Scottish labour market softens further
16 July 2012
The Bank of Scotland’s Labour Market Barometer fell to its lowest level in 2012 in the month of June, indicating the slowest level of growth since December 2011.
Mon, 16 Jul 2012
The Bank of Scotland’s Labour Market Barometer fell to its lowest level in 2012 in the month of June, indicating the slowest level of growth since December 2011.
Overall, the survey of over 100 Scottish recruiters show that the labour market was growing, but this was only the result of a stronger performance in the permanent placements market, while temporary billings in June were actually lower than the previous month.Salaries on both sides dropped, as while the growth of demand also slowed, but remained positive.
Glasgow saw the strongest increase in permanent placements in June, while Aberdeen saw the greatest fall in temp billings, as well as the greatest reduction in the candidate availability and temp pay, while permanent salaries rose fastest in Dundee.
For the fourth month in a row, IT & computing is the sector with the greatest increase in permanent staff demand, and for the third month in a row it also tops the list on the temporary side.
The Bank of Scotland’s Labour Market Barometer fell to its lowest level in 2012 in the month of June, indicating the slowest level of growth since December 2011.
Overall, the survey of over 100 Scottish recruiters show that the labour market was growing, but this was only the result of a stronger performance in the permanent placements market, while temporary billings in June were actually lower than the previous month.Salaries on both sides dropped, as while the growth of demand also slowed, but remained positive.
Glasgow saw the strongest increase in permanent placements in June, while Aberdeen saw the greatest fall in temp billings, as well as the greatest reduction in the candidate availability and temp pay, while permanent salaries rose fastest in Dundee.
For the fourth month in a row, IT & computing is the sector with the greatest increase in permanent staff demand, and for the third month in a row it also tops the list on the temporary side.
