Latest Report on Jobs reveal perm placements remain high
10 April 2015
While the volume of temporary placements made by UK recruiters dipped slightly, permanent placements remained at their highest levels since autumn 2014, according March’s Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.
Fri, 10 April 2015While the volume of temporary placements made by UK recruiters dipped slightly, permanent placements remained at their highest levels since autumn 2014, according March’s Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.
The report’s seasonally adjusted index, measuring perm placement activity among recruiters, posted a reading of 61.2 – the second highest figure since September of last year but slightly down on last month’s reading of 62.1. Any reading over 50 indicates growth.
The volume of temp/contract billings made by recruiters recorded a reading of 59.5, unchanged from last month and the highest reading since October 2014.
Average starting salaries for people placed in permanent job roles increased further in March to its highest levels since last September, while hourly rates of pay for temporary/contract staff fell slightly on the previous month.
The availability of staff to fill vacancies continued to fall in March. This latest drop in permanent candidate supply was the sharpest for four months, while temp availability deteriorated at its fastest pace since October.
Across all recruitment sectors engineers and accounting and financial professionals were the most sought after permanent staff marginally ahead of executives, while nurses continue to dominate demand among temporary placements.
The report’s seasonally adjusted index, measuring perm placement activity among recruiters, posted a reading of 61.2 – the second highest figure since September of last year but slightly down on last month’s reading of 62.1. Any reading over 50 indicates growth.
The volume of temp/contract billings made by recruiters recorded a reading of 59.5, unchanged from last month and the highest reading since October 2014.
Average starting salaries for people placed in permanent job roles increased further in March to its highest levels since last September, while hourly rates of pay for temporary/contract staff fell slightly on the previous month.
The availability of staff to fill vacancies continued to fall in March. This latest drop in permanent candidate supply was the sharpest for four months, while temp availability deteriorated at its fastest pace since October.
Across all recruitment sectors engineers and accounting and financial professionals were the most sought after permanent staff marginally ahead of executives, while nurses continue to dominate demand among temporary placements.
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