What jobs were hard to fill in January?

A couple of days ago I received the Seek Employment Index report for January 2007, a good read if you are a recruiter or job seeker.

First up the Seek Employment Index rose by 1 pont, non adjusted, not bad. Which is interesting given that job ads actually decresed by 3.7% since December??? With NSW and Queensland having the biggest falls. The year on year figures increases by 18.9% which is a positive sign.

Now the fun part. Which jobs were hard to fill and which were the most competitive.

Hard to Fill

1. Legal (Solicitor)
2. Healthcare & Medical (Radiology/Sonography)
3. Healthcare & Medical (Nursing/Midwives)
4. Insurance & Superannuation (Broking)
5. Construction (Estimating)

Most Competitive

1. Transport & Logistics (Freight Forwarding)
2. Call Centre/Cust. Service (Call Centre Operator)
3. Manufacturing/Operations (Process Workers)
4. Hospitality & Tourism (Kitchen/Sandwich Hand)
5. Retail & Consumer Prods. (Retail: Sales Assistant)

You’ll find jobs in London at Canary Wharf Jobs.com.