Hard-to-fill positions: Health & Social Services take the lead again

 

A shortage of candidates for high-demand positions continued in the first month of 2022. Care assistant, support worker, customer service manager, nurse, and kitchen assistant were the hardest to fill positions for direct employers that should be taken into account.

 

As for job categories, the labour deficit was led by Health, Hospitality & Catering, Social & Civil Services, Logistics, and Customer Services in January

 

Top Hard-to-Fill Job Titles - January 2022

  • Care assistant
  • Support worker
  • Customer service manager
  • Nurse
  • Kitchen assistant

 

Top Hard-to-Fill Job Categories - January 2022

  • Health
  • Hospitality & Catering
  • Social & Civil Services
  • Logistics & Distribution
  • Customer service

 

What positions are recruitment agencies struggling to cover?

 

Positions in Logistics, IT, Finance, Education, and Engineering are the ones that take the longest to cover for recruitment agencies.

Warehouse operative, teaching assistant, customer service advisor, production operative, and support worker were the top five hard-to-fill positions for recruiters in January 2022.