UK Recruitment Glossary
Remote Work
In recruiter context
The fully-remote UK job market peaked in 2021-2022 and has contracted hard since. By 2026, fewer than 10% of new postings on major UK boards are genuinely fully remote — most "remote" listings now mean "hybrid with occasional travel." Where fully remote roles do exist, employers are increasingly applying geographic salary adjustments (London bands cut for non-London hires). International remote (you in Spain, employer in the UK) creates tax-residency, NI, and right-to-work complications that most UK employers won't take on without a global PEO arrangement.
Related terms
Share Options
The right to buy company shares at a fixed price — common at UK startups and scale-ups, distinct fro…
Furlough
A temporary leave of absence with reduced or zero pay, where the employee remains employed.
ATS (Applicant Tracking System)
Software that hiring teams use to receive, store, filter, and rank job applications.
Psychometric Test
Online tests measuring cognitive ability, personality, or situational judgement, used to filter at s…