Edinburgh’s female workforce to be featured in London exhibition

JOB TODAY, the UK’s number one mobile hiring app, is championing  the female workforce of Edinburgh by working with critically acclaimed British photographer, Lewis Khan, for an upcoming exhibition called ‘Saturday Girls’ in London. Continue reading Edinburgh’s female workforce to be featured in London exhibition

Competition for jobs hits five year low

  •   Current number of opportunities available sits at 1,141,733
  • Competition for roles hits record low – as jobseekers per vacancy drop to 0.38
  • Average advertised salaries stutter – falling 0.5% since last month, to £33,762
  • Scientific jobs rank amongst worst declining industries for pay –sector salaries average £37,967, 2.5% under June 2017 levels
  • Creative & Design roles sitting pretty – salaries up 10% from 2017, to £34,892 
  • London salaries continue to perform well, rising 5.2% year-on-year in June 2018 to  £41.262

Continue reading Competition for jobs hits five year low

Edinburgh shopping centre central to Scottish economy

A report released today by Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh’s leading retail and leisure destination, has highlighted the significance of the centre’s contribution to the Scottish economy. With 14 million visits in 2017, Fort Kinnaird has seen its Recruitment and Skills Centre help 3,200 people into work over the past five years. Continue reading Edinburgh shopping centre central to Scottish economy

Vacancy at Community Action North

Community Action North (CAN) seeks a Community Development Worker (Fixed term 7 months, 28 hours per week) to develop and implement the community engagement and capacity and capabilities development work required to deliver the Aspiring Communities Fund Programme’s aims.

More information at https://goodmoves.org.uk/vacancy/a4s0n000000y5ycqac-community-development-worker 

or available from admin@northedinburgharts.co.uk tel: 0131 315 2151

Adzuna Job Market Report – April 2018

Advertised salaries grow for sixth consecutive month

  • UK average advertised salaries up– currently sitting at £33,921; up 4.3% year-on-year
  • Every region in the UK showed year-on-year salary growth
  • Total advertised vacancies at 1,109,412 – down 4.1% over six months, despite a small increase on last month
  • Construction salaries need work – advertised salaries down by 8.1% from March 2017
  • Admin salaries on the up – typical sector pay up 28.2% annually to £27,564

Continue reading Adzuna Job Market Report – April 2018

Salaries on the rise?

UK Advertised Salaries Grow In Every UK Region

  • UK average advertised salaries up– currently sitting at £33,646; up 3.5% year-on-year
  • Every region in the UK showed year-on-year salary growth
  • Total advertised vacancies at 1,104,236 – down 8.3% over six months
  • Graduate salaries stutter– advertised salaries declined 12.1% over 12 months to £21,400
  • Energy salaries light up – typical sector pay up 10.8% annually to £40,640.

Average UK advertised salaries have increased in the last 12 months, up 3.5% to £33,646, according to Adzuna.co.uk. Growth in advertised wages is in evidence in every on of the 12 UK regions. Continue reading Salaries on the rise?