Permanent Recruitment Consultants, Commercial Finance People, contributors to KPMG’s monthly ‘Report on Jobs’ (see link at page footer) is experiencing a continued upturn in permanent vacancies notified by the finance sector in the last month as the recovery continues and demand for professionals in new and existing organisations starts to respond to the return to growth.

The Report on Jobs (excerpt below), a monthly publication produced by Markit Economics and sponsored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG LLP shows:-

Stronger rise in demand for staff

The Report on Jobs Vacancies Index signalled an increase in overall demand for staff for the fifth month running in February. Moreover, the rate of growth accelerated to the strongest since July 2007. This was indicated by the Overall Staff Vacancies Index climbing from 61.5 to 62.4.

Permanent staff vacancies

Demand for permanent staff continued to rise during February. The Permanent Staff Vacancies Index recorded 62.7, up from 61.7 in January and its highest level for over two-and-a-half years.

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