The number of companies recruiting online has risen in the last quarter, according to data from online recruiter Jobsite.

The research shows that the number of firms hiring rose by 4% on the last quarter to 48%, while 11% more SMEs advertised vacancies compared to the last quarter.

The research also shows an 8% increase in candidates using between three and five job boards. 

Online job boards remains the most popular source for jobseekers with 79% using them, compared to 67% using newspapers, 76% company websites 76% and 24% career fairs.

The Jobsite Online Recruitment Quarterly Market Tracker is available to download at: www.jobsite.co.uk/MarketTrackerMay10.