Demand for staff at new three-year high

Demand for permanent staff rose at the strongest rate in the thirty-nine month survey history of Bank of Scotlandí Labour Market Report in March, as growth of permanent placements increased at the strongest rate this year.

Around 54% of all recruitment consultants reported a month-on-month rise in permanent staff placements in March and, with a similar proportion recording an increase in temporary staff billings, the Bank of Scotland Labour Market Barometer rose to 62.7 ñ a new series high.

The reportís unique ëBarometerí has highlighted an increasing disparity between labour market conditions in Scotland and across the wider UK economy through the first quarter of 2006 and the margin of Scotlandís outperformance is the largest in over three years.

Demand for all main staff types increased in Scotland in March, with permanent and temporary IT & Computing staff the most in demand and Blue Collar workers the least.

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