Employment agencies have received some positive news from a recent survey done by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG. The demand for staff seems to be at its highest since 2007 and although not all sectors will grow at the same rate, there is signs that many sectors are beginning to find their feet again.

James Caan has a number of interests within the recruitment industry and has spoken about how his portfolio of companies are all beginning to show more jobs and more activity. One of these companies is Webrecruit and Phil Roebuck, managing director, stated that the number of vacancies they are now working on a daily basis has increased 10 fold.

Within the REC report, it is good news for the IT recruitment agency, which showed that this sector had most demand at the moment. This is of course no surprise as in a recession this is probably an area you would look to reduce spending in and in a recovery, one of the first to be looked at.

James Caan other companies, such as The Resourcing Group has posted its best ever net profit and Eden Brown reported that the permanent job market is rebounding. This all of course suggests that the job market is moving in the right direction.

I can imagine 2010 being an important year to the recruitment market as there are many unknowns still and just where the natural level should be for vacancies and fill rates.