Permanent placements for professional roles reach two-year high

Permanent placements for professional roles reach two-year high with the finance & accounting sector showing impressive growth.

“Permanent placements for professional roles have reached a two-year high, according to data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

The research shows that permanent placements in the professional recruitment sectors are up 33% on last year and have now reached a new survey high.

In terms of sector growth, the engineering and finance & accounting sectors have shown the most impressive growth. Across the latter, permanent placements and vacancies have increased by 39% and 24% respectively when compared to the same period last year.

The engineering sector shows similar impressive growth with placements jumping 41% and vacancies up 30% year-on-year.”

**Article and Information courtesy of 7th July 2014 The Recruiter on line.