Jobs advertised by region
| REGION |
Q1 2010 |
Q2 2010 |
Q3 2010 |
Q4 2010 |
Q1 2011 |
| East Anglia |
11,239 |
12,283 |
12,145 |
11,631 |
12,782 |
| East Midlands |
18,735 |
19,976 |
20,343 |
18,906 |
22,527 |
| London |
73,263 |
76,344 |
77,445 |
67,431 |
79,161 |
| North East |
8,933 |
9,452 |
9,877 |
8,603 |
10,577 |
| North West |
33,712 |
34,461 |
32,531 |
29,963 |
35,829 |
| Northern Ireland |
1,118 |
1,696 |
1,637 |
1,516 |
1,672 |
| Scotland |
14,458 |
14,437 |
17,846 |
16,845 |
18,764 |
| South East |
91,954 |
93,826 |
92,099 |
82,996 |
99,730 |
| South West |
26,669 |
27,095 |
26,604 |
23,996 |
28,567 |
| Wales |
7,895 |
7,854 |
8,220 |
7,973 |
9,381 |
| West Midlands |
24,899 |
25,903 |
26,840 |
25,041 |
29,715 |
| Yorkshire |
19,532 |
20,777 |
21,873 |
19,248 |
23,640 |
| Nationwide |
332,407 |
344,104 |
347,460 |
314,149 |
372,345 |
Applications by region
| REGION |
Q1 2010 |
Q2 2010 |
Q3 2010 |
Q4 2010 |
Q1 2011 |
| East Anglia |
88,136 |
91,327 |
102,990 |
89,922 |
111,713 |
| East Midlands |
199,725 |
202,508 |
239,493 |
201,477 |
304,624 |
| London |
1,334,309 |
1,357,935 |
1,510,837 |
1,281,563 |
1,736,983 |
| North East |
122,620 |
122,716 |
147,378 |
129,197 |
201,338 |
| North West |
409,086 |
425,578 |
512,091 |
474,180 |
709,659 |
| Northern Ireland |
9,110 |
10,586 |
13,477 |
10,102 |
15,001 |
| Scotland |
162,272 |
135,178 |
180,368 |
153,048 |
264,321 |
| South East |
2,276,767 |
2,272,821 |
2,550,478 |
2,237,711 |
3,139,739 |
| South West |
209,938 |
195,063 |
232,658 |
198,035 |
289,663 |
| Wales |
105,284 |
96,959 |
119,623 |
103,316 |
151,163 |
| West Midlands |
338,998 |
335,511 |
391,363 |
346,024 |
517,409 |
| Yorkshire |
228,485 |
228,075 |
270,233 |
234,797 |
333,583 |
| Nationwide |
5,484,730 |
5,474,257 |
6,270,989 |
5,459,372 |
7,775,196 |
Applications per job by region
| REGION |
Q1 2010 |
Q2 2010 |
Q3 2010 |
Q4 2010 |
Q1 2011 |
| East Anglia |
7.8 |
7.4 |
8.5 |
7.6 |
8.8 |
| East Midlands |
10.6 |
10.1 |
11.8 |
10.5 |
13.5 |
| London |
18.2 |
17.8 |
19.5 |
18.9 |
22.0 |
| North East |
13.7 |
13.0 |
14.9 |
14.8 |
19.1 |
| North West |
12.1 |
12.4 |
15.7 |
15.7 |
19.8 |
| Northern Ireland |
8.2 |
6.3 |
8.3 |
6.5 |
9.0 |
| Scotland |
11.3 |
9.5 |
10.1 |
9.0 |
14.3 |
| South East |
24.8 |
24.2 |
27.7 |
26.8 |
31.6 |
| South West |
7.9 |
7.2 |
8.7 |
8.2 |
10.2 |
| Wales |
13.3 |
12.4 |
14.6 |
12.9 |
16.2 |
| West Midlands |
13.6 |
12.9 |
14.6 |
13.7 |
17.4 |
| Yorkshire |
11.7 |
11.0 |
12.4 |
12.1 |
14.2 |
| Nationwide |
16.5 |
15.9 |
18.1 |
17.2 |
20.9 |
Jobs advertised by sector
| SECTOR |
Q1 2010 |
Q2 2010 |
Q3 2010 |
Q4 2010 |
Q1 2011 |
| Accountancy |
22,501 |
23,367 |
24,189 |
21,026 |
27,322 |
| Aerospace |
2,307 |
2,586 |
2,475 |
2,301 |
3,127 |
| Agriculture, fishing, forestry |
851 |
853 |
609 |
328 |
606 |
| Banking, insurance, finance |
34,140 |
35,832 |
36,965 |
32,651 |
38,984 |
| Catering & hospitality |
12,016 |
13,434 |
12,558 |
10,556 |
12,079 |
| Construction |
15,576 |
15,258 |
15,054 |
14,071 |
18,288 |
| Customer services |
18,786 |
21,599 |
21,819 |
20,379 |
22,599 |
| Education |
14,509 |
12,132 |
10,421 |
10,219 |
11,676 |
| Electronics |
7,326 |
6,877 |
6,244 |
7,574 |
9,256 |
| Engineering, manufacturing, utilities |
41,963 |
45,424 |
45,946 |
41,490 |
53,576 |
| Graduate, trainees |
22,419 |
24,616 |
24,625 |
27,958 |
31,897 |
| Health, nursing |
19,048 |
14,765 |
13,401 |
10,698 |
12,284 |
| Human resources |
12,879 |
13,537 |
13,623 |
12,146 |
14,665 |
| IT & internet |
38,511 |
43,511 |
45,862 |
41,006 |
47,576 |
| Legal |
8,733 |
8,391 |
8,039 |
7,355 |
8,881 |
| Management consultancy |
3,603 |
3,908 |
3,406 |
3,016 |
3,613 |
| Marketing, advertising, PR |
20,276 |
21,644 |
21,391 |
18,151 |
21,813 |
| Media, New Media, Creative |
9,507 |
10,406 |
9,966 |
9,069 |
10,641 |
| Not for profit, charities |
3,182 |
3,572 |
3,213 |
2,565 |
2,556 |
| Oil, gas, alternative energy |
|
5,343 |
5,288 |
4,576 |
6,068 |
| Property |
9,955 |
10,228 |
8,999 |
8,083 |
10,392 |
| Public sector & services |
11,586 |
12,023 |
11,003 |
14,533 |
16,655 |
| Recruitment sales |
17,536 |
17,956 |
16,157 |
14,572 |
15,540 |
| Retail, wholesale |
23,123 |
24,821 |
27,145 |
23,610 |
25,949 |
| Sales |
62,215 |
64,603 |
62,040 |
55,059 |
62,068 |
| Science |
6,376 |
6,674 |
6,699 |
6,050 |
7,478 |
| Secretarial, PAs, administration |
22,960 |
24,415 |
22,332 |
19,198 |
25,304 |
| Senior appointments |
4,457 |
4,316 |
3,707 |
3,314 |
3,461 |
| Social services |
8,629 |
7,704 |
7,193 |
5,704 |
6,067 |
| Telecommunications |
5,445 |
6,429 |
5,487 |
4,500 |
5,281 |
| Transport, logistics |
10,816 |
14,287 |
13,539 |
11,076 |
13,070 |
| Travel, leisure, tourism |
10,408 |
11,306 |
10,652 |
9,632 |
10,297 |
Applications by sector
| SECTOR |
Q1 2010 |
Q2 2010 |
Q3 2010 |
Q4 2010 |
Q1 2011 |
| Accountancy |
365,874 |
342,083 |
396,998 |
324,399 |
478,979 |
| Aerospace |
18,869 |
19,451 |
21,209 |
19,540 |
33,921 |
| Agriculture, fishing, forestry |
6,731 |
6,481 |
6,277 |
3,778 |
7,603 |
| Banking, insurance, finance |
376,485 |
396,539 |
474,836 |
412,964 |
562,014 |
| Catering & hospitality |
180,092 |
162,952 |
188,111 |
169,530 |
267,453 |
| Construction |
321,669 |
265,898 |
275,277 |
266,572 |
385,210 |
| Customer services |
529,203 |
516,362 |
663,272 |
609,430 |
923,064 |
| Education |
87,578 |
72,920 |
94,936 |
75,808 |
112,277 |
| Electronics |
60,490 |
54,893 |
53,128 |
49,529 |
73,169 |
| Engineering, manufacturing, utilities |
469,201 |
414,154 |
452,436 |
418,189 |
574,155 |
| Graduate, trainees |
400,487 |
368,312 |
470,875 |
370,302 |
549,056 |
| Health, nursing |
105,779 |
83,126 |
87,457 |
73,197 |
116,980 |
| Human resources |
201,179 |
201,613 |
232,335 |
202,010 |
283,254 |
| IT & internet |
407,712 |
380,756 |
411,265 |
323,283 |
449,637 |
| Legal |
70,977 |
64,440 |
81,720 |
67,319 |
86,009 |
| Management consultancy |
40,601 |
38,996 |
45,145 |
33,478 |
46,409 |
| Marketing, advertising, PR |
268,648 |
263,001 |
293,736 |
246,550 |
332,658 |
| Media, New Media, Creative |
130,922 |
115,983 |
122,043 |
102,513 |
153,603 |
| Not for profit, charities |
58,329 |
53,493 |
58,128 |
43,017 |
58,668 |
| Oil, gas, alternative energy |
41,862 |
42,352 |
49,015 |
44,622 |
63,691 |
| Property |
142,407 |
137,778 |
145,461 |
128,510 |
183,440 |
| Public sector & services |
167,520 |
150,413 |
148,784 |
111,043 |
161,884 |
| Recruitment sales |
105,749 |
97,058 |
124,892 |
95,506 |
144,176 |
| Retail, wholesale |
475,152 |
503,223 |
638,824 |
659,370 |
825,722 |
| Sales |
676,580 |
647,721 |
753,166 |
722,338 |
935,682 |
| Science |
84,387 |
77,937 |
89,094 |
72,052 |
94,732 |
| Secretarial, PAs, administration |
660,198 |
627,928 |
697,278 |
588,383 |
932,614 |
| Senior appointments |
47,426 |
34,190 |
40,244 |
31,480 |
44,059 |
| Social services |
52,195 |
49,982 |
64,316 |
50,899 |
71,999 |
| Telecommunications |
65,488 |
69,493 |
76,514 |
66,954 |
72,674 |
| Transport, logistics |
197,224 |
180,418 |
208,351 |
195,762 |
328,330 |
| Travel, leisure, tourism |
171,860 |
135,884 |
148,683 |
123,827 |
231,589 |
Applications per job by sector
| SECTOR |
Q1 2010 |
Q2 2010 |
Q3 2010 |
Q4 2010 |
Q1 2011 |
| Accountancy |
16.3 |
14.6 |
16.4 |
15.3 |
17.6 |
| Aerospace |
8.3 |
7.5 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
10.8 |
| Agriculture, fishing, forestry |
8.0 |
7.7 |
10.5 |
11.4 |
13.0 |
| Banking, insurance, finance |
11.0 |
11.1 |
12.8 |
12.5 |
14.6 |
| Catering & hospitality |
15.1 |
12.1 |
15.0 |
16.0 |
22.3 |
| Construction |
20.7 |
17.5 |
18.3 |
19.0 |
21.2 |
| Customer services |
28.3 |
23.9 |
30.4 |
29.8 |
41.0
|
| Education |
6.1 |
6.1 |
9.2 |
7.4 |
9.7 |
| Electronics |
8.3 |
8.0 |
8.5 |
6.5 |
7.9 |
| Engineering, manufacturing, utilities |
11.2 |
9.1 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
10.8 |
| Graduate, trainees |
17.9 |
14.9 |
19.2 |
13.6 |
18.0 |
| Health, nursing |
5.8 |
5.6 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
9.5 |
| Human resources |
15.6 |
14.9 |
17.1 |
16.5 |
19.5 |
| IT & internet |
10.6 |
8.8 |
9.0 |
7.9 |
9.5 |
| Legal |
8.2 |
7.7 |
10.2 |
9.1 |
9.9 |
| Management consultancy |
11.3 |
10.1 |
13.4 |
11.0 |
13.0 |
| Marketing, advertising, PR |
13.2 |
12.2 |
13.7 |
13.5 |
15.4 |
| Media, New Media, Creative |
13.8 |
11.2 |
12.2 |
11.2 |
14.5 |
| Not for profit, charities |
18.4 |
15.0 |
18.1 |
16.7 |
23.1 |
| Oil, gas, alternative energy |
8.0 |
7.9 |
9.3 |
9.7 |
10.6 |
| Property |
14.3 |
13.5 |
16.2 |
15.9 |
17.8 |
| Public sector & services |
14.4 |
12.5 |
13.5 |
8.7 |
11.4 |
| Recruitment sales |
6.0 |
5.4 |
7.7 |
6.5 |
9.3 |
| Retail, wholesale |
20.6 |
20.3 |
23.5 |
27.3 |
31.9 |
| Sales |
10.9 |
10.0 |
12.1 |
12.9 |
15.1 |
| Science |
13.2 |
11.7 |
13.4 |
11.9 |
12.7 |
| Secretarial, PAs, administration |
28.8 |
25.7 |
31.2 |
30.6 |
37.3 |
| Senior appointments |
10.7 |
7.9 |
10.8 |
9.5 |
12.8 |
| Social services |
6.0 |
6.5 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
11.9 |
| Telecommunications |
12.0 |
10.9 |
14.0 |
14.9 |
13.8 |
| Transport, logistics |
18.3 |
12.8 |
15.4 |
17.6 |
25.1 |
| Travel, leisure, tourism |
16.5 |
12.1 |
14.0
|
12.8 |
22.6 |
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