It comes as the National Institute of Economic and Social Research said the figures reflect a more stable labour market after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show vacancies for sales accounts and business development managers and also for business sales executives were the most advertised positions in Watford between April and June this year, each making up 2.4 per cent of live adverts.

They were followed by customer service occupations (2.2 per cent).

The ONS said the level of UK job adverts has been gradually declining since late 2021, and is now similar to pre-pandemic levels at 3.4 adverts per 100 working-age people in August.

In Watford, there were 5.4 adverts per 100 people in August – down from 6.1 in 2019, before the pandemic.

Across the UK, the most advertised roles were care worker and home carer – making up 2.3 per cent of job ads. However, the number of these adverts has fallen by 23 per cent since 2023.

Meanwhile, adverts for HGV drivers almost doubled in the past year, while early education and childcare practitioners jumped 58 per cent.