20% jump in number of professional jobs

The number of professional jobs on offer has substantially increased in the last year, with jobseekers in some areas now able to pick between multiple offers.

The number of vacancies advertised in July far exceeded the amount of positions on offer a year previous, with a more than 20% increase seen across all professional sectors.

While a month-on-month decrease of 3% was seen in July, this is to be expected in the summer months, according to Morgan McKinley chief operations officer, Karen O’Flaherty.