undertake due diligence on existing and potential investments. | Most common skills: Due Diligence, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Modelling | Most common industries: Financial Services, Professional Services, Technology and Media | Current gender distribution: 27% female; 73% male | Median years of prior experience: 2.7 | Remote job availability: 0.5%
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Related titles include Reward and Benefits Manager or Director of Rewards.
What they do: The head of rewards works with senior management to design employee remuneration and compensation schemes, and looks for new reward strategies to keep employees productive and engaged. | Most common skills: Compensation and Benefits, HR Policies, Employee Engagement | Most common industries: Financial Services, Manufacturing, Professional Services | Current gender distribution: 64% female; 36% male | Median years of prior experience: 6.1 | Remote job availability: 11.6%
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Related titles include Data Steward, Business Data Steward or Technical Data Steward.
What they do: Data governance managers establish policies and procedures around the data a company or department holds, to make sure it is of high quality and adequately protected. | Most common skills: Data Management, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Stakeholder Management | Most common industries: Financial Services, Professional Services, Retail | Current gender distribution: 35% female; 65% male | Median years of prior experience: 6.1 | Remote job availability: 14.1%
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Related titles include Risk Analyst or Compliance Specialist.
What they do: Risk management associates ensure an appropriate balance between risk and return. They are responsible for identifying, analysing and mitigating risks to their organisation and putting appropriate policies into place. | Most common skills: Risk Management, Market Risk, Internal Audits | Most common industries: Financial Services, Professional Services, Technology and Media | Current gender distribution: 48% female; 52% male | Median years of prior experience: 2.5 | Remote job availability: 4.1%
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You can also check out the Jobs on the Rise in Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, the UAE and the US.
List Methodology
LinkedIn Economic Graph researchers examined millions of jobs started by LinkedIn members from January 1, 2018 to July 31, 2022 to calculate a growth rate for each job title. To be ranked, a job title needed to see consistent growth across our membership base, as well as have grown to a meaningful size by 2022. Identical job titles across different seniority levels were grouped and ranked together. Internships, volunteer positions, interim roles and student roles were excluded, and jobs where hiring was dominated by a small handful of companies in each country were also excluded.
Job Insights
Additional data points for each of the job titles are based on LinkedIn profiles of members holding the title and/or open jobs for that title in the country.
Most common skills were derived from the top skills most unique to each title among members who have ever held that title on LinkedIn. Most common industries are based on the industry of the companies that hired the highest number of members for each job from January 1, 2022 to July 31, 2022. Gender breakdown was calculated by measuring the number of members by identified gender currently in each job (provided there was meaningful gender data) as a percentage of the total members with known gender per job. Median years of experience was calculated using the median years of work experience held prior to starting in the featured title for members hired within the methodology time frame. Remote job availability is based on jobs posted from October 2021 to October 2022 flagged as “remote” by the poster or containing similar keywords.
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Honoree titles: 1. Customer Success Consultant | 2. Sustainability Manager | 3. Product Operations Manager | 4. Sales Development Representative | 5. Chief Growth Officer | 6. Enterprise Account Executive | 7. Growth Marketing Manager | 8. Cloud Engineer | 9. Business Development Representative | 10. Chief People Officer | 11. Data Science Manager | 12. Site Reliability Engineer | 13. Data Engineer | 14. Security Operations Centre Analyst | 15. Workplace Coordinator | 16. Machine Learning Engineer | 17. Import Coordinator | 18. Cable Technician | 19. Software Engineer | 20. Renewal Manager | 21. Product Analyst | 22. Private Equity Associate | 23. Head of Rewards | 24. Data Governance Manager | 25. Risk Management Associate
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