recruitment data

It’s good news for recruiters and employers alike this month as the WaveTrackR September 2021 Recruitment Trends Report found that applications rose for the first time since May. Could the end of the furlough scheme at the close of…

The WaveTrackR August Report has shown that jobs continue to soar well above the 2020 monthly average, whilst applications have dropped for the third consecutive month. As the economy continues to re-open and grow, with UK business…

WaveTrackR’s June report has revealed that the market is beginning to change. As jobs continued their seemingly unstoppable upwards trend in June, climbing a further 5% from May, applications dropped. It may only have been a 1% drop but…

In another indication that the economy might be recovering at a faster rate than previously forecast, WaveTrackR’s May report has revealed that jobs rocketed in May, rising from 145% above the 2020 monthly average in April to a colossal…

At first glance, the jobs data found in the WaveTrackR April report may feel disheartening. Both jobs and applications decreased from March figures, as did the average number of applications per job. However, looked at on a weekly basis the…

As if things weren't hard enough with candidates changing their minds, budgets changing and in house recruitment challenging external placements, along came COVID. Productivity is key to any businesses efficiency and success. To achieve…

The WaveTrackR March Report has revealed that the final month of the financial year was an extraordinary month for job postings.

If ever there was a time we needed in-depth insights into the state of the recruitment industry it is now, nearly one year after the UK went into its first lockdown and the world came to a halt. Since then, the way we work has irrevocably…

It hasn’t been the easiest start to the year we were all led to believe would be better than in 2020. A sharp rise in cases led to a third lockdown being imposed on January 6th, schools shutting and swathes of businesses forced to close…

News outlets are always going to lead with the most dramatic figures, which is why coverage on this morning’s release of ONS figures for September to the end of November is focusing on the big numbers. Unemployment is up to 5%,…