As the year entered its third quarter, there has been an increase in the amount job vacancies across the board and in line with government announcements that the UK has seen the worst of the recession. Permanent and temporary jobs increased although growth remained "subdued".
Langley James has seen a steady rise in the amount of employers with permanent IT vacancies since September 2009, however the number of relevant skilled candidates applying for the permanent vacancies is well below average.
A recent poll carried out by Langley James suggests, “Employees in permanent roles are less likely to apply for a new job compared to 12 months ago”. It appears that the recent recession has shaken employees and made them feel insecure about applying for a position with a new company a “Better the devil you know” attitude seems to have evolved.
This situation is proving a challenge for companies that need to recruit skilled IT professionals, as despite the fact there has been an increase in the amount of applicants they may not necessarily been of the right calibre or hold the desired skill set. Advertising a vacancy in the current job market generates a huge response and from a recruitment perspective finding the right candidate is much more time consuming.
At Langley James our pledge is to find clients 3 suitably skilled candidates within 3 days and we still guarantee this despite current challenges!
We are also offering discounted rates on all permanent placements until 20th December 2009 at 12.5%.
Despite the challenges that the permanent job market delivers it has never been a better time for employers to find a highly skilled contractor (short term or interim). There is a glut of highly skilled contractors on the market at present for all sizes of projects available immediately with an abundance of experience.
Langley James can arrange a contractor within 48 hours for a minimum of 1 week’s employment.