Fewer European workers want to move to jobs in the UK as Brexit appears to have made foreign staff think twice about coming to the country.

Meanwhile, more people in Britain are looking for work abroad, particularly in Ireland, according to data from jobs website Indeed.

The number of searches for UK jobs from other EU countries fell sharply in the wake of the Brexit vote and has remained low – so far this year it is down 18pc.

The UK is still the most popular destination in Europe among jobseekers, with 33.8pc of all searches, but that is down from 37.2pc last year.