In September 2008, constructionjobs.ie passed another landmark when 52 per cent of all job applications through our site were for construction professional jobs outside of Ireland.
Construction professional job opportunities in the Middle East now accounts for 50 per cent of global activity on the website. Our latest applications figures show a meteoric rise in the number of applications for construction professional jobs in Gulf States such as the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
During September of an overall total of 10,893 job applications, 5,686 applications (52%) were for jobs outside of Ireland, while 5,207 (48%) were for construction jobs in Ireland.
Of the 5,686 overseas applications, 2,843 (50%) job applications were for construction professional jobs in the Middle East region. This is a meteoric figure, when you consider that only 54 applications were made for Middle East construction professional jobs in February last.
A further breakdown of the overall figure also indicates a high number of applicants seeking construction professional job opportunities in the UK and construction professional job opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. The UK accounted for 25 per cent of overseas construction job applications, while the region of Australia and New Zealand has 15% of overseas construction job applications.
While applications for construction professional jobs in Ireland totalled 5,207 (48%) in September, the 52 per cent level of activity in the global construction professional recruitment arena means that we have developed with jobseekers and recruiters to meet the changing needs of the global construction professional recruitment market.
Overall, there were 34,500 unique visitors to constructionjobs.ie in September. Of which Ireland accounted for 70%,
Rest of the World 19% and
The UK 10%.
Who's recruiting
On the recruiter front the main performers on the site have been Irish recruitment agencies diversifying to deliver construction job opportunities in the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand, as well as construction professional jobs in Canada and USA. However a growing number of international recruiting clients are also choosing constructionjobs.ie to attract an Irish construction professionals for positions in their regions of operation.
Top 10 September Construction Jobs
Our September Top 10 Construction Professional Jobs Table indicates a mass of movement of Construction Health & Safety Professionals and Construction Project Managers to meet the the growing number of jobs in these areas.
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Constructionjobs.ie Top 10 Jobs for September
- Construction : Health & Safety
- Construction : Project Management
- Construction : Civil Engineering
- Construction : Quantity Surveying / QS
- Construction : Construction Management
- Construction : Site Engineering
- Construction : Foreperson
- Construction : Electrical Engineering
- Construction : Contracts Management
- Construction : Site Management
