Sector spotlights which include top level stats, key search terms and candidates by region. The following sectors are included in the report: • IT • Sales • Retail • Engineering • Manufacturing • Construction • Customer Service

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Top search terms
Applications
per vacancy
Jobs posted
per month
Applications
per month
Active
candidates
Q3 Spotlight: Manufacturing
• Manufacturing • Manufacturing Operative • Manufacturing Engineer
• Manufacturing Manager • Graduate Manufacturing Engineer • Manufacturing Team Leader
1612k 201k 109k
48k Scotland
90k North West
6k Northern Ireland
73k West Midlands
46k North East
50k Yorkshire
70k East Midlands
24k East Anglia
40k Wales
57k South West 195k South East
67k London
This sector has maintained a stable level of applications per vacancy during the quarter, a promising sign during a
period of seasonal decline.

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Q3 Spotlight: Construction
• Construction • Construction Administrator • Construction Director
• Construction Manager • Construction Labourer • Construction Supervisor
927k 228k 173k
76k Scotland
124k North West
10k Northern Ireland
100k West Midlands
57k North East
72k Yorkshire
83k East Midlands
30k East Anglia
50k Wales
66k South West 419k South East
200k London
This sector has seen an increase in both applications and jobs posted, a promising sign for the industry and our
economy.

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Q3 Spotlight: Customer Service
• Customer Service Advisor • Customer Service • Customer Services
• Customer Service Administrator • Customer Service Assistant • Customer Service Manager
2415k 367k 790k
380k Scotland
752k North West
48k Northern Ireland
657k West Midlands
752k North East
11k Yorkshire
500k East Midlands
174k East Anglia
227k Wales
437k South West 2.6m South East
1.3m London
This sector has had a strong quarter attracting an average of 367k applications per month and an equally high
applications per vacancy of 24.

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Q3 Spotlight: Engineering
• Engineering • Engineering Manager • Engineering Apprentice
• Civil Engineering • Aerospace Engineering • Chemical Engineering
819k 155k 250k
134k Scotland
151k North West
13k Northern Ireland
160k West Midlands
84k North East
96k Yorkshire
98k East Midlands
50k East Anglia
70k Wales
120k South West 512k South East
212k London
This sector has seen a slight seasonal decline in jobs posted throughout the quarter, however the ratio of
applications to jobs has remained consistent.

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Q3 Spotlight: IT
• IT • IT Support • Head of IT
• IT Manager • Chief Technology Officer • Java Developer
1052k 512k 340k
270k Scotland
613k North West
37k Northern Ireland
506k West Midlands
187k North East
368k Yorkshire
385k East Midlands
150k East Anglia
190k Wales
370k South West 1.9m South East
1m London
This sector is thriving, with the number of jobs advertised continuing to grow throughout the quarter and a
consistent level of applications per vacancy.

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Q3 Spotlight: Retail
• Retail • Retail Sales Assistant • Retail Manager
• Retail Assistant • Retail Manager • Retail Assistant Part TIme
1610k 158k 300k
147k Scotland
300k North West
18k Northern Ireland
242k West Midlands
79k North East
143k Yorkshire
190k East Midlands
70k East Anglia
82k Wales
870k South West 953k South East
470k London
This sector as seen a slight fluctuation in applications during the summer months, however applications per
vacancy have remained consistent.

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per month
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per month
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candidates
Q3 Spotlight: Sales
• Retail Sales Assistant • Sales Assistant • Sales
• Sales Assistant • Sales Manager • Sales Assistant Part TIme
1436k 497k 580k
240k Scotland
594k North West
38k Northern Ireland
434k West Midlands
365k North East
313k Yorkshire
370k East Midlands
120k East Anglia
163k Wales
373k South West 1.9m South East
860k London
This sector has seen a consistently strong performance throughout this quarter, receiving a high volume of
applications and applications per vacancy.