The number of professional vacancies in London paying £40k+ continued to rise, with roles up 5.2% month-on-month – this is despite the second national lockdown last month.
The research, carried out by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) with data provided by Vacancysoft as part of its Covid hiring tracker, revealed that despite the first week of November showing a slight dip in activity (with two days seeing less than 400 roles advertised a day), volumes steadily increased throughout the month and peaked at 720 representing a 5.2% overall increase compared to October.
According to the report, this can largely be attributed to employers brushing off the effects of the second lockdown as news that the Covid-19 vaccines were soon to be entering mass production circulated.
The report also shows that across the companies hiring in London, EY overtook Amazon to take the top spot as the city’s most active recruiter with 213 vacancies advertised in November, representing a 47.9% increase on the 144 roles it posted in October.