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Temporary Jobs in West Midlands rise by 45%

Demand for temporary professionals in the West Midlands has risen by 45% year on year to March 2017, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

The data, provided by recruitment software company, Innovantage, revealed that in addition to an uplift in temporary roles, permanent vacancies also experienced an increase, rising 18% year on year to March. Demand for professionals rose notably across a number of sectors including IT and media which recorded uplifts of 38% and 14% respectively.

Commenting on the data, Julie Selby, Membership Relations Manager at APSCo said:

“After months of increased hiring sentiment across the West Midlands, professional job availability has increased notably in both the permanent and temporary markets. Demand for professionals defied commentators’ predictions that hiring sentiment may dip as the government prepared to invoke Article 50 at the end of last month. APSCo’s findings sit above the national average, with recent figures from the Office for National Statistics revealing that overall employment remained stable, at 74.6%, in the three months to February 2017.”

“Temporary professionals are being increasingly sought after in the IT sector, with demand rising 38% year on year to March. This uplift in demand comes as the cities in the region, such as Birmingham, establish themselves as leading digital hubs. In fact, according to the most recent Tech City report, the number of digital businesses in Birmingham grew by 33% between 2011 and 2015. Demand also rose for professionals in the media sector, as creative businesses continue to thrive. Indeed the region has recently been praised by the culture secretary, Karen Bradley, for its impressive bid to be the new home of Channel 4.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by The Association of Professional Staffing Companies .