China tops the list of countries that UK headhunters predict will demand more senior executives in 2011, according to a new report.

The report by InterExec,based on a survey of 100 of the UK’s top headhunters, revealed that emerging markets, China and Brazil, are both set to demand more senior executives than the USA this year. The UK was ranked second after China.

According to InterExec, the top 5 markets that will be demanding more senior executives in 2011 are:

1)  China

2)  United Kingdom

3)  Hong Kong

4)  Brazil

5)  USA

Kit Scott-Brown, managing director of InterExec, says: “It is perhaps not surprising that the Chinese and Brazilian senior executive markets are expected to seek more senior executives as the rate of growth in the past decade mirrors that of the industrial revolution. It is interesting to see that despite the recent economic downturn, our research indicates that the UK senior executive market maintains its position as one of the strongest in the world.”

InterExec represents senior executives seeking positions earning over £200,000..