The availability of professional jobs in Ireland decreased by 2% in September when compared to August, according to data from the latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.

Trayc Keevans, Global Foreign Direct Investment Director at Morgan McKinley Ireland, said there was caution ahead of Brexit in the Irish jobs market.

“Hiring activity in September was characterised by a degree of caution,” Keevans said. “This is the second month in a row that we have seen a decline in the number of new roles coming to the market.”

“With Brexit on the horizon and the as yet unknown implications, we anticipated that the ensuing complexities and uncertainty would impact company forecasting and resource planning activity in the short to medium term and we believe this has been in evidence this month,” Keevans said.

Keevans added that overall, “things are positive in the jobs market despite this latest drop in the number of available positions.”