Engineering roles hardest to fill as skills shortage continues
A new study suggests that engineering roles are the hardest for recruiters to fill, while separate figures highlight a continued skills shortage across the UK as a whole.
According to the study from jobsite CV-Library, almost half of recruiters (49.9 per cent) think that engineering is the toughest sector to place candidates in. Across all sectors, 65 per cent admitted having difficulties finding the right candidates to fill roles, with over a third (34.2 per cent) saying candidates have unrealistic expectations.
“In a job market where candidates now have more selection, it’s unsurprising to see that recruiters are struggling to fill the growing number of roles available,” said Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library. “That, combined with the growing concern over skills shortages continue to cause a problem for the engineering industry.”
That skills shortage was highlighted by figures from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Its latest report, published today in conjunction with KPMG, showed that although permanent placements continued to rise in August, the rate of growth was at its lowest in 27 months.
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