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Legal recruiters are reporting flat salary growth despite strong hiring activity, along with greater demand for candidates with skills outside of traditional legal practice. read more

Business transformation projects are driving increased demand for HR professionals and internal recruiters, with demand for contracting roles overtaking permanent vacancies, according to specialist recruiters. read more

Demand for business support and administration roles is mostly healthy across a number of states, but specialist recruiters are reporting some disconnects between employer and candidate expectations. read more

Demand for candidates in the creative and digital space is high, with changes to 457 visas having an increasing impact on business, and some salaries "out of whack", specialist recruiters say. read more

Diverse growth across a number of industries is driving recruitment demand for accounting and finance professionals, although salaries remain flat, according to specialist recruiters. read more

East coast infrastructure continues to drive recruitment activity in construction, although confidence in WA is also gathering pace, according to three specialist recruiters. read more

Demand for permanent and locum doctors is high, and Australia's growing pool of doctors is not making much of a dent in supply, according to recruiters from three specialist agencies. read more

Amid cost-cutting and efficiency drives, government clients are increasingly demanding service offerings beyond the traditional recruitment model, say specialists from Gel Gov Group, Comensura and DFP Recruitment. read more

A huge increase in boutique agencies entering the accounting recruitment market is contributing to favourable conditions for more established players, according to a Michael Page director. read more

Contact centre specialists are seeing more compression of margins, while management salaries are climbing amid a talent shortage, according to recruitment executives from Futurepeople, PKL and Kelly Services. read more