The executive search sector saw the highest rise in revenue since before the recession in Q2, according to research from the Association of Executive Search Consultants.

The research reveals a 42% year-on-year rise in industry-wide revenues and a 38% year-on-year increase in the number of new global executive searches.

Executive searches within the financial services sector saw the greatest year-on-year growth in Q2 2010, up 50% on Q2 2009, followed by the technology sector , up 43.5% year-on-year, and industrial (+39%) and consumer (+37%).