2023 Salary Guide v10 DIGITAL - Flipbook - Page 6
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Contract recruitment
The interim market has remained reasonably
active across most of the disciplines that we
cover, with a small increase in the number of
employers who are utilising contract or temporary
resource compared with last year (64% versus 57%).
Overall, contract demand lagged slightly behind
permanent roles throughout the majority of 2022,
but we expect this gap to shorten and possibly
reverse if uncertainty over the economy continues
to mount next year. REC/KPMG figures indicate
this is already happening across the broader
recruitment market, with temporary billings
growth outpacing permanent placements
from June onwards in 2022.
Our research shows interim, contract and cosource staff currently comprise approximately
14% of teams and functions. Specific project work
remains the most common reason for these hires
(35% of employers), although there has been a 50%
year-on-year increase in the number of businesses
who are using interim workers because they are
simply unable to source permanent employees.
Primary reasons for using interim, contract and co-source staff
Specific
projects:
36%
Other: 20%
Leverage
subject
matter
expertise:
14%
Absence
cover: 15%
Inability to
source perm
staff: 10%
2022
Inability to
source perm
staff: 15%
Specific
projects:
36%
Other: 21%
Leverage
subject
matter
expertise: 14%
2021
Absence
cover: 19%