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INDUSTRY NEWS
Revealed: Engineering sector among
best industries for hiring in 2020
The report from
CV-Library
analysed job
market data
throughout 2019
and compared it
with statistics
from 2018. It
reveals that the
engineering
industry saw the
seventh biggest
jump in
applications year-
on-year, with the
top 10 including:
1. Hospitality - job applications up by 28.8%
2. IT - job applications up by 28.6%
3. Construction - job applications up by 23.4%
4. Design - job applications up by 16.7%
5. Property - job applications up by 15.3%
6. Legal - job applications up by 14.5%
7. Engineering - job applications up by 13.4%
8. Marketing - job applications up by 12.9%
9. Finance - job applications up by 8.5%
10. Education - job applications up by 5.1%
A key driving factor behind the jump in applications may well
be the fact that average pay in the engineering sector jumped
up by 4.1% in 2019.
Lee Biggins, CEO and founder of CV-Library commented:
“Despite severe political and economic uncertainty over the
last year, it’s positive to see that the engineering industry has
continued to grow.
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We’ve noticed that this is an ongoing trend across several sectors,
which should instil confidence in employers who may have put their
recruitment plans on pause in the run up to the election; especially
as January is consistently one of the best times to hire.”
The report also shows that businesses in the engineering industry
were advertising more roles in 2019, with the number of job adverts
increasing by 2.4%. While not a huge increase, this could mean
more competition for employers, as organisations battle it out to
secure top talent.
Lee Biggins continues: “While competition for jobs may be higher
in some sectors, this increase in job applications is great news for
businesses looking for new talent. Don’t wait to take advantage
of this growth and start advertising your latest job roles now.
“If you’re worried about attracting the best candidates in highly
competitive industries, don’t panic. You can still make the most of
this influx of applications by posting your vacancies to job boards
and working with suppliers to ensure your roles stand out.
Start searching for your new hire now.”
Visit: www.cv-library.co.uk
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