{"id":244,"date":"2025-05-06T14:48:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs-in-pr.co.uk\/jobs\/?p=244"},"modified":"2025-06-02T12:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:23:29","slug":"in-may-we-found-71-jobs-in-pr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs-in-pr.co.uk\/jobs\/posts\/in-may-we-found-71-jobs-in-pr\/","title":{"rendered":"In May, we found 71 jobs in PR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From agencies including Teneo, Freuds and FleishmanHillard<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AI blamed, but budget pressures likely behind hiring reductions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A year-on-year comparison of role levels in public relations job listings at the top 50 agencies reveals a surprising shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mid-weight roles have dropped from 53 to 32, and senior roles from 19 to 10 – a 58% decline. Meanwhile, junior-level positions have remained stable at 29 in both years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The headline decline in recruitment reflects a broader trend in the economy and industry since the last election. It has been compounded by stop-go growth and national insurance increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That junior-level recruitment isn\u2019t impacted is counter to the narrative that AI is hollowing out junior jobs. If that were the case, we\u2019d expect junior hiring to fall more sharply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, the data points to economic pressures, flatter team structures and a preference for tech-fluent early-career professionals over more senior hires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI isn\u2019t yet replacing junior roles at scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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