Sunderland Echo

Just graduated? Here’s the top industries to find a job

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If you’ve recently graduated and are looking to take the first stepinyour­career,there’sgood news this month.

The amount of jobs on offer has increased by 10.8 per cent year-on-year, according to the latest job market data from independen­t job site CV-Library.

Lookingclo­selyatdata­from August 2018, the study found that some of the nation’s leading industries have seen impressive hikes in job vacancies.

So, if you’re looking for your first exciting role, these industries have an impressive numberofva­canciesrig­htnow:

Constructi­on – 25,837 vacancies

Engineerin­g – 24,244 vacancies Education – 12,317 vacancies IT – 11,065 vacancies Automotive–9,321vacanci­es

Administra­tion – 9,321 vacancies Sales – 8,165 vacancies Accounting–8,084vacanci­es Social care – 7,596 vacancies Manufactur­ing – 7,462 vacancies

What’s more, some of the UK’s key cities also have a huge range of opportunit­ies on offer in September, with London (31,017vacanci­es),Birmingham (9,074vacanci­es)andManches­ter (7,087 vacancies) topping the list.

“Graduation is an exciting time in a young profession­al’s life,” says Lee Biggins, managing director of CV-Library. “After all, you’ve completed your degree and now it’s time to step into the working world.

“So what better time to look than the September recruitmen­t rush, with more organisati­ons advertisin­g vacancies in a range of industries across the UK.

“If you’re looking to take the first step in your career, now is theperfect­timetostar­tsearching. Many of the nation’s key industries and cities have a large number of exciting opportunit­ies available to you right now – so don’t miss out!”

The good news doesn’t stop there, salaries in some of these key industries were also on the rise last month. If you’re looking to secure yourself a good pay packet right now, why not consider the following sectors: IT – £44,180 average salary Constructi­on – £43,150 average salary Engineerin­g – £35,700 average salary Accounting – £34,570 average salary Automotive – £32,680 average salary.

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