The latest Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Halogen Employee Outlook Report shows that 63% of UK employees are satisfied with their jobs.

In the public sector, the job satisfaction level reached a four-year high of 66%. However, the report also finds that 33% of employees say they're unlikely to fulfil their career aspirations in their current organisation, and 24% are dissatisfied with the opportunity they have to develop skills in their job.

The report also shows up a gap across all sectors between the training employees find useful, and the training they're actually receiving. For example, 92% of employees said they find job rotation, secondment and shadowing useful, but 6% have experienced it in the last 12 months.

According to the report, a measure of post-referendum optimism was also found within employees. More than half of employees, or 57%, believe it is unlikely they will lose their current main job, with 12% saying they think it is likely. Furthermore, 48% feel there has been no change to their financial security since the start of 2016, and a similar number (47%) feel there will be no change in the next 12 months.

The majority of employees believe the Brexit decision will make little or no difference to organisational costs (53%), workforce training and skill development (60%) or investment in equipment and technology (61%).

“There was a great deal of uncertainty before the referendum, so people might be feeling more settled, and many will be happy with the outcome based on their voting decision. Other reasons could include the optimism that usually comes with a new government, and it could be that some of the new messages we’re hearing on fairness and equality might be resonating with public sector workers,” Claire McCartney, Associate Research Adviser at the CIPD, said.