Continued Boom in Advertised Jobs: +5.1%

Zurich/ Geneva, 30 June 2021. According to the Michael Page Swiss Job Index, the number of advertised jobs grew by +5.1% between May and June. The level of advertised jobs has increased every month since February 2021, which is clear evidence of a rebound in the Swiss Job Market. The German-speaking region, which accounts for nine out of ten advertised jobs, led the way with +5.3% monthly growth. Advertised jobs in the Swiss Romande grew by 3.3%. Since the beginning of the year, advertised jobs have grown +23.8% (January to June 2021).

The gastro sector showed the highest rebound in advertised jobs reflecting the lifting of Covid restrictions. Outside of the gastro sector, demand was strongest for IT professionals, engineers, health and life sciences specialists as well as project and interim managers

Winning Job Categories	Monthly Growth (May – June 2021)	Year-to-Date Growth (Jan – June 2021)
Gastro Professionals	+33.2%	+149.7%
IT Specialists	+16.1%	+30.5%
Engineers	+7.1%	+25.4%
Health & Life Sciences Specialists (especially Pharma)	+6.9%	+21.3%
Project & Interim Managers	+6.5%	+23.8%

“Top candidates in many fields are receiving multiple offers. For this reason, we recommend that employers are swift with their offers to preferred candidates. They should also be prepared to make offers to other candidates on their shortlist”, said Yannick Coulange, Managing Director, PageGroup Switzerland.

All regions recorded positive growth between May and June. Zurich showed the highest regional growth with +7.3% over this period.

Regional Growth in Advertised Jobs

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Michael Page Swiss Job Index

The Michael Page Swiss Job Index measures the number of advertised vacancies on company and recruitment sites throughout Switzerland. Introduced in January 2012, the Swiss Job Index provides a unique, comprehensive overview of the Swiss labour market and the most important monthly trends.