1. Recruitment consultancies in Scotland reported only a marginal rise in permanent placements in October, the slowest increase in over two-and-a-half years. Growth in temporary staff billings was moderate and eased further.
2. Demand for permanent staff continued to strengthen in October though the rate of growth slowed, while demand for temporary staff rose at the fastest pace in 2015.
3. The strongest growth in permanent vacancies was in IT & Computing, while Blue Collar vacancies decreased; demand for temporary staff rose most in Nursing/Medical/Care.
The document summarizes labour market data from the UK for October 2015:
- Staff appointments through recruitment consultancies increased at a faster rate in October, with growth of both permanent placements and temporary billings accelerating.
- Demand for staff continued to rise sharply in October, underpinned by robust hiring across most sectors of the economy. However, the construction sector was suffering from a chronic skills shortage.
- Salary growth remained strong, though the availability of staff to fill roles continued to decline sharply, indicating ongoing skills shortages in the labour market.
Steven Jagger kpmg report on jobs in MaySteven Jagger
Availability of permanent candidates falls at sharpest rate since November 1997. Key points from the May survey:
Permanent placements and temporary billings continue to rise strongly, despite sharply falling candidate availability
Further strong rise in permanent salaries, while temp pay growth accelerates
Vacancies continue to rise at marked pace, candidate availability falls furtherSteven Jagger
Staff appointments and vacancies continued to rise strongly in September according to a survey of recruitment consultancies:
- Permanent placements and temp billings increased sharply, with the rise in permanent placements only slightly below July's 40-month high.
- Demand for staff also continued to increase markedly, with the rate of growth in vacancies similar to August's fastest pace in over six years.
- However, candidate availability fell further, contributing to an acceleration in salary inflation to its sharpest rate since February 2008 for permanent salaries.
Steven Jagger UK Jobs report October. Candidate ShortageSteven Jagger
Candidate availability continues to fall sharply. The rate of decline in permanent staff availability was marked, despite easing slightly to the slowest since May, while temp availability decreased at the fastest pace in three months.
- The document discusses a survey of business conditions in Northern Ireland conducted by Ulster Bank and Markit Economics.
- The survey found a record rise in employment in March as well as continued strong growth in business activity and new orders. Input cost inflation accelerated sharply while output prices rose.
- New order growth quickened in March across all sectors, especially construction which saw a record rise. Business activity also increased further but was weaker than the UK average.
The document summarizes UK labour market data from December 2013:
- Growth in permanent staff placements and temporary staff billings accelerated sharply in December, reaching their fastest rates in over 15 years, indicating strong rises in permanent and temporary appointments.
- Demand for staff continued to increase strongly, with the rate of vacancy growth holding near a 15-year high. Private sector demand remained stronger than in the public sector.
- Available staff declined at the steepest pace since 2004, while salaries rose at their highest rate since 2007, amid increasing skill shortages.
The document summarizes labour market data from the UK for October 2015:
- Staff appointments through recruitment consultancies increased at a faster rate in October, with growth of both permanent placements and temporary billings accelerating.
- Demand for staff continued to rise sharply in October, underpinned by robust hiring across most sectors of the economy. However, the construction sector was suffering from a chronic skills shortage.
- Salary growth remained strong, though the availability of staff to fill roles continued to decline sharply, indicating ongoing skills shortages in the labour market.
Steven Jagger kpmg report on jobs in MaySteven Jagger
Availability of permanent candidates falls at sharpest rate since November 1997. Key points from the May survey:
Permanent placements and temporary billings continue to rise strongly, despite sharply falling candidate availability
Further strong rise in permanent salaries, while temp pay growth accelerates
Vacancies continue to rise at marked pace, candidate availability falls furtherSteven Jagger
Staff appointments and vacancies continued to rise strongly in September according to a survey of recruitment consultancies:
- Permanent placements and temp billings increased sharply, with the rise in permanent placements only slightly below July's 40-month high.
- Demand for staff also continued to increase markedly, with the rate of growth in vacancies similar to August's fastest pace in over six years.
- However, candidate availability fell further, contributing to an acceleration in salary inflation to its sharpest rate since February 2008 for permanent salaries.
Steven Jagger UK Jobs report October. Candidate ShortageSteven Jagger
Candidate availability continues to fall sharply. The rate of decline in permanent staff availability was marked, despite easing slightly to the slowest since May, while temp availability decreased at the fastest pace in three months.
- The document discusses a survey of business conditions in Northern Ireland conducted by Ulster Bank and Markit Economics.
- The survey found a record rise in employment in March as well as continued strong growth in business activity and new orders. Input cost inflation accelerated sharply while output prices rose.
- New order growth quickened in March across all sectors, especially construction which saw a record rise. Business activity also increased further but was weaker than the UK average.
The document summarizes UK labour market data from December 2013:
- Growth in permanent staff placements and temporary staff billings accelerated sharply in December, reaching their fastest rates in over 15 years, indicating strong rises in permanent and temporary appointments.
- Demand for staff continued to increase strongly, with the rate of vacancy growth holding near a 15-year high. Private sector demand remained stronger than in the public sector.
- Available staff declined at the steepest pace since 2004, while salaries rose at their highest rate since 2007, amid increasing skill shortages.
Uk job market update - Demand for staff rises at strongestSteven Jagger
- The document is a report on the UK labour market from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG.
- It summarizes that permanent staff placements grew at the fastest rate since April 2011 in June, while temp billings increased at the strongest pace since November, indicating stronger growth in both permanent and temporary hiring.
- Demand for staff from employers also increased sharply in June, with the rate of vacancy growth reaching a three-year high, showing rising job opportunities across both permanent and temporary positions.
December report on Permanent and temporary jobs - Permanent placements rise a...Steven Jagger
December report on Permanent and temporary jobs - Permanent placements rise at faster rate again! Average starting salaries awarded to people placed in permanent jobs continued to rise with the availability of staff to fill permanent job roles continued to fall in December.
The document provides an analysis of purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey data for various economies and sectors globally and regionally. Some key points from the PMI surveys discussed in the document include:
- Global and eurozone economic growth eased in April according to the PMI data, with all eurozone sectors still contracting.
- The UK and Republic of Ireland saw a pick-up in business activity in April, while Northern Ireland's rate of contraction remained unchanged.
- Northern Ireland's manufacturing sector was growing over the last three months according to the PMI data, while its services and construction sectors remained contracting.
"Record rise in starting salaries as permanent (and contract) candidate availability plummets....unlikely to be resolved until employers recognise that, for staff, remuneration is about much more than take home pay.”
For new ideas on attracting candidates please email sjagger@rethink-recruitment.com and I'll be happy to help.
This document provides a summary of hiring and firing trends from a survey of over 9,100 businesses in 52 countries. It finds that overall, 59% of companies are currently hiring managerial/professional staff, and 64% expect to hire in the next quarter. However, 22% are currently letting staff go, and that number is expected to rise to 26% in the next quarter. The document then provides more detailed data on hiring and firing trends broken down by region, country, and key industry sectors. Overall hiring is strongest in Eastern Europe and weakest in Western Europe, with rates varying significantly within regions and countries.
Steven Jagger ReThink 0161 819 7545 report on jobsSteven Jagger
The document summarizes UK labour market data from August 2014. It finds that:
- Demand for staff increased at the fastest pace in over 16 years, with growth in both permanent and temporary vacancies.
- Staff appointments continued to rise strongly for permanent and temporary workers, although the rate of growth eased slightly.
- Shortages of qualified candidates continued to fuel strong pay growth for both permanent and temporary staff.
Slides illustrating data from the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI for August 2013, including analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
Finnish technology industry statistics, August 2015TechFinland
The Finnish technology industry is comprised of five sub-sectors: electronics and electrotechnical, metals, mechanical engineering, consulting engineering, and information technology. It accounts for 50% of Finnish exports, 75% of private R&D investment, and employs over 280,000 people directly and 700,000 total. While the industry has struggled since the financial crisis, new orders increased 14% in Q2 2015 compared to the previous year and order books were up 22% in June 2015, indicating growth in the sector.
Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI report September 2013Richard Ramsey
The document provides information on the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for September 2013. It notes that the PMI shows a third consecutive monthly rise in business activity in Northern Ireland's private sector. Employment also continued to increase for the third month in a row, while input costs rose at the fastest rate since April 2012, leading companies to raise their output prices at the fastest pace in five years. All four sectors covered by the survey - manufacturing, construction, services, and retail - reported higher activity in September.
The anatomy of UK labour productivity: lessons from new and existing data sources.
Philip Wales
Head of Productivity
ONS
Royal Economic Society Annual Conference
27 March 2018
How to solve the CEE labour force riddle?
Colliers International presents and explains six possible solutions to the puzzle.
http://www.colliers.com/en-gb/emea/insights/ee-research
Recent labour market developments and reforms in OECD countriesRockwool Fonden
Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs in OECD Stefano Scarpettas presentation at the ROCKWOOL Foundation conference "Øget beskæftigelse kalder på reformer, der virker" in February 2018.
The presentation was recorded and is available on the Youtube channel of the ROCKWOOL Foundation.
Slidepack for the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). Includes analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
A slide pack re the June 2014 UIster Bank NI PMI, including analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
Northern Ireland Labour Market Slide Pack - December 2013Richard Ramsey
A PowerPoint slide pack highlighting Northern Ireland's labour market trends is attached for your information. It follows last week's Quarterly Employment Survey which revealed that Northern Ireland posted its 7th successive quarterly rise in employment with all sectors of the economy recording positive growth. It is noted that Northern Ireland has now recouped over one-quarter of the jobs lost during the downturn. Furthermore, last week it was also revealed that NI's unemployment register, or claimant count, fell for the 10th consecutive month in November. The slide pack includes NI v UK employment performance by sector and analysis of full-time & part-time employment trends. The table of contents and a few pertinent charts are also highlighted below.
The document summarizes the results of the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for the third quarter of 2015 in the UK. The key points are:
- UK employers report an encouraging Net Employment Outlook of +8% for Q3 2015, forecasting job growth. The Outlook has remained stable at +6% when adjusted for seasonal variation.
- Hiring prospects are strongest for large employers with an Outlook of +19% and weakest for micro employers at +4%. Outlooks range between +8-11% for small, medium, and large employers.
- Eleven of twelve UK regions expect payroll gains in Q3 2015, led by the North East at +10%.
The document is a report from Ulster Bank and Markit Economics on the Northern Ireland PMI survey results for February 2014. It finds that business activity in Northern Ireland continued to rise sharply in February, led by a ninth consecutive monthly increase in new orders. Input price inflation eased significantly, while employment growth was solid but slower than in the UK overall.
Slide pack for the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, October 2014Richard Ramsey
Slide pack for the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), October 2014 Survey (Update Issued 10th November 2014)
Includes analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
Cyclical trend of labor reallocation: transition and structural change GRAPE
This document summarizes a presentation on cyclical trends in labor reallocation during Poland's transition period from 1995 to 2015. It finds that while theories predicted large flows between public/private and manufacturing/services sectors, reallocation was more nuanced with most changes coming from demographic flows of young entry and elderly exit. Flows from the public sector declined steadily over time but showed no clear cyclical pattern, though trends were amplified during periods of economic prosperity. The analysis is limited to one country with data only available from 1995 onward.
This document is a collection of photo credits from various photographers used in a Haiku Deck presentation on SlideShare. It includes 10 different photographer names and their photo credits. The document encourages the reader to get started creating their own Haiku Deck presentation on SlideShare.
Uk job market update - Demand for staff rises at strongestSteven Jagger
- The document is a report on the UK labour market from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG.
- It summarizes that permanent staff placements grew at the fastest rate since April 2011 in June, while temp billings increased at the strongest pace since November, indicating stronger growth in both permanent and temporary hiring.
- Demand for staff from employers also increased sharply in June, with the rate of vacancy growth reaching a three-year high, showing rising job opportunities across both permanent and temporary positions.
December report on Permanent and temporary jobs - Permanent placements rise a...Steven Jagger
December report on Permanent and temporary jobs - Permanent placements rise at faster rate again! Average starting salaries awarded to people placed in permanent jobs continued to rise with the availability of staff to fill permanent job roles continued to fall in December.
The document provides an analysis of purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey data for various economies and sectors globally and regionally. Some key points from the PMI surveys discussed in the document include:
- Global and eurozone economic growth eased in April according to the PMI data, with all eurozone sectors still contracting.
- The UK and Republic of Ireland saw a pick-up in business activity in April, while Northern Ireland's rate of contraction remained unchanged.
- Northern Ireland's manufacturing sector was growing over the last three months according to the PMI data, while its services and construction sectors remained contracting.
"Record rise in starting salaries as permanent (and contract) candidate availability plummets....unlikely to be resolved until employers recognise that, for staff, remuneration is about much more than take home pay.”
For new ideas on attracting candidates please email sjagger@rethink-recruitment.com and I'll be happy to help.
This document provides a summary of hiring and firing trends from a survey of over 9,100 businesses in 52 countries. It finds that overall, 59% of companies are currently hiring managerial/professional staff, and 64% expect to hire in the next quarter. However, 22% are currently letting staff go, and that number is expected to rise to 26% in the next quarter. The document then provides more detailed data on hiring and firing trends broken down by region, country, and key industry sectors. Overall hiring is strongest in Eastern Europe and weakest in Western Europe, with rates varying significantly within regions and countries.
Steven Jagger ReThink 0161 819 7545 report on jobsSteven Jagger
The document summarizes UK labour market data from August 2014. It finds that:
- Demand for staff increased at the fastest pace in over 16 years, with growth in both permanent and temporary vacancies.
- Staff appointments continued to rise strongly for permanent and temporary workers, although the rate of growth eased slightly.
- Shortages of qualified candidates continued to fuel strong pay growth for both permanent and temporary staff.
Slides illustrating data from the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI for August 2013, including analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
Finnish technology industry statistics, August 2015TechFinland
The Finnish technology industry is comprised of five sub-sectors: electronics and electrotechnical, metals, mechanical engineering, consulting engineering, and information technology. It accounts for 50% of Finnish exports, 75% of private R&D investment, and employs over 280,000 people directly and 700,000 total. While the industry has struggled since the financial crisis, new orders increased 14% in Q2 2015 compared to the previous year and order books were up 22% in June 2015, indicating growth in the sector.
Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI report September 2013Richard Ramsey
The document provides information on the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for September 2013. It notes that the PMI shows a third consecutive monthly rise in business activity in Northern Ireland's private sector. Employment also continued to increase for the third month in a row, while input costs rose at the fastest rate since April 2012, leading companies to raise their output prices at the fastest pace in five years. All four sectors covered by the survey - manufacturing, construction, services, and retail - reported higher activity in September.
The anatomy of UK labour productivity: lessons from new and existing data sources.
Philip Wales
Head of Productivity
ONS
Royal Economic Society Annual Conference
27 March 2018
How to solve the CEE labour force riddle?
Colliers International presents and explains six possible solutions to the puzzle.
http://www.colliers.com/en-gb/emea/insights/ee-research
Recent labour market developments and reforms in OECD countriesRockwool Fonden
Director for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs in OECD Stefano Scarpettas presentation at the ROCKWOOL Foundation conference "Øget beskæftigelse kalder på reformer, der virker" in February 2018.
The presentation was recorded and is available on the Youtube channel of the ROCKWOOL Foundation.
Slidepack for the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). Includes analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
A slide pack re the June 2014 UIster Bank NI PMI, including analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
Northern Ireland Labour Market Slide Pack - December 2013Richard Ramsey
A PowerPoint slide pack highlighting Northern Ireland's labour market trends is attached for your information. It follows last week's Quarterly Employment Survey which revealed that Northern Ireland posted its 7th successive quarterly rise in employment with all sectors of the economy recording positive growth. It is noted that Northern Ireland has now recouped over one-quarter of the jobs lost during the downturn. Furthermore, last week it was also revealed that NI's unemployment register, or claimant count, fell for the 10th consecutive month in November. The slide pack includes NI v UK employment performance by sector and analysis of full-time & part-time employment trends. The table of contents and a few pertinent charts are also highlighted below.
The document summarizes the results of the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for the third quarter of 2015 in the UK. The key points are:
- UK employers report an encouraging Net Employment Outlook of +8% for Q3 2015, forecasting job growth. The Outlook has remained stable at +6% when adjusted for seasonal variation.
- Hiring prospects are strongest for large employers with an Outlook of +19% and weakest for micro employers at +4%. Outlooks range between +8-11% for small, medium, and large employers.
- Eleven of twelve UK regions expect payroll gains in Q3 2015, led by the North East at +10%.
The document is a report from Ulster Bank and Markit Economics on the Northern Ireland PMI survey results for February 2014. It finds that business activity in Northern Ireland continued to rise sharply in February, led by a ninth consecutive monthly increase in new orders. Input price inflation eased significantly, while employment growth was solid but slower than in the UK overall.
Slide pack for the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, October 2014Richard Ramsey
Slide pack for the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), October 2014 Survey (Update Issued 10th November 2014)
Includes analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
Cyclical trend of labor reallocation: transition and structural change GRAPE
This document summarizes a presentation on cyclical trends in labor reallocation during Poland's transition period from 1995 to 2015. It finds that while theories predicted large flows between public/private and manufacturing/services sectors, reallocation was more nuanced with most changes coming from demographic flows of young entry and elderly exit. Flows from the public sector declined steadily over time but showed no clear cyclical pattern, though trends were amplified during periods of economic prosperity. The analysis is limited to one country with data only available from 1995 onward.
This document is a collection of photo credits from various photographers used in a Haiku Deck presentation on SlideShare. It includes 10 different photographer names and their photo credits. The document encourages the reader to get started creating their own Haiku Deck presentation on SlideShare.
El documento discute la importancia de entender la cultura en el contexto empresarial. Explica que la cultura incluye los valores, actitudes y comportamientos de un grupo. También describe elementos clave de la cultura como el idioma, la religión y las costumbres. Además, analiza las diferencias culturales según dimensiones como el individualismo y la distancia al poder. Finalmente, resalta la necesidad de adoptar la cultura local y capacitar a los empleados en sensibilidad cultural para tener éxito en los mercados internacionales.
This document provides instructions for Assignment 5 for the ITEC 325 Spring 2013 course. Students are asked to individually write a 4-5 page paper in APA style describing the Kerberos protocol and firewall technologies. For Kerberos, the paper should discuss what it is, describe the protocol, discuss requests and authentications, and list technologies that rely on it. For firewalls, the paper should discuss what they are, describe how each generation works, list and describe different open-source and shareware firewalls, compare and contrast different firewall products, and describe the installation process of one product on Linux Ubuntu. Sources must be properly cited to avoid plagiarism.
The document is a screenplay describing scenes from Adam's time in a mental hospital after being admitted for killing his friend Danielle. In sessions with his doctor, Adam insists that a mysterious man killed Danielle. However, the doctor believes Adam was the one who killed her during an angry outburst. The doctor recounts his version of events, describing how Adam snapped and broke Danielle's neck after she tried to get away from him. Adam is left shocked and catatonic after hearing the doctor's opposing version of what happened.
La web-10 se refiere a un estilo anterior de diseño de páginas web en comparación con la web-2.0, caracterizado por páginas estéticas en lugar de dinámicas e interactivas, el uso de marcos, libros de visitas en lugar de comentarios, y tecnologías HTML más básicas sin funciones de usuario añadidas. El término web-1.0 surgió para describir el estilo de diseño de sitios web que precedió a la era de las aplicaciones y contenido generado por los usuarios de la web-2.0
Este documento presenta los temas a cubrir en la asignatura Electrónica Analógica III. La asignatura se divide en 3 unidades: 1) Amplificador multietapa con transistores, que analiza el acoplamiento entre etapas y el análisis en continua y alterna de amplificadores en cascada. 2) Fuentes de tensión regulada. 3) Sistemas de Comunicaciones. Un tema central es el amplificador diferencial, cubriendo su análisis en continua y alterna, y su aplicación en un amplificador de audio de 100W como trabajo prá
Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI report, August 2014Richard Ramsey
- Business activity in Northern Ireland increased sharply again in August but at the weakest pace since March, and slower than the UK average for the first time in five months. New orders and employment continued to rise sharply as well.
- Input costs increased sharply in Northern Ireland, though the rate of inflation on output prices was marginal, with three sectors raising prices while manufacturing lowered prices.
- Backlogs of work, employment, and new orders all increased, though some sectors saw slower growth, while construction remained a strong performer.
Ulster Bank NI PMI Slide pack September 2013Richard Ramsey
Slide pack for the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, September 2013, including comparisons between sectors and between NI, RoI, UK and global economics
The document summarizes key findings from a report on business conditions in Northern Ireland based on survey data collected from companies.
1) Business activity in Northern Ireland increased for the 13th consecutive month in June, extending the current period of growth to one year. The rate of expansion remained sharp and was slightly faster than the UK average.
2) New orders also increased for the 13th month in a row in June, though the rate of growth slowed and was the weakest since February. Backlogs of work continued to accumulate as incoming new orders outpaced business activity.
3) Employment continued to rise sharply, with companies increasing staffing levels for the 12th consecutive month to help cope with additional workloads
Slide pack re Ulster Bank NI PMI September 2014Richard Ramsey
Slide pack for the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, September 2014, including analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
Slide pack for the latest Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI report, October 2013, including analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
Dans sa dernière étude « PwC Golden Age Index : how well are OECD economies adapting to an older workforce ? », le cabinet d’audit et de conseil PwC compare l’emploi des seniors (travailleurs âgés de plus de 55 ans) dans 34 pays de l’OCDE.
PwC’s new Golden Age Index – how well are countries harnessing the power of o...PwC
One of the key megatrends affecting the UK and most other developed countries is an ageing population. Harnessing the potential of older workers will therefore become an increasingly important source of competitive advantage for both nations and businesses.
To explore how the UK compares with other OECD economies in this regard, PwC has developed a new ‘Golden Age index’ comparing how well they are utilising workers aged 55 and over. The index includes relative employment, earnings and training rates for older workers for 34 OECD countries over the period since 2003.
Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) - November 2013Richard Ramsey
The document provides an analysis of economic performance in various regions including Northern Ireland, the UK, Eurozone and globally based on Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) surveys. It finds that while global and UK output growth accelerated in November, the Eurozone experienced a slowdown due to its services sector. Northern Ireland, the UK and Republic of Ireland posted the fastest rates of services sector growth. All sectors in Northern Ireland reported increased output and job gains over the last three months.
Slide pack, Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, August 2014Richard Ramsey
Slide pack for the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, August, 2014. Includes analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
Slide pack , Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, March 2015Richard Ramsey
Slidepack for the Ulster Bank NI PMI for March 2015, including analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
Slide pack, Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, December 2013Richard Ramsey
Slide pack for the December 2013 Ulster Bank NI PMI, including analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
Slide pack , Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, December 2014Richard Ramsey
Slide pack for the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, December 2014, including analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
This document provides an analysis of purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey results for various economies and sectors in June 2015. Some key findings from the PMI surveys include: global output and services output growth eased to a 5-month low in June, with manufacturing output at a 23-month low. The eurozone saw growth accelerate in the manufacturing and services sectors. The UK and NI saw growth ease compared to other economies. NI posted its second consecutive month of private sector growth but at a slower pace than the UK and RoI.
Presentation to jelf employee benefits seminar 13 july 2015Mark Beatson
The UK economy is expected to see sustained but modest growth over the next five years, with further employment increases and some tightening in the labour market. However, real wage growth is unlikely unless productivity recovers from its below-pre-recession levels. Additional fiscal consolidation is anticipated in the public sector, while employment growth will be concentrated among workers over 50. Demand will be strongest for high-skilled jobs, but questions remain about the UK's skills supply matching these requirements.
Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) January 2017Richard Ramsey
Growth of business activity remains solid, but inflationary pressures intensify - The Northern Ireland private sector started 2017 on a positive note, with further increases in output, new orders and employment recorded in January. That said, rates of expansion eased from the end of last year. Meanwhile, price pressures continued to intensify, with rates of inflation for both input costs and output prices among the sharpest in the survey’s history.
Slide pack for the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, May 2015Richard Ramsey
Slide pack for the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, May 2015, including analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector.
Ulster Bank Northern Ireland Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) slidepack. Includes analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector. May 2014 Survey Update
Slide pack, Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI, February 2015Richard Ramsey
Slide pack for the Ulster Bank NI PMI, February 2015, including analysis of Global, Eurozone, UK, UK Regions, NI & Republic of Ireland economic performance by sector
4th Modern Marketing Reckoner by MMA Global India & Group M: 60+ experts on W...Social Samosa
The Modern Marketing Reckoner (MMR) is a comprehensive resource packed with POVs from 60+ industry leaders on how AI is transforming the 4 key pillars of marketing – product, place, price and promotions.
ViewShift: Hassle-free Dynamic Policy Enforcement for Every Data LakeWalaa Eldin Moustafa
Dynamic policy enforcement is becoming an increasingly important topic in today’s world where data privacy and compliance is a top priority for companies, individuals, and regulators alike. In these slides, we discuss how LinkedIn implements a powerful dynamic policy enforcement engine, called ViewShift, and integrates it within its data lake. We show the query engine architecture and how catalog implementations can automatically route table resolutions to compliance-enforcing SQL views. Such views have a set of very interesting properties: (1) They are auto-generated from declarative data annotations. (2) They respect user-level consent and preferences (3) They are context-aware, encoding a different set of transformations for different use cases (4) They are portable; while the SQL logic is only implemented in one SQL dialect, it is accessible in all engines.
#SQL #Views #Privacy #Compliance #DataLake
The Ipsos - AI - Monitor 2024 Report.pdfSocial Samosa
According to Ipsos AI Monitor's 2024 report, 65% Indians said that products and services using AI have profoundly changed their daily life in the past 3-5 years.
Open Source Contributions to Postgres: The Basics POSETTE 2024ElizabethGarrettChri
Postgres is the most advanced open-source database in the world and it's supported by a community, not a single company. So how does this work? How does code actually get into Postgres? I recently had a patch submitted and committed and I want to share what I learned in that process. I’ll give you an overview of Postgres versions and how the underlying project codebase functions. I’ll also show you the process for submitting a patch and getting that tested and committed.
Predictably Improve Your B2B Tech Company's Performance by Leveraging DataKiwi Creative
Harness the power of AI-backed reports, benchmarking and data analysis to predict trends and detect anomalies in your marketing efforts.
Peter Caputa, CEO at Databox, reveals how you can discover the strategies and tools to increase your growth rate (and margins!).
From metrics to track to data habits to pick up, enhance your reporting for powerful insights to improve your B2B tech company's marketing.
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This is the webinar recording from the June 2024 HubSpot User Group (HUG) for B2B Technology USA.
Watch the video recording at https://youtu.be/5vjwGfPN9lw
Sign up for future HUG events at https://events.hubspot.com/b2b-technology-usa/
Codeless Generative AI Pipelines
(GenAI with Milvus)
https://ml.dssconf.pl/user.html#!/lecture/DSSML24-041a/rate
Discover the potential of real-time streaming in the context of GenAI as we delve into the intricacies of Apache NiFi and its capabilities. Learn how this tool can significantly simplify the data engineering workflow for GenAI applications, allowing you to focus on the creative aspects rather than the technical complexities. I will guide you through practical examples and use cases, showing the impact of automation on prompt building. From data ingestion to transformation and delivery, witness how Apache NiFi streamlines the entire pipeline, ensuring a smooth and hassle-free experience.
Timothy Spann
https://www.youtube.com/@FLaNK-Stack
https://medium.com/@tspann
https://www.datainmotion.dev/
milvus, unstructured data, vector database, zilliz, cloud, vectors, python, deep learning, generative ai, genai, nifi, kafka, flink, streaming, iot, edge
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Report on jobs November 6th
1. Slowest rise in permanent placements for
over two-and-a-half years
The Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs is
produced by Markit.
The report is designed to provide the
most up-to-date picture of labour market
trends in Scotland. The report is based on
a monthly questionnaire survey of around
100 recruitment and employment agencies
operating in Scotland.
The report uses an identical methodology to
the highly regarded UK survey of recruitment
consultancies conducted by Markit on behalf
of the REC and KPMG.
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Recruitment consultancies in Scotland recorded
only a marginal rise in permanent placements in
October, the weakest for more than two-and-a-half
years. The latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs
also showed the slowest growth in salaries since
August 2013. However, there were some positive
developments in the temporary jobs market, with
demand for contract workers rising at the strongest
rate so far in 2015 and growth in hourly pay rates
at a 20-month high.
Marginal rise in permanent placements
October saw a thirty-second straight monthly rise
in the number of people placed in permanent jobs
in Scotland. However, the latest increase was only
marginal and the slowest in this sequence. That
compared with a rebound in growth at the national
level from a 30-month low in September.
Growth in billings received from the employment
of temporary staff meanwhile eased to a moderate
pace, and one that was the slowest in three months
and below the UK average.
Salary growth eases to 26-month low
Scottish recruiters recorded a further slowdown
in the rate of growth in permanent salaries, the
fourth month running in which that has been the
case. Salary inflation in October was actually the
weakest since August 2013, falling just below the
long-run series average.
In contrast, hourly rates of pay for temporary
workers rose at a faster pace, the sharpest since
February 2014.
Demand for staff rises; candidate
availability falls
Demand for staff among Scottish businesses
continued to strengthen during October. In the case
of temporary staff, growth was in fact the fastest
seen so far in 2015. IT & Computing saw the most
marked increase in demand for permanent staff,
while Nursing/Medical/Care led growth in demand
for temporary workers. However, the number
of Blue Collar vacancies decreased during the
month.
Finally, October’s survey showed a further
deterioration in candidate availability in Scotland,
particularly those seeking permanent employment.
That said, the decline in candidate availability was
much slower than that seen at the UK level.
1 Employment
2 Vacancies
3 Sectoral demand: perm
4 Sectoral demand: temp
5 Staff availability
6 Pay pressures
7 UK regional summary
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Summary of survey indicators
35 40 45 50 55 60 65
Permanent placements
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Decrease Increase
TEMPS
Demand for permanent staff
Permanent salaries
Availability of permanent staff
Temp billings
Demand for temporary staff
Temp pay rates
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PERMANENT
DEMAND FOR PERMANENT STAFF
Types of staff ranked by strength of
demand in Scotland in October 2015
1 IT & Computing
2 Accounts & Financial
3 Nursing/Medical/Care
4 Hotel & Catering
5 Engineering & Construction
6 Secretarial & Clerical
7 Executive & Professional
8 Blue Collar
DEMAND FOR TEMP/CONTRACT STAFF
Types of staff ranked by strength of
demand in Scotland in October 2015
1 Nursing/Medical/Care
2 Hotel & Catering
3 Secretarial & Clerical
4 IT & Computing
5 Engineering & Construction
6 Accounts & Financial
7 Executive & Professional
8 Blue Collar
Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs
Key findings:
n Permanent appointments up only marginally as growth slows to 32-month low
n Salaries inflation eases to 26-month low; temp wage growth accelerates
n Candidate availability remains in decline, albeit falling at slower rate than UK average
November 2015
2. Latest data showed a slowdown in the
rate of growth in permanent placements
in Scotland. October’s rise in permanent
appointments was in fact the weakest seen
for more than two-and-a-half years and
only marginal overall.
In contrast, the UK as a whole saw a
rebound in growth of permanent placements
at the start of the fourth quarter, up from a
30-month low in September to the fastest
seen since June.
Employment
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2015 May 38.0 30.0 32.0 6.0 53.0 52.5 55.1 56.8
Jun 40.0 38.0 22.0 18.0 59.0 55.0 59.1 56.4
Jul 41.2 37.3 21.6 19.6 59.8 57.2 55.4 54.5
Aug 26.5 38.8 34.7 -8.2 45.9 52.4 50.9 54.2
Sep 35.7 32.1 32.1 3.6 51.8 52.6 53.9 52.3
Oct 35.7 32.1 32.1 3.6 51.8 50.4 56.4 55.2
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% % % +/- 50 = no chg Index 50 = no chg Index
Scottish recruitment consultancies
recorded a rise in average weekly billings
from temporary staff in October, as has
been the case every month since February.
The rate of growth was moderate, having
eased further from August’s recent peak to
the slowest in three months.
For the first time since July, Scotland
saw a slower increase in temporary billings
than the UK as whole, for which growth
was at a three-month high during the latest
survey period.
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2015 May 28.2 51.3 20.5 7.7 53.8 54.4 59.6 59.0
Jun 38.5 46.2 15.4 23.1 61.5 55.1 62.4 58.3
Jul 39.0 36.6 24.4 14.6 57.3 52.6 60.7 56.6
Aug 44.1 38.2 17.6 26.5 63.2 57.7 53.2 54.4
Sep 36.4 36.4 27.3 9.1 54.5 54.5 54.1 51.5
Oct 39.1 39.1 21.7 17.4 58.7 53.8 57.4 55.6
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Marginal rise
in permanent
appointments.
Moderate growth in
temporary billings.
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Permanent Staff Placements
Q. Is the number of people placed in permanent jobs higher, the same or lower than one month ago?
Temporary/Contract Staff Billings
Q. Are average weekly billings from temporary/contract staff higher, the same or lower than one month ago?
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3. The Vacancy Index, shown by the bars
in the chart on the right, is derived from
the sectoral indexes of the demand for
permanentstaffatrecruitmentconsultancies
(shown on page 4). The Permanent Staff
Vacancy Index is a weighted average of the
eight individual sector indexes. The line in
the chart shows the comparable index for
the UK as a whole.
October’s survey showed a further
rise in demand for permanent staff among
businesses north of the border. The rate
of growth eased to a three-month low, but
nevertheless remained strong overall, with
the corresponding seasonally adjusted
index still above its long-run series average
of 56.9.
Across the UK as a whole demand for
permanent staff increased sharply, with
the rate of growth little-changed from the
previous month and again faster than in
Scotland.
Scottish consultancies noted that the
strongest rise permanent job vacancies
was in IT & Computing, while the only
decrease was in Blue Collar.
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Slower, albeit still-
strong, growth in
permanent staff
demand.
Latest rise in temp
vacancies fastest for
ten months.
The Vacancy Index, shown by the bars
in the chart on the right, is derived from
the sectoral indexes of the demand for
temporary and contract staff (shown on
page 5). The Temporary Staff Vacancy Index
is a weighted average of the eight individual
sector indexes. The line in the chart shows
the comparable index for the UK overall.
Demand for temporary staff in Scotland
increased in October, in line with the
trend seen throughout the past six years.
Furthermore, having accelerated for the
fourth time in the past five months, the rate
of growth was strong and the fastest overall
since December 2014.
That said, the latest increase in
temporary vacancies in Scotland was less
marked than that seen at the UK level,
where growth quickened slightly from a 27-
month low in September.
Six of the eight jobs categories
monitored by the survey recorded higher
demand for temporary staff, the strongest
rises being in Nursing/Medical/Care and
Hotel & Catering respectively.
Index S.Adj. Index S. Adj.
50 = no chg Index 50 = no chg Index
2015 Apr 59.2 58.8 65.9 65.5
May 57.8 58.5 61.2 63.6
Jun 60.3 59.4 66.3 64.3
Jul 49.8 56.1 64.6 63.5
Aug 60.7 59.6 63.3 63.3
Sep 63.0 60.9 62.5 62.0
Oct 52.6 57.7 62.0 62.1
2015 Apr 53.4 54.3 61.7 63.6
May 52.9 54.3 59.7 61.2
Jun 52.3 55.4 65.1 62.2
Jul 60.1 56.6 63.9 61.8
Aug 55.9 56.2 61.0 60.4
Sep 55.0 56.6 59.2 59.1
Oct 61.1 57.0 61.1 59.7
Demand for Permanent Staff at recruitment/employment consultancies
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sector was still much stronger than that seen
in the second-highest ranked sector (see
table), Accounts & Financial, where growth
picked up in October.
The only other categories that saw faster
increases in permanent job openings
were Hotel & Catering and Engineering
& Construction (ranked fourth and fifth
respectively), the rates of growth the sharpest
in six months in both cases.
Nursing/Medical/Care recorded a strong
rise in demand for permanent staff, but one
that was the weakest since May.
Modest increases in permanent vacancies
were registered in Secretarial & Clerical and
Executive & Professional. However, Blue
Collar saw a decrease for the fourth month
running.
3 Permanent vacancies
Data below are derived from the monthly survey of recruitment consultancies in Scotland. Consultants are requested to
compare the demand for staff according to sector with the situation one month ago. Data are presented in the form of
diffusion indices whereby a reading of 50 indicates no change on the previous month. Readings above 50 signal stronger
demand than a month ago. Readings below 50 signal weaker demand than a month ago.
Demand for
permanent staff
grows fastest in IT &
Computing.
Further decrease in
Blue Collar vacancies.
May'15 73.0 64.6 50.1 66.4 61.5 65.3 57.0 63.2 61.0 67.3 55.6 56.0 55.3 62.5 54.8 57.8
Jun 68.5 64.5 54.0 65.9 63.9 64.7 58.8 62.8 67.3 70.2 54.1 56.5 54.9 62.1 52.3 59.9
Jul 64.8 62.6 52.2 65.3 59.3 64.5 52.3 61.3 74.6 69.9 55.8 55.4 52.4 63.4 49.2 58.9
Aug 71.9 64.1 52.3 64.9 64.7 66.4 56.7 61.5 78.7 70.1 54.7 55.8 55.4 65.0 45.5 58.8
Sep 74.5 63.2 56.4 63.8 60.9 65.7 59.6 60.8 71.2 64.9 57.8 52.9 56.9 65.0 44.2 54.0
Oct 71.1 64.3 51.4 62.7 63.6 66.4 52.8 61.5 63.3 63.5 59.1 51.8 57.1 63.2 44.1 54.2
IT & Executive & Accounts & Secretarial Nursing/ Hotel & Engineering & Blue
Computing Professional Financial & Clerical Medical/Care Catering Construction Collar
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As was the case in the previous survey period,
demand for permanent staff rose in seven of
the eight jobs categories monitored, led by
strong growth in IT & Computing. Although
weaker than in September, the latest rise in
permanent vacancies in the IT & Computing
Sectors ranked by demand for permanent
staff in Scotland in October 2015
Rank Sector Index
1 IT & Computing 71.1
2 Accounts & Financial 63.6
3 Nursing/Medical/Care 63.3
4 Hotel & Catering 59.1
5 Engineering & Construction 57.1
6 Secretarial & Clerical 52.8
7 Executive & Professional 51.4
8 Blue Collar 44.1
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Demand for permanent staff (Seasonally adjusted, 50 = no change on previous month)
Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs
5. Sectoral demand – temporary
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The sharpest overall rise in demand for
temporary staff was in Nursing/Medical/Care,
where growth accelerated for the fourth month
running to the fastest since March.
Hotel & Catering and Secretarial &
Clerical, ranked second and third respectively
(see table), also recorded strong increases in
temporary vacancies that were faster than in
the previous month.
The rate of growth of temporary job
openings in IT & Computing (ranked fourth)
eased to the slowest since June, but
nevertheless remained marked and slightly
faster than in Engineering & Construction.
Executive & Professional and Blue Collar
were the only two areas that saw falls in temp
staff demand. In the case of the latter, the drop
was the second-fastest since January 2010.
4 Temporary/contract vacancies
Data below are derived from the monthly survey of recruitment consultancies in Scotland. Consultants are requested to
compare the demand for staff according to sector with the situation one month ago. Data are presented in the form of diffusion
indices whereby a reading of 50 indicates no change on the previous month. Readings above 50 signal stronger demand than
a month ago. Readings below 50 signal weaker demand than a month ago.
Nursing/Medical/Care
sees strongest rise in
temp staff demand.
Solid drop in Blue
Collar temp openings.
May'15 64.2 60.4 46.0 59.9 54.1 60.2 59.0 61.9 57.7 66.6 54.4 58.3 58.4 60.9 45.7 61.5
Jun 59.6 60.3 46.9 59.2 53.5 60.6 62.0 61.8 53.2 68.9 59.7 58.0 62.3 60.8 47.5 61.4
Jul 64.3 59.4 50.0 58.2 53.5 60.8 56.4 61.1 55.3 67.0 64.6 57.9 64.4 62.7 50.7 60.3
Aug 62.8 59.1 46.0 56.2 52.0 61.1 52.9 59.8 56.6 68.0 68.3 61.3 61.8 62.8 54.2 60.4
Sep 66.7 59.1 53.0 54.8 55.3 59.7 55.5 59.4 61.1 64.6 65.0 58.0 58.3 61.0 50.5 58.6
Oct 61.0 60.3 48.4 54.1 53.3 59.8 62.7 60.3 67.6 64.2 65.1 60.6 59.0 57.8 46.7 59.4
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Computing Professional Financial & Clerical Medical/Care Catering Construction Collar
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Trends in temporary staff demand at the sector
level showed great variation in October, with
some categories seeing renewed falls in the
number of vacancies, while others recorded
strong growth, in some cases faster than in
September.
Sectors ranked by demand for temp/contract
staff in Scotland in October 2015
Rank Sector Index
1 Nursing/Medical/Care 67.6
2 Hotel & Catering 65.1
3 Secretarial & Clerical 62.7
4 IT & Computing 61.0
5 Engineering & Construction 59.0
6 Accounts & Financial 53.3
7 Executive & Professional 48.4
8 Blue Collar 46.7
Demand for temporary/contract staff (Seasonally adjusted, 50 = no change on previous month)
November 2015
6. October saw a further deterioration in the
availability of candidates for permanent
vacancies in Scotland. The degree to
which numbers decreased was sharp and
slightly more marked than in September.
Around 38% of consultancies recorded a fall
permanent candidate supply, versus 21%
that noted an improvement.
However, the reduction in permanent
candidate availability in Scotland was less
severe than across the UK as a whole, as
has been the case in each of the past five
months.
Staff availability
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2015 May 20.0 30.0 50.0 -30.0 35.0 33.5 34.5 35.3
Jun 14.3 36.7 49.0 -34.7 32.7 36.7 34.6 36.4
Jul 19.2 44.2 36.5 -17.3 41.3 38.5 31.5 34.2
Aug 21.3 34.0 44.7 -23.4 38.3 43.9 28.9 32.0
Sep 14.5 52.7 32.7 -18.2 40.9 42.5 36.7 35.8
Oct 21.4 41.1 37.5 -16.1 42.0 42.0 38.1 37.3
Higher Same Lower Net Index S.Adj. Index S. Adj.
% % % +/- 50 = no chg Index 50 = no chg Index
The availability of candidates for temporary
vacancies north of the border decreased
marginally in October. This was highlighted
by the corresponding seasonally adjusted
index registering just below the 50.0 no-
change mark, at its highest level in the
current 30-month sequence of falling
temporary candidate numbers.
At the UK level, the rate of deterioration
in temporary candidate availability was
sharp and slightly faster than that recorded
in the preceding survey period.
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2015 May 21.1 34.2 44.7 -23.7 38.2 37.1 38.0 38.9
Jun 12.2 48.8 39.0 -26.8 36.6 37.6 38.4 39.4
Jul 16.7 42.9 40.5 -23.8 38.1 43.5 38.7 41.1
Aug 17.6 61.8 20.6 -2.9 48.5 48.5 34.2 38.5
Sep 11.6 58.1 30.2 -18.6 40.7 46.7 39.7 40.7
Oct 26.7 40.0 33.3 -6.7 46.7 48.9 38.1 40.2
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supply drops only
slightly.
Q. Is the availability of candidates for permanent vacancies better, the same or worse than one month ago?
Q. Is the availability of candidates for temporary vacancies better, the same or worse than one month ago?
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Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs
7. Permanent salary inflation in Scotland
slowed further in October. Adjusted for the
influence of seasonal factors, the Permanent
Salaries Index fell for the fifth time in the past
six months and registered at its lowest level
since August 2013, albeit one that was still
indicative of a solid rate of pay growth.
The rise in permanent salaries north of
the border was much less marked than that
seen across the UK as a whole, where the
rate of inflation picked up slightly and was
comfortably faster than respective the long-
run average.
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Jun 30.0 64.0 6.0 24.0 62.0 62.0 63.2 62.7
Jul 27.5 60.8 11.8 15.7 57.8 58.8 63.1 61.4
Aug 27.1 60.4 12.5 14.6 57.3 56.8 62.1 61.8
Sep 16.1 76.8 7.1 8.9 54.5 55.7 61.3 60.9
Oct 17.5 71.9 10.5 7.0 53.5 55.1 61.2 61.5
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In contrast to the trend in permanent starting
salaries in Scotland, hourly rates of pay for
temporary staff increased at faster pace
during October. The extent to which temp
wages rose at the start of the fourth quarter
was in fact among the greatest seen since
the survey started in 2003.
Furthermore, the rate of growth was
faster than the UK average, marking the
third month running in which that has been
the case.At the UK level, temp wage inflation
was broadly unchanged from September’s
one-and-a-half year low.
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2015 May 31.6 57.9 10.5 21.1 60.5 59.3 55.4 57.2
Jun 15.0 80.0 5.0 10.0 55.0 55.0 56.2 56.8
Jul 21.4 71.4 7.1 14.3 57.1 54.6 57.9 57.9
Aug 30.6 61.1 8.3 22.2 61.1 58.1 56.7 56.7
Sep 20.5 75.0 4.5 15.9 58.0 57.4 56.6 55.9
Oct 31.1 66.7 2.2 28.9 64.4 60.0 58.5 56.1
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surge higher.
Q. Are average salaries for permanent staff higher, the same or lower than one month ago?
Q. Are average hourly rates of pay for temporary and contract staff higher, the same or lower than one month ago?
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Temporary/Contract Staff Hourly Pay Rates
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November 2015
8. 7 UK regional summary
Latest figures from the ONS showed back-to-back increases
in the UK claimant count for the first time since June 2012.
September saw the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s
Allowance rise by 4,585, the largest gain in just under three
years. This took the overall claimant count to a three-month
high of 796,263. The claimant count rate* was unchanged at
2.3%, the same rate recorded in each month since March.
Regional breakdowns showed that the lowest claimant
count rate was in the South East of England (1.3%), while
the highest was in Northern Ireland (4.5%).
Scotland was one of only two regions (the other being the
North West) where the claimant count rose in September.
At 2.9%, it was the highest since February. The number of
people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance north of the border
increased by 3,076, which was the largest monthly rise
since July 2011.
South East 60 1.3 (1)
South West 40 1.4 (2)
East of England 50 1.6 (3)
London 111 1.9 (4)
East Midlands 49 2.1 (5)
West Midlands 79 2.7 (6)
Scotland 80 2.9 (7)
Yorks & Humberside 81 3.0 (8)
NW & Merseyside 115 3.1 (9)
Wales 45 3.1 (9)
North East 46 3.8 (11)
Northern Ireland 41 4.5 (12)
United Kingdom 796 2.3
Unemployment (Sep ’15)
Region ‘000s Rate (%)* Rank
Source: Department for Work & Pensions and National Statistics.
* As a percentage of Claimant Count + Workforce Jobs.
Survey methodology
The Bank of Scotland Survey
The Bank of Scotland survey of recruitment and employment
consultancies is based on information provided by a panel of 105
consultancies operating in Scotland. Data are collected monthly
and converted into a seasonally adjusted series. Markit do not
revise underlying survey data after first publication, but seasonal
adjustment factors may be revised from time to time as appropriate
which will affect the seasonally adjusted data series.
The information from the survey panel is also used in the
compilation of the REC monthly survey for the UK, which appears
in the monthly Report on Jobs and which uses an identical survey
methodology. (The contribution of the Scotland data to the UK data is
weighted to reflect Scotland’s share of the total labour market.)
The KPMG/REC UK Survey
The KPMG/REC monthly UK recruitment survey features original
research data from Markit, collected via questionnaire from a
panel of UK recruitment and employment consultancies. Data for
the monthly survey were first collected in October 1997 and are
collected at the end of each month, with respondents asked to
specify the direction of change in a number of survey variables.
Index numbers
Index numbers shown in the report are calculated from the
percentages of respondents reporting an improvement, no change
or decline. These indices vary between 0 and 100 with readings of
exactly 50.0 signalling no change on the previous month. Readings
above 50.0 signal an increase or improvement; readings below 50.0
signal a decline or deterioration.
Reasons given by survey respondents for any changes are
analysed to provide insight into the causes of movements in the
indices.
Bank of Scotland
Bank of Scotland is part of Lloyds Banking Group, the UK’ s largest
retail bank and Scotland’s largest financial services employer.
Established in 1695, Bank of Scotland is the UK’s oldest surviving
clearing bank.
Our goal is to be the best financial services provider in Scotland.
We believe this means we must build a leadership position not
on the basis of scale but on the foundations of reputation and
recommendation.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation
The REC is the association for the UK’s £22.5 billion private
recruitment and staffing industry with more than 8,000 recruitment
agencies and 6,000 recruitment consultants in membership. There
are more than 1 million temporary workers registered with UK
agencies who are deployed in industry, commerce and the public
services every day.
Markit
Markit is a leading global diversified provider of financial information
services. We provide products that enhance transparency,
reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. Our customers
include banks, hedge funds, asset managers, central banks,
regulators, auditors, fund administrators and insurance companies.
Founded in 2003, we employ approximately 4,000 people in
11 countries. Markit shares are listed on NASDAQ under the
symbol MRKT. For more information, see www.markit.com.
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