The amount of advertised job vacancies in the UK rose by 5.3% in July year-on-year, according to CV-Library’s job market data.

The data also found that candidate applications increased by 14.9% during the same period.

 The top ten cities that saw the biggest increases in applications to new roles year-on-year are as follows: 

1. Edinburgh – 23.3%
2. London – 22.9%
3. Southampton – 21.9%
4. Bristol – 21.5%
5. Brighton – 16.9%
6. Leicester – 16.3%
7. Manchester – 14.3%
8. Birmingham – 11.2%
9. Cardiff – 9%
10. Glasgow – 6.7%

Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library, commented, “Employers have been upping their recruiting efforts and clearly, candidates have been listening. Our job market data shows that businesses have bucked the trend of slowing down their hiring plans during the quieter summer months and are seeing a strong return on their recruitment drive as a result.” 

The data also showed that average pay packets for new jobs have hit a three-month high and grew by 5.6% year-on-year, contributing to the overall jump in candidate applications.