There are thousands of high-end roles to fill, and more women than ever needed in leadership positions, the managing director of Brightwater Recruitment, Barbara McGrath, tells Pádraig Hoare.

Ireland is looking forward to an average increase in demand for high-level ICT skills of around 5% a year out to 2018, with the employment of IT professionals anticipated to rise to just over 91,000, according to a Brightwater Recruitment survey.

Employers are expecting to expand their workforce at the fastest rate since 2007 with staffing levels expected to rise in almost all sectors of the economy, a new report has found.