# United Kingdom Job Vacancies (thousands) - Education. ()

United Kingdom Job Vacancies (thousands) - Education. () was down 14.0% year on year in August 2026, compared with −6.4% in July 2026.
The level stood at 43.00 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.8% (May 2020) to 121.7% (May 2021), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.VACS.M.NSA.ITEM-JP9V.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-05-01 to 2026-08-01 (304 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/job-vacancies-thousands-education

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 43.00 thousands | −14.0 |
| July 2026 | 44.00 thousands | −6.4 |
| June 2026 | 45.00 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2026 | 46.00 thousands | 7.0 |
| April 2026 | 49.00 thousands | 11.4 |
| March 2026 | 49.00 thousands | 4.3 |
| February 2026 | 48.00 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2026 | 47.00 thousands | −9.6 |
| December 2025 | 50.00 thousands | −2.0 |
| November 2025 | 51.00 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2025 | 50.00 thousands | −5.7 |
| September 2025 | 49.00 thousands | −7.5 |
| August 2025 | 50.00 thousands | −9.1 |
| July 2025 | 47.00 thousands | −14.5 |
| June 2025 | 46.00 thousands | −19.3 |
| May 2025 | 43.00 thousands | −24.6 |
| April 2025 | 44.00 thousands | −24.1 |
| March 2025 | 47.00 thousands | −17.5 |
| February 2025 | 49.00 thousands | −14.0 |
| January 2025 | 52.00 thousands | −10.3 |
| December 2024 | 51.00 thousands | −10.5 |
| November 2024 | 51.00 thousands | −13.6 |
| October 2024 | 53.00 thousands | −11.7 |
| September 2024 | 53.00 thousands | −13.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.VACS.M.NSA.ITEM-JP9V.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.VACS.M.NSA.ITEM-JP9V.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```