Firms look to recruit more staff in Scotland

A firm demand from employers looking to recruit staff in Scotland has been highlighted by the latest Labour Market Report from Bank of Scotland. However, a fall in skilled candidates to fill vacancies limited the number of jobs filled by recruitment consultancies. Starting salaries rose over the month as firms looked to attract qualified candidates.

The Bank of Scotland Labour Market Barometer posted a reading of 62.0, signalling an improvement in job market conditions in Scotland and the reading was above the equivalent barometer for the wider UK economy.

Demand rose for all broad categories of staff, with Engineering and Construction recording the strongest growth for permanent employees, and IT and Computing seeing the largest rise for temp staff. Dundee recorded the strongest growth of both permanent placements and temp billings in August.

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