- Placements hit highest point since last summer
- Second best February for candidates since 2017
- Vacancies fall from Jan
Placements rise again
The number of candidates being placed in new travel jobs has jumped to its highest point in six months, according to the latest figures from C&M Travel Recruitment.
February 2024 saw a 25 per cent monthly increase in new appointments, to reach the best total since August 2023. However, last month’s total was down by 30 per cent from last February.
It was also a strong month for candidates, with February 2024 recording the second highest February total in the past seven years. The number of new job seekers was just 16 per cent behind the very busy month of February 2023, and was level with January 2024 despite it being a shorter month.
Vacancies see monthly dip
It was a less impressive month for new travel job vacancies which fell by 29 per cent from January and by 33 per cent compared to last February. Despite this, February 2024 posted the third highest total number of new vacancies in the past six months.
Speaking about the stats, Barbara Kolosinska, Managing Director at C&M Travel Recruitment, said: "With job placements rising to their highest level in half a year, February was undoubtedly a positive month. We also saw a strong number of candidates beginning their search for a new job in travel.
"But for this momentum to continue, we need to see consistent increases in the number of new travel jobs being made available, and unfortunately that wasn't the case in February. There remains lots of great new opportunities out there for the right candidates, but we'll be watching closely to see how busy the market gets in the coming months."
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All figures are drawn from the month’s new vacancies advertised with C&M Travel Recruitment.
C&M Travel Recruitment was established in 1998 and is the largest and most successful specialist travel recruitment company in the UK.
For further information please contact: Owen Mckeon (Marketing and Operations Manager - 0161 238 4497 / owen@candm.co.uk) or Barbara Kolosinska (Managing Director - 07507 602 069 / barbara@candm.co.uk).