Recruitment agencies Premier Group and Sigmar Recruitment have both posted a significant increase in vacancies in the last quarter of 2009.

Premier Group showed a 23 percent increase and Sigmar Recruitment showed a 29% percent increase when they are being compared to the number of jobs they received in the 3rd quarter of 2009.

The increase in jobs has mainly derived from accountancy and IT and both companies have stated that they believe they are now seeing in Ireland a recovery to the job market. A statement from Sigmar Recruitment added that the increase in vacancies could have resulted from companies being over cautious about the recession and had reduced too much staff and so the 4th quarter could be an adjustment to the true level the recession hit Ireland.
Premier Group stated that this is their first increase in jobs since February 2008.

Overall the increase is welcomed by recruitment agencies and hope that accountancy recruitment agencies and IT recruitment agencies start to recover more so in 2010.