Southern counties are seeing a surge in job vacancies.

Jobs board brightonandhovejobs.com’s survey of Brighton & Hove businesses shows more than a third (36%) of employers plan to create new jobs and recruit over the next 12 months, while 17% said they anticipate higher than average growth which could lead to new jobs. Just 4.3% said they were looking to cut headcount.

Meanwhile, across county borders in Hampshire, Ringwood-based agency The Work Shop has seen job vacancies on their books soar by 25% compared with this time last year.

Vacancies include general office administration positions, design engineers, customer service and account managers.