Statistics

Women make up just one in twenty applicants for IT jobs in the UK, according to half (52%) of all tech employers, new research from Technojobs has found

Businesses make additional health provisions for aging workforce

One in five (18%) small business managers who work typical Monday to Friday 9-5 jobs are expecting to work during the bank holidays this festive season, according to research conducted by Everline, as part of its Small Business Tracker

While the number of job opportunities remained flat compared with October figures, -0.8% to 7,350, year-on-year recruitment was up 4%, continuing the growth story of Q3 and Q4. Professionals seeking new roles were down 7% month-on-month and 3.5% year-on-year to 8,321. This shows a 7.5% squeeze in the gap between opportunities and potential candidates over the past 12 months

Accountants in the UK are banking on receiving their biggest bonus as a percentage of their basic salaries in four years, according to research by specialist accountancy and finance recruiter Marks Sattin

IT and Tech professionals are being put through their paces in the interview process, more than any other profession according to a survey carried out by specialist recruiter Randstad Technologies

New figures from the totaljobs.com Barometer show a 3% fall in job postings in the banking, insurance and finance industry, and a 1% fall in accountancy jobs during the period September – November 2014

As we come to the end of 2014, we take a look back at the nation’s recruitment and job searching activity over the last full working month of the year

According to figures released by recruitment software provider, Recruitive, November saw the highest number of manufacturing jobs advertised this year

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by recruitment consultancies.