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Despite a 4% annual increase in the number of official vacancies in the three months to June, the number of original job ads in the sector’s key skills arena in the final month of the period was 28% lower than the number posted a year earlier. Eight thousand of the fifty thousand fall in original ad numbers was from fewer ads placed directly by hirers, meaning that the majority (42k) of the fall-off was in ads placed by agencies. Occupations with noteworthy reductions in the numbers of original ads included IT Security (-37%) and Technical Architecture  (-35%).    

Health & Social Care

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Health & Social Care A 4% annual increase in official vacancies continues to remain significant in and of itself for a sectoral employer the size of Health & Social Care . By the last month of the quarter (June), however, original ad volumes were still 18% higher than in the same period last year – the only sector where numbers were up YoY. The sharpest YoY increases in ad volumes included an 25% increase in ads for Pharmacy professionals, 27% more for roles in Social Care and 21% more ads for Nurses.                                https://innovantage.co.uk/ +44 2921432125

Information & communications

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Information & communication Despite a 6% annual increase in the number of official vacancies in the three months to April, the number of original job ads in the final month of the period was 28% lower than the number posted a year earlier. With the number of ads posted directly by hirers increasing remaining static, YoY, at 37k, the decline in volumes has been in ads posted by agencies. Occupations with noteworthy reductions in the numbers of original ads included Software Engineers (-31%) and Software testing (-31%).                                                                               https://innovantage.co.uk/       

Information & Communications

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Despite a 6% annual increase in the number of official vacancies in the three months to April, the number of original job ads in the final month of the period was 28% lower than the number posted a year earlier. With the number of ads posted directly by hirers increasing remaining static, YoY, at 37k, the decline in volumes has been in ads posted by agencies. Occupations with noteworthy reductions in the numbers of original ads included Software Engineers (-31%) and Software testing (-31%).                                                         https://innovantage.co.uk/

Finance & Insurance

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In line with a 14% fall, YoY, in the number of official Finance & Insurance industry vacancies recorded by ONS in February-April, there were 6% fewer original ads posted in the last month of the quarter (April). With the number of ads placed by employers remaining static, YoY, the decline was fueled by fewer ads being placed by recruitment intermediaries. Amongst the underlying occupations, there was a 24% increase in the number of ads for roles as Actuaries and a 23% increase in ads for roles in Taxation. In contrast, there were 13% fewer original ads for roles in Underwriting, 12% fewer for work in Pensions and 12% less for roles in Insurance. +44 2921432125                                                https://innovantage.co.uk/

Health & Social Care

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Health &Social Care Whilst there just a 4% YoY increase in the number of official job vacancies within Health & Social Care in Q1 2019, there were a startling 94% more original ads posted online in the last month of the quarter (March). This suggests that there is an acute challenge for employers (who placed 53% of ads, up from 48% in March 2018) and their intermediaries in filling vacant posts. The sharpest YoY increases in ad volumes is around specialist roles in primary and acute care, including a 129% increase in ads for Doctors, a 120% increase in ads for roles in A&E, 100% more ads for Pharmacists and 93% more ads for Consultant roles.                                 https://innovantage.co.uk/