A positive outlook for 2010 recruitment in science sector

Thu 11 Feb 2010

Our most recent labour trends survey of over 550 scientific organisations shows a UK wide positive outlook for 2010 for recruiting specialist skills for the science sector.

Although the UK science labour market had a tough 2009, shedding both permanent and contract staff, the outlook for 2010 is looking positive with nearly three times as many companies as 2009, across all regions of the UK, forecasting an increased requirement for permanent staff in 2010. This is one of the key findings in the our latest labour trends survey. Particular areas where the increase is expected to be significant include both the biotechnology and oil/gas/petrochemicals sectors.

Now in its fourth year the 2009-2010 survey was completed by 554 UK employers of scientists, including food, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, oil, petrochemical, biotechnology and healthcare companies, research institutes and government departments. All were involved in recruitment and were mostly working in an HR or senior technical/scientific role. The results show both regional and sector specific trends.

Click here for full details of the survey