UK Recruitment Glossary
Tech Stack
In recruiter context
Stack-matching is brutal in technical hiring. A Java engineer applying to a Python role will lose to a Python engineer of similar level, almost every time, because the cost of retraining is real. If you want to switch stacks, build something tangible in the new stack first — a side project, a course completion, a contribution. Stack matters more than years experience for the first round of filtering.
Related terms
TOIL (Time Off In Lieu)
An arrangement where employees take time off later in exchange for working extra hours, instead of r…
NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement)
A contract that legally restricts what you can say about an employer or its information.
Annual Leave / Holiday Entitlement
UK statutory minimum is 5.6 weeks paid leave per year — 28 days for full-time workers, including ban…
Implied Terms
Contractual terms that exist in employment contracts even if not explicitly written — duty of mutual…