Number of professional vacancies rises

THE number of new professional vacancies has grown for the fourth consecutive month, according to the latest statistics.

A study of the professional jobs market – which monitors vacancies for senior business and administrative professionals – shows a 34% increase, from 4,201 in February 2009, to 5,633 last month.

The monthly increase was 7%, up from 5,282 in January. The highest number of job vacancies since November 2008 was registered in February, reflecting greater confidence in some, but not all, areas of the market.