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1. wave-rs.co.uk
RECRUITMENT
TRENDS REPORT
QUARTER 2 | 2023

2. Quarter 2 | 2023
Quarterly Snapshot
MONTH MOST
JOBS POSTED JUNE
MONTH MOST
APPLICATIONS JUNE
JOBS POSTED
APPLICATIONS
AVG. APP/JOB 18 (-3)
-13%
-5%
QUARTER STATS (Compared with Q1 23) MOST ACTIVE INDUSTRY
IT & INTERNET SECRETARIAL,
PAS & ADMIN
MOST JOBS POSTED
WEDNESDAY
(22%)
MOST JOBS POSTED
MOST APPLICATIONS
wave-rs.co.uk
(Data collected via WaveTrackR from April to June 2023)
TUESDAY
(18%)
MOST APPLICATIONS

3. Source: www.ons.gov.uk
Labour Market Overview - ONS
wave-rs.co.uk
1,051,000
NUMBER OF VACANCIES
76%
EMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
33,089,000
PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT
3.8%
21%
ECONOMIC INACTIVITY RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Quarter 2 | 2023

4. wave-rs.co.uk
(Data collected via WaveTrackR from April to June 2023)
Quarter 2 | 2023
Job Posting & Applications by Quarter
Jobs Posted
Applications
Quarter 1
2023
Quarter 2
2023
Compared to 2022 quarterly average
2022
APPLICATIONS
AVERAGE
2022
JOBS POSTED
AVERAGE
0.4%
32%
15%
-4.2%

5. wave-rs.co.uk
(Data collected via WaveTrackR from January to June 2023)
Quarter 2 | 2023
Job Posting & Applications by Month
Jobs Posted
Applications
January
2023
February
2023
March
2023
April
2023
May
2023
June
2023
Compared to 2022 monthly average
2022
APPLICATIONS
AVERAGE
2022
JOBS POSTED
AVERAGE
+5%
+32%
-3% +8% -18% -5%
+20%
+44%
+13% +15%
+16%
+18%

6. wave-rs.co.uk
(Data collected via WaveTrackR from April to June 2023)
Quarter 2 | 2023
Industries with Most Jobs & Applications
JOBS
POSTED
APPLICATIONS
19%
IT & Internet
17%
Secretarial, PAs,
Admin.
17%
Health &
Nursing
14%
Education
7%
Manufacturing
7%
Public Sector
& Services
16%
IT & Internet
13%
Manufacturing
9%
Engineering
& Utilities
6%
Education

7. Average Application per Job by Industry
Banking
Secretarial, PAs & Admin
Recruitment Sales 32
Legal 31
Marketing, Advertising & PR 29
40
73 Electronics
Property
Not For Profit & Charities 8
Education 7
Health & Nursing 6
12
12
5 HIGHEST 5 LOWEST
wave-rs.co.uk
(Data collected via WaveTrackR from April to June 2023)
Quarter 2 | 2023

8. Quarter 2 | 2023
Average Application per Job Board
26
11
10
37
33
28
GENERIC JOB BOARDS NICHE JOB BOARDS
wave-rs.co.uk
(Data collected via WaveTrackR from April to June 2023)

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