The Midlands region was by far the strongest in terms of online job growth, while London was in negative territory for the first time since December 2009, reveals the Monster Employment Index (MEI) UK. The Midlands saw online opportunities up 15% year-on-year, with North England seeing 2% growth and East Anglia 1%, with the UK [...]
Booming demand for passenger jets made by Airbus and Boeing is driving growth for British manufacturing groups. Component makers Senior, Meggitt and Cobham are key suppliers to the planemakers and said in trading updates on Thursday that demand for parts from Airbus and Boeing is helping to offset spending cuts in key defence markets. Senior, [...]
A new report suggests that engineering employers will increase their workforces in 2012 and will focus on employee retention to maintain their skills sets. The 2012 Michael Page Engineering & Manufacturing Salary and Insight Report, a qualitative update from across the company’s client base, found that businesses have been reviewing their production processes in light of [...]
Triumph Motorcycles is creating 40 engineering jobs to help it develop new models. The legendary company plans to increase the number of engineers at its Hinckley design centre by a fifth to 240. The company wants to expand its range of 22 bikes, which includes the classic Speed Triple and the Tiger 800 adventure bike. [...]
The latest job index from recruiter Reed shows the number of online job postings rose by 9% in Q1 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. This follows the news, reported earlier this week by recruiter.co.uk, that the number of new roles in the UK showed a slight month-on-month decline in February. The ‘Reed Job [...]
Engineering skills are increasingly in demand as infrastructure investments rise to record levels. Research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) show the engineering sector to be experiencing a level of skill shortages despite the general lack of demand for skilled workers in other areas of the economy. Vacancies for highly skilled staff saw [...]
Car maker Nissan has revealed a new hatchback concept car, INVITATION, which will be produced at Nissan’s Sunderland plant, creating 400 new jobs at the plant and a further 1,600 elsewhere at Nissan in the UK and amongst its UK supplier base. This brings the workforce at the Sunderland Plant to around 6,000 – its [...]
UK Salaries are on the up While Job Opportunities Reach Two Year High Reports reed.co.uk Job opportunities across the country rose more sharply in February than in January, up 17 Index points month-on-month, while salaries are back to the level of 23 months ago. The report, which examines trends from over 8,000 UK recruiters, gives [...]
The REC’s February JobsOutlook shows the temp to perm score rising two points in January to its highest level yet. This underlines the crucial stepping role that temporary placements can provide for workers. The ability to take staff on tried and tested staff is also one of the many benefits the agency work provides for [...]
The physicist and television presenter Professor Brian Cox has called on more people to become engineers so the UK can continue to compete on the world stage. He said it was a “good career choice” as two million more people will have to join the sector over the next decade if the country is to [...]
