The main findings for February are:

Faster growth of permanent and temporary appointments...

February data signalled strong and accelerated rises in both permanent staff placements and temporary/contract staff billings. The former increased at the sharpest rate in ten months, while the latter posted the greatest rise since May 2007.

...as demand for staff improved

Higher staff appointments were underpinned by robust growth of demand for staff in February. The overall level of job vacancies increased at the strongest rate since April 2010.

Rising levels of candidate availability...

The availability of candidates to fill job vacancies was reported to have increased in the latest survey period. Growth of temporary staff availability remained notably stronger than that of permanent workers.

...constrained inflation of wages

and salaries
The rate of inflation of permanent staff salaries eased to a three-month low in February and remained below the survey’s long-run average. Temporary/contract staff hourly pay increased modestly.


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