Fri 11 Jul 2014New job mandates across all new HR vacancies have increased significantly year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter, according to The Oakleaf Partnership HR Job Index (HRJI).

The index, which measures all job orders registered with the firm by industry sector groupings, said HR job growth was up 56% year-on-year.

By industry sector, other notable movers were:

• Financial and professional services +42%
• Industry and commerce +48%
• Reward and analytics +100%
• International +110%

Quarter-on-quarter, total new job orders were up 13%.

Significant sector movement included:

• Financial and professional services +7%
• Third sector +58%
• Payroll +90%

Oakleaf said the market has displayed a continuing upward trend of job orders for the last two years and that out of total orders across the market, 42% were across the financial and professional services sector.

Oakleaf also has looked at the spread of seniority of roles registered.

Quarter-on-quarter:

• Salary levels over £100k +33%
• £75k - £99,999 +10%
• £50k to £74,999 +25%
• Salary levels to £49,999 +17%