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Easier To Find Jobs In The South Of Britain

28 Aug 2013

Easier To Find Jobs In The South Of Britain

New statistics from job search engine Adzuna highlight a continuing but narrowing north-south divide in the job competition stakes. However, there are generally positive signs in the jobs market for July, the latest period studied by Adzuna.

Of the top ten most difficult towns and cities to find work in the UK, nine are in Wales or the north of England. Of southern areas, only Southend On Sea made the top ten worst cities to find a full or part time job.

In Salford, an average of 71.63 people are competing for every job vacancy on offer. The same statistics for Oxford and Cambridge are 0.75 and 0.39 respectively.

Aberdeen in Scotland is currently the easiest place to find a full or part time job, with just 0.35 job seekers per vacancy.

There are, however, some positive takeaways from the latest Adzuna figures for job seekers in the North. The number of people chasing each job vacancy in Manchester and Newcastle has actually decreased over the last six months.

Head of research at Adzuna, Flora Lowther, had this to say: “Conditions are starting to improve for jobseekers in the north. Advertised salaries are growing fastest in northern towns and cities, and more jobs are being created than ever before outside of London and the South East.”

Overall, the total number of jobs on offer across the UK was up 1 per cent on this time last year and 2.2 per cent on six months ago. Manufacturing and construction are leading the way on creating the most new jobs, with vacancies in the latter sector up by almost 10 per cent on this time last year.

The capital still offers the best average rate of pay, with Londoners seeing annual pay packets of £41,000, a rise of around £1,000 or 2.5 per cent on six months ago.

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