Engineering jobs: Vacancies rise by 3.9%, as the labour market strengthens

It’s clear that businesses in the engineering sector are looking to freshen up their workforce this spring, with vacancies for engineering jobs  increasing by 3.9% last month.

That’s according to the latest statistics from CV-Library, the UK independent job site, which compared data from March 2018, with February 2018.



The data explored fluctuations in pay, jobs and applications throughout March and the findings suggest that businesses across the industry were feeling confident last month.

In fact, the industry was one of the few to see an increase advertised salaries in March, rising by 3.3% when compared with data from March 2017.

Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library, comments on the findings:“It’s positive to see that businesses are continuing to drive their recruitment efforts this spring, following a strong start to the year.

“What’s more, the increase in engineering vacancies suggests that business confidence is growing, offering plenty of exciting opportunities for job hunters in the sector.”

Despite application rates across the sector remaining stagnant last month, the amount of engineering candidates registering on CV-Library increased by 9.3%, suggesting that there is an appetite amongst job hunters for new roles.

Biggins concludes: “It’s clear that businesses were pulling out all the stops to attract talented candidates last month. This is positive to see given that businesses in the industry are facing the backlash of a widening skills gap.

“As we approach the second quarter of 2018 we hope to see application numbers pick back up.”