Conveyancers looking for new jobs have plenty of vacancies to choose from, a leading recruitment firm has revealed.

Indeed.com says ‘property solicitor’ vacancies have jumped by 111% over the past 12 months offering an average salary of £53,000.

This makes conveyancing the second most buoyant jobs market within the UK, the firms says, beaten only by vacancies for teachers – although they are paid on average much less; £39,356.

Unfortunately estate agency vacancies, which have softened in recent months, are not on the list.

Top 10

Other in-demand jobs including being a commercial director, which comes with an average income of £81,800. Doctors, and in particular paediatricians with a salary of over £100,000, also featured in the list.

This list highlights the high demand for essential roles such as teachers, doctors and solicitors.”

Danny Stacy, Head of Talent Intelligence at Indeed, says: “This list highlights the high demand for essential roles such as teachers, doctors and solicitors, as well as reflecting current emerging industries such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.”

The role of conveyancer is set to change in the near future after the Government announced the digitilisation of the home selling process, with a 10-month trial to begin with.

Measures include digitising existing paper-based documents such as highways information and building control information, and setting up a common electronic protocol for accessing, sharing and verifying data.

Code of conduct

And a new code of conduct for conveyancers took effect from the start of year.

The updated code written by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) includes changes that place increased importance on knowing the client, high standards of professional conduct, and promoting and supporting equality, diversity and inclusion in practice.

The code, which is part of the CLC’s Handbook, sets requirements and standards of conduct which must be met by the lawyers and organisations that it regulates.