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RECRUITMENT
TRENDS REPORT
MARCH 2023
Monthly Snapshot
MARCH 2023
WEEKDAY MOST
JOBS POSTED FRIDAY
WEEKDAY MOST
APPLICATIONS WEDNESDAY
JOBS POSTED
APPLICATIONS
AVG. APP/JOB 17
+20%
+12%
MONTHLY STATS (Compared with Feb’23) MOST ACTIVE INDUSTRY
IT & INTERNET IT & INTERNET
MOST JOBS POSTED
27TH
MARCH
MOST JOBS POSTED
MOST APPLICATIONS
wave-rs.co.uk
8TH
MARCH
MOST APPLICATIONS
Source: www.ons.gov.uk
MARCH 2023
Labour Market Overview - ONS
wave-rs.co.uk
1,124,000
NUMBER OF VACANCIES
75.70%
EMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
32,839,000
PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT
3.70%
21.3%
ECONOMIC INACTIVITY RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
wave-rs.co.uk
MARCH 2023
Job Posting & Applications by Month
Jobs Posted
Applications
October
2022
November
2022
December
2022
January
2022
February
2023
March
2023
Compared to 2022 monthly average
2022
APPLICATIONS
AVERAGE
2022
JOBS POSTED
AVERAGE
-4%
+16%
+12%
+8%
-16%
-16%
+5%
+32%
-3% +8%
+20%
+44%
wave-rs.co.uk
MARCH 2023
Industries with Most Jobs & Applications
JOBS
POSTED
APPLICATIONS
22%
IT & Internet
19%
IT & Internet
18%
Health &
Nursing
10%
Education
8%
Public Sector
& Services
7%
Manufacturing
15%
Secretarial, PAs,
Admin.
13%
Manufacturing
12%
Engineering
& Utilities
6%
Education
MARCH 2023
Average Application per Job by Industry
Insurance
Management Consultancy
Secretarial, PAs, Administration 29
Finance 27
Transport, Logistics 24
31
35 Construction
Property
Education 6
Not For Profit, Charities 5
Health, Nursing 4
9
9
5 HIGHEST 5 LOWEST
wave-rs.co.uk
MARCH 2023
Average Application per Job Board
20
8
8
35
25
22
GENERIC JOB BOARDS NICHE JOB BOARDS
wave-rs.co.uk
wave-rs.co.uk
Candidate
Attraction
Technology

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Wave Recruitment Trends Report | March 2023

  • 2. Monthly Snapshot MARCH 2023 WEEKDAY MOST JOBS POSTED FRIDAY WEEKDAY MOST APPLICATIONS WEDNESDAY JOBS POSTED APPLICATIONS AVG. APP/JOB 17 +20% +12% MONTHLY STATS (Compared with Feb’23) MOST ACTIVE INDUSTRY IT & INTERNET IT & INTERNET MOST JOBS POSTED 27TH MARCH MOST JOBS POSTED MOST APPLICATIONS wave-rs.co.uk 8TH MARCH MOST APPLICATIONS
  • 3. Source: www.ons.gov.uk MARCH 2023 Labour Market Overview - ONS wave-rs.co.uk 1,124,000 NUMBER OF VACANCIES 75.70% EMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 32,839,000 PEOPLE IN EMPLOYMENT 3.70% 21.3% ECONOMIC INACTIVITY RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
  • 4. wave-rs.co.uk MARCH 2023 Job Posting & Applications by Month Jobs Posted Applications October 2022 November 2022 December 2022 January 2022 February 2023 March 2023 Compared to 2022 monthly average 2022 APPLICATIONS AVERAGE 2022 JOBS POSTED AVERAGE -4% +16% +12% +8% -16% -16% +5% +32% -3% +8% +20% +44%
  • 5. wave-rs.co.uk MARCH 2023 Industries with Most Jobs & Applications JOBS POSTED APPLICATIONS 22% IT & Internet 19% IT & Internet 18% Health & Nursing 10% Education 8% Public Sector & Services 7% Manufacturing 15% Secretarial, PAs, Admin. 13% Manufacturing 12% Engineering & Utilities 6% Education
  • 6. MARCH 2023 Average Application per Job by Industry Insurance Management Consultancy Secretarial, PAs, Administration 29 Finance 27 Transport, Logistics 24 31 35 Construction Property Education 6 Not For Profit, Charities 5 Health, Nursing 4 9 9 5 HIGHEST 5 LOWEST wave-rs.co.uk
  • 7. MARCH 2023 Average Application per Job Board 20 8 8 35 25 22 GENERIC JOB BOARDS NICHE JOB BOARDS wave-rs.co.uk