Technology roles up by 50%

Posted in Technology PR

Could this be… wait for it? signs of returning market confidence? Less apathy? More ambition! Whatever the reason for the 50% increase in the number of technology PR roles coming online, we’re not knocking it and, we suspect, neither are you. Other reasons to be cheerful:

• Certain corporate and financial consultancies are finally coming back with replacement roles for the first time since last year’s meltdown.
• Increasing movement at junior to mid level.
• Increase in freelance assignments over the last two months.
• Retail, food & drink, technology and media sector in-house roles increasing.
• Fewer candidates registering recently have been out of work due to redundancy. In corporate and financial PR, for example, 41% were out of work due to redundancy in May/June ‘09 compared to 0% in June/July ‘09.

It’s not time to pop those champagne corks yet, however. There are still around half the amount of job opportunities available compared to this time last year, so be warned! Competition is fierce…