* Directors and senior management: 45 respondents (very low and should be treated with caution) Middle and junior management: 88 respondents Admin and secretarial staff: 108 respondents Operational staff: 180 respondents
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Difficulties recruiting for the logistics industry in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013
This statistic shows the percentage of employers in the logistics industry who have had problems recruiting for certain positions in the last 12 months in the United Kingdom from 2013. There were recruiting problems for all levels off staff with the greatest issue being the hiring of operational staff with more than a quarter of those surveyed saying that they had had difficulties.
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Freight Transport Association (UK). (May 1, 2014). Have you had difficulties recruiting the following positions in the last 12 months? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/323617/difficulties-recruiting-for-the-logistics-industry-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Freight Transport Association (UK). "Have you had difficulties recruiting the following positions in the last 12 months?." Chart. May 1, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/323617/difficulties-recruiting-for-the-logistics-industry-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Freight Transport Association (UK). (2014). Have you had difficulties recruiting the following positions in the last 12 months?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/323617/difficulties-recruiting-for-the-logistics-industry-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Freight Transport Association (UK). "Have You Had Difficulties Recruiting The following Positions in The Last 12 Months?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 May 2014, /statistics/323617/difficulties-recruiting-for-the-logistics-industry-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Freight Transport Association (UK), Have you had difficulties recruiting the following positions in the last 12 months? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/323617/difficulties-recruiting-for-the-logistics-industry-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Have you had difficulties recruiting the following positions in the last 12 months? [Graph], Freight Transport Association (UK), May 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/323617/difficulties-recruiting-for-the-logistics-industry-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
