Staff Availability April 2015

Availability of permanent staff Midlands-based agencies registered the steepest reduction in permanent candidate availability. The rate of decline in temporary/contract staff availability remained marked in April. Panellists reported that skill shortages were evident for a range of occupations. Temporary/contract staff availability was down in each of the four English regions, with the sharpest drop indicated in the Midlands. Accountancy/Financial: Accounts, Audit, Compliance, Finance, Risk, Treasury. Blue Collar: Drivers, Semi-skilled Machine Operatives. Construction:Estimators, Quantity Surveyors, Site Managers. Engineering: Automotive, CAD, Engineers. Executive/Professional: Management, Marketing, Media Solicitors. Hotels/Catering: Chefs. IT/Computing: Business Analysts, C++, Developers, Digital, Java, Linux, .Net, PHP, Sharepoint, SQL.Nursing/Medical/Care: Care Workers, Nurses. Secretarial/Clerical: Admin, Junior Office, PAs. Other: Estate Agents, Export, Sales, Teachers. Key temp skills reported in short supply: |