The phrase "an uptick in the number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an increase or rise in a specific quantity or statistic.
Example: "There has been an uptick in the number of participants in the program this year compared to last year."
Alternatives: "an increase in the number" or "a rise in the number".
I do see an uptick in the number of postings.
Are you a tutor at an agency or self-employed who is noticing an uptick in the number of families coming to you for extra tuition?
Nancy Levine, a senior executive recruiter at the Pacific Firm in Berkeley, Calif., also has observed an uptick in the number of candidates who are business owners.
That news hits on the same day that the government reported weak housing start figures, although there was an uptick in the number of new apartments started.
"I firmly believe there was an uptick in the number of book groups after 9/11, and I'm expecting another increase in these difficult economic times," she said.
"There's been an uptick in the number of ads including older characters, whether it's the people dining in restaurants or shopping in stores," he said.
(nyfunfactory.com), said that he, too, has witnessed an uptick in the number of couples using out-of-the-box gimmicks like stilt walkers, celebrity look-alikes, photo booths and minicasinos to make their weddings stand out.
Like other Black Rock residents, James F. Strach noticed an uptick in the number of skunks after the demolition of a nearby dog food plant a few years back.
Though the vaccines are said to be 99% effective, a recent anti-vaccination movement in the US falsely linking autism to the vaccines, has seen an uptick in the number of parents who choose not to vaccinate their children.
Like most trend pieces, these articles identify a genuine surge in this case, an uptick in the number of young talented women making music in Britain but overstate its meaning.
Academics from two leading western universities said they had noticed an uptick in the number of mainland scholars looking for temporary academic roles and suspected some were looking to distance themselves from Xi's China.
