Sector Trends
- Market uncertainty has caused the permanent market to tighten, with firms reluctant to devote additional spend to hiring more permanent staff and the few hires that are being processed are taking far longer than in previous years. Some decision makers are looking to the contract market to cover workload in the interim until visibility returns and budgets are relaxed.
- The strongest increase in contract employment is within the in-house market. Candidates are now more open to accepting contract roles to secure work, so this has become a fit solution to both firms and employees... download full report to read more
