The UK recruitment market is looking “relatively positive” but future prospects are difficult to predict due to a number of “unknowns”, according to Dan Martin, managing director at international provider of candidate sourcing technology Broadbean Technology.

Martin told Recruiter that the recruitment sector has been on an upward curve for the past six months. However he warns the impact of tax rises and an expected interest rate rise on UK recruiters has yet to be felt.

For more from Martin, click on the video below:

In the latest issue of Recruiter, out today, you can read about Broadbean’s expansion into China. Readers can also learn all about BAE Systems recruitment supremo Richard Hamer. Find out more on how the UK recruitment sector is performing in our rec-to-rec sector focus as well as through the latest data from Recruitment Industry Benchmarking.

And in the last issue before the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, sponsored by Innovate CV, next week, find out from last year’s Recruitment Personality of the Year Matthew Jeffery why Smartphones are set to take an increasing role in how you recruit.