Category Archives: Contracting News

The report found that: 5.7% increase in demand for permanent IT professionals 11.1% increase in the number of IT contract vacancies advertised Contract rates have increased for five quarters in a row 80% of all contract vacancies are being advertised in the south of the country London and the Midlands saw a rise in demand […]

Tom Parry of the Forum of Private Business (FPB) said that “Micro, small and medium sized businesses were responsible for 65 per cent of jobs created between 1997 and 2007, so smaller employers are crucial to job creation in this country. It is concerning that small business owners’ confidence in their ability to create jobs […]

The Managing Director of TheITJobBoard.com, Alex Farrell, said that “I was very alarmed to read these statistics – clearly large numbers of UK IT professionals have either made the move overseas at some stage in their career, or this is something they are planning. If this boils down to quality of the jobs on offer […]

Graeme Goulden, Product Manager at Monster said that “At Monster we understand that mobile devices have become an integral part of people’s lives and the introduction of the Android app has been designed to address this. Users shouldn’t be restricted to having to track down a computer every time they want to go online to […]

Mr Gilbertson said that “I think the recruitment marketplace is always tight, and margins are always under pressure. A lot of organisations, irrespective of sector, are taking the ‘direct to market’ route, using fewer third parties. Therefore recruitment agencies have to raise their game in terms of the value they add to an organisation. They […]

The Chief Economist at the Bank of Scotland, Donald McRae, said that “Recovery from the recession is extending to the labour market, with the demand for permanent staff rising at the fastest pace for three and a half years. Permanent staff appointments also increased for the sixth consecutive month, although growth eased from February’s 14-month […]

Key highlights from the survey included: Confirmed job offers within the Financial Services sector increased by 16% last month Investment Banking recorded 82% more job offers in March compared to February 2011 Stockbroker firms and Investment Management firms increased that recruitment levels by 73% and 56% respectively There were 23% more placements offered and accepted […]

The survey found that: In 53% of businesses the owner is responsible for recruitment Less than 25% of companies have a personnel department Only 3% of businesses regularly use a recruitment agency 46% of respondents said they would never use a recruitment agency 66% of respondents cited high costs as a reason for not using […]

Key points from the survey: 49% of people are interested in working overseas due to the health of the British Economy 61% of people would be happy to take a cut in salary in order to secure a new position 67% of people think that employers are in the strongest position in the hiring process […]

Overall things appear to be on an upward curve, news that will be welcomed by many professional contractors, especially those working in Information Technology. So far this year and also at the back end of 2010 many IT Contractors found a far greater number of opportunities, especially those working in technologies such as .NET, C, […]