Oil and gas contractors continue to benefit from North Sea skills shortages
Oil and gas contractors benefit from sustained demand and rates, as skills shortages plague Aberdeen-based clients, shows new AGCC Oil & Gas Survey.
ContractorCalculator Market Report July 2014
Contractors are enjoying a period of broad-based and sustained demand growth and rate increases, but skills shortages are affecting key markets.
Contractor hiring in the SME sector to surge during next quarter
Contractors should look to the SME sector for work over the next quarter, as the UK’s micro-businesses are on a hiring spree, says REC’s JobsOutlook.
Contractor opportunities continue to grow in Scotland as candidate supply dwindles
Contractor demand in Scotland continued to grow in May 2014, with falling candidate numbers opening opportunities for contractors throughout the UK.
Contractor rates growth reaches an 89-month high, as vacancies and billings increase
Contracting rates increased during May 2014 at a pace not seen since December 2007, as vacancies & billings also grew sharply, says the REC/KPMG ROJ.
ContractorCalculator Market Report June 2014
Contractors are experiencing sharply increased rates as UK clients experience increasing difficulty in finding candidates with the skills they need.
Contractor clients at full capacity rises to a third, offering contract opportunities
The proportion of contractor clients running at full capacity rose to a third during April 2014, indicating that contractor prospects are improving.
Contractor rates rise in Scotland due to strengthening market and skills shortages
Contractor demand in Scotland was strong during April 2014, as rates increased following further falls in candidate numbers, driving skills shortages.
Oil & gas contractors working offshore in the North Sea boosted by record investment
Despite production falls in the North Sea last year, record levels of investment saw offshore oil and gas contractor numbers rise by 8.6%.
Contractor demand continues to increase, but candidate numbers fall sharply
Contractor demand in all sectors continued to rise during April 2014, but candidate availability for contracts fell at the sharpest rate since 2000.
ContractorCalculator Market Report May 2014
Contractors are being tempted with high salaries to become permanent employees, while clients in Scotland can’t find enough candidates to fill roles.
50% of clients to take on more contractors over next three months
Contractors with technical, engineering and IT skills remain in great demand, while across most sectors clients plan to take on more contractors.
Contract market hots up in Scotland as candidate numbers drop and rates rise
Contractors have an increasing number of opportunities in Scotland as candidate numbers drop, causing a fall in agency billings and sharp rate rises.
Financial, HR and IT contractors benefit from London financial sector job surge
IT, HR, compliance and risk specialist contractors are benefitting from a surge in job vacancies, against a background of improving City health.
Contractor rates continue up, but clients’ demand for permies is slowing that growth
Clients are trying to attract permies to provide long-term solutions to their skills needs; but the rates on offer to contractors continue to rise.
Financial IT contractors to benefit from clients “scrambling” for new staff
Financial IT contractors will benefit from increased investment by financial firms “scrambling to find new professional staff” to meet growth demands.
ContractorCalculator Market Report April 2014
Contractor demand is becoming so intense that recruiters and clients can’t find enough suitably skilled contracting candidates for their assignments.
Contractor demand and rates forecast to increase skills shortages bite
Contractor demand is predicted to increase over the next 12 months, as rates increase sharply and skills shortages worsen, says the REC JobsOutlook.
Scotland’s contractor vacancies, rates and agency billings increase during February
Contractor vacancies, rates and agency billings in Scotland all increased during February 2014, says the latest Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.
Contractors “in every single sector” receive hiring boost, partly due to bad weather
The recent floods have had a silver lining, boosting contracts for construction and energy contractors, according to Manpower’s Employment Outlook.
Contractor demand growth falls and rates rise: skills shortages or weakening market?
Contractor demand growth slowed across core contracting disciplines, with rate rises and a fall in agency billings. What’s happening in the market?
ContractorCalculator Market Report March 2014
Contractor demand shows no sign of slowing, with skills shortages in disciplines such as oil and gas sustaining contract rates amid a global slowdown.
Nearly half of clients to increase contractor hiring for rest of 2014
Contractors can expect increased demand for their services from nearly half of contracting clients for the rest of this year, says REC’s JobsOutlook.
Oil & gas contractors are badly needed for North Sea growth, but rates stay squeezed
Highly skilled oil and gas contractors with exploration, production and enhanced recovery expertise will underpin the future success of the North Sea.
Oil & gas contracts could increase under Wood Review’s UK Continental Shelf strategy
Oil and gas contractors may benefit from more contracts following the publication of Sir Ian Wood’s Maximising Economic Recovery (MER) strategy.
Oil and gas contractor skills shortages help UK buck global salary trend
Oil and gas contractor skills shortages help the UK market buck the global trend of flattening salaries, says Hays’ latest salary guide.
Contractor demand growth slows in Scotland, but rates of pay increases sustained
Contractor demand growth in Scotland slowed during January 2014 but rates increased for the eleventh consecutive month, says the Bank of Scotland ROJ.
Engineering contractors top demand league table during January, shows ROJ
Demand for engineering contractors surged during January, as the category leapt five places from sixth to first compared to December’s Report on Jobs.
ContractorCalculator Market Report – February 2014
Contractor demand across all core contracting disciplines continues to increase as the global economy recovers from the financial crisis.
Financial sector recovery in London and Edinburgh boosts contracting opportunities
Contractor demand growth continues in Scotland across all core disciplines, with evidence of a financial sector recovery in England and Scotland.