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LEGAL MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022
The legal recruitment market has continued at the same levels we saw through H2 2021 and we are seeing dramatic increases in Salary levels on the Private Practice side being mirrored by an increase in in-house salaries as firms struggle to keep pace. Private Practice Private Practice demand has continued to be strong amongst…
Read MoreHR & SECRETARIAL MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022
OVERVIEW The market has become more hectic in the HR space over Q1, with clients continuously vying for the best talent possible in the market. Meanwhile this has meant that there are two distinct pools of candidates emerging in this fight – those with very niche, highly desirable skillsets are finding more choice; those in…
Read MoreFINANCIAL MARKETS & ALTERNATIVES MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022
INTRODUCTION Q1 cyclicality slows down some hiring decisions. As we approach the end of Q1, having gone through the usual bonus round, unless you are at an Asian or Antipodean bank. The general consensus around bonuses has been mainly on the positive side, however, some banks have had a torrid 2021 and suffered through the…
Read MoreFINANCE, TAX AND AUDIT (CONTRACT) MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022
Market Overview Q1 of 2022 has started where 2021 left off, as we continued to see large volumes of Temporary roles released across the Financial Services industry. Although we saw consistent activity, we did notice that whilst our Buy-Side clients were largely releasing roles as Fixed-Term Contracts. Whereas, in contrast, our Investment Banking and…
Read MoreCOMPLIANCE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022
INTRODUCTION The first quarter of 2022 has seen a continuation of the busy hiring we experienced before Christmas with volume of roles increasing by tenfold! Where we would typically expect a slower start to the year following the holiday break, this was completely countered by us having an abundance of roles being released from the…
Read MoreFINANCE, TAX & AUDIT (PERM) MARKET COMMENTARY, Q1 2022
Market Overview Just like that, another busy Q1 has passed in a flash with the Asset Management market showing no signs of slowing down. The buy-side Finance, Tax & Audit team at Bruin have been extremely busy since the start of the year across almost all areas, following a similar trend to the entirety of…
Read MoreFINANCE, TAX & AUDIT CONTRACT MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021
Market Overview Following a year of incredible recovery, the contract Finance, Tax and Audit markets finished 2021 in strong fashion. Clients were keen to complete the hiring and onboarding processes before the start of the holiday season. Usually we see the market slow down as we move through Q4, however, this year we remained…
Read MoreFINANCE, TAX & AUDIT PERMANENT MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021
Market Overview After what was an extremely busy and successful year across the Finance, Tax & Audit markets, there was no slowing down in Q4. It was in fact our busiest quarter, with the team having a record quarter yet again! At the start of Q4, we welcomed Simon Taylor to the business who…
Read MoreFINANCE, BANKING, INSURANCE & FINTECH MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021
INTRODUCTION The market continues to show an upward trend demonstrated by increasing vacancies numbers as well as candidates ready to make a move. During 2021, data showed that vacancies released continued to increase and while candidates still seem to be hesitant to consider a move, the sheer volume of new opportunities and the salaries that…
Read MorePROJECTS & CHANGE MARKET COMMENTARY, Q4 2021
INTRODUCTION There is clearly a war for talent in the UK buy-side Technology, Change and Transformation market. There is still a sustained demand for human capital that has continued from the last quarter of 2021. Clients work from home policies are now the norm, as the industry has adjusted to onboarding both permanent and…
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