Financial services jobs filling fast as salaries rise

JOBS in Dublin’s financial services sector are filling at their fastest rate in five years, as salaries increase by more than 10% in just one month.

Latest research from financial services recruitment and HR services firm, The Blomfield Group, said it now takes 12 weeks to fill a vacancy, from date of advertising to the date of the employee starting.

This compares with 18.4 weeks in March 2003, 13 weeks in March 2001 and 14.2 weeks a year ago.