Executive jobs still in demand in public sector and medicine

Executive jobs are still very much in demand in medicine, life sciences, and the public sector, according to a new survey from Experteer. At the same time, the economic crisis has resulted in a decline of executive role vacancies in other industry sectors.

Executive job vacancies in the public sector and medicine rose 13 and 10 percent respectively, while jobs in consulting and real estate have been on a steady decline since November. Executive jobs in financial services and life sciences have stayed relatively stable.

The latest study included a sample of 6,500 vacancies for senior executive positions advertised in the UK in the last six months.

“While there is no denying that it has never been tougher to secure a senior position, senior vacancies are still in existence in particular industries,” said Torsten muth, managing director of Experteer.co.uk. “Executives in the consulting and real estate professions should consider carefully whether their experience might be relevant to other job functions or other disciplines.”