UK online recruitment has increased 8% month-on-month, according to June’s Monster Employment Index.

The Index reveals June’s online recruitment activity was in line with levels not seen since December 2008, with the majority of sectors expanding recruitment.

There was significant growth in engineering with increased demand for management and technician posts, while within manufacturing, plant and machine operators, assemblers, craft and related workers recorded the largest annual growth.

Regionally the South-West continues to show the greatest growth in online recruitment of all regions in 2011, while London showed an increase in annual online recruitment and a positive trend month-over-month, reversing the previous downward trend

A Monster spokesperson said: “With ONS figures showing unemployment edging downward and employment rising by 376,000 people over the year, the UK certainly has reason to feel comforted by an expanding job market.

“However, a lot of new employment opportunities have come in the form of part-time work, especially in sectors like construction where firms are recruiting but not for long-term positions; this suggests the job market might not be as steady as the figures initially suggest. Nonetheless, overall recruitment growth continues in a positive direction, especially in the economy’s key sectors.”