Recruiters struggle to fill vacancies despite income boost

Recruiters are finding that the dearth of skilled workers is pushing up salaries, according to the latest IHS Markit and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) survey.

For example, the report, which examined figures on weekly earnings from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found in the construction sector, a skills shortage drove 5% wage growth in the three months to April despite the sector struggling financially.