Most UK jobseekers (73%) would consider a second job because of the recession, according to a new survey from online job board TipTopJob.com.

The survey shows that 30% are already working in two jobs, while of the 51% of people who have at some point kept more than one job, 61% declared that their day employer knew nothing of their additional employment.

Mike Dauncey, chief executive of TipTopJob.com, says:  “It is truly a sign of the times when the vast majority of the workforce in Britain are forced to consider secondary employment. As well as effecting performance during the standard working day, secondary employment can lead to fatigue, stress and in the most extreme cases, ill health.”