Recruiter Insights for April 2024

Welcome to our latest Recruiter Insights, highlighting key facts and figures from the labour market. This update is based on the jobs posted on CharityJob during January–March 2024.  

Demand for jobs

Candidate demand, measured by the number of clicks on a job ad’s ‘Apply’ button, increased by 59% compared to the same period in 2023. It was also up 21% compared to the previous quarter.

Candidate numbers

The number of active candidates on our website was up 25% compared to the same quarter in 2023, and up 31% from October―December 2023. 

The number of new candidate registrations was 19% higher than the same period in 2023. January 2024 saw almost 12,000 new candidates register on our website, up 25% compared to January 2023. 

Number of jobs posted

The number of jobs posted saw a decrease of 17% from the same quarter in 2023. March, in particular, saw a year-on-year decrease of 27%. 

These figures continue the trend we saw in July–September 2023 and in October―December 2023. Once again there are more active candidates and new registrations, and a decrease in the number of jobs posted. The market is increasingly recruiter-led. 

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