Temporary and permanent recruitment on the rise

The UK has seen the fastest rate of recruitment for temporary jobs since March 2011 demonstrating and increase in employer confidence to hire people.

The survey by Recruitment and Employment Confederation has also revealed that the recruitment of permanent staff through agencies has risen to the fastest rate since April 2011 last month whilst the number of unfilled positions also rose strongly.

The key points to note from the REC/KPMG report are:

• Permanent placements rise at fastest rate for 19 months
• Strongest increase in temp billings since March 2011 
• Sharper expansion of job vacancies 
• Robust demand from private sector offsets public sector weakness
• Pay growth remains muted

View the whole report here