Hays Reveals the UK's Jobs Offering the Best Opportunities

LONDON, August 2, 2010 - Hays, the leading recruiting expert, has revealed the top ten job areas,
which are currently exhibiting the strongest demand for candidates in the UK.

As a result of long development cycles the pharmaceutical industry came
out on top of the new "most wanted" list. Areas such as regulatory affairs,
health economics and statistical programming are faring particularly well due
to the increase in safety measures and the need to check products going into
the prescription markets.

The second key area revealed by the research was banking jobs
(www.hays.co.uk/banking) in the city. In particular, the banks are
looking for revenue generators who are client-facing, with a strong banking
background and appropriate levels of managing risk and control, as the
majority of investment, corporate and retail banks are still trying to
re-build their businesses.

Doctors, qualified social workers and other healthcare professionals all
came out well, benefiting from a more secure job environment due to
prevailing shortages. The NHS has an ageing workforce and specialist nurses
are particularly in demand across the UK.

The demand for candidates to fill a wealth of IT jobs (
www.hays.co.uk/it) has risen by nearly 30% in 2010. This is partly
down to the release of MS Windows 7, which has helped increase the demand for
IT staff to support home users or smaller organisations.

The fifth major sector of the economy which Hays found was showing
particularly high demand was non-banking finance jobs. At a time when
companies are looking to save money newly qualified accountants are in
demand, as well as analysts who can see where cost and process savings can be
made.

Other resilient and growing markets which currently appear to be showing
particularly high levels of demand for candidates to fill roles include the
energy industry, digital marketing jobs, (www.hays.co.uk/marketing)
legal professionals in the finance and employment arenas, insurance jobs
(www.hays.co.uk/insurance) and social housing.

About Hays:

Hays plc (the "Group") is the leading global specialist recruiting group.
It is the expert at recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people
worldwide, being the market leader in the UK and Australia and one of the
market leaders in Continental Europe. It operates across the private and
public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary
assignments.

The Group employs 6,933 staff operating from 345 offices in 28 countries
across 17 specialisms.

    For further press information please contact:

    Claire Fowler
    Hays Plc
    2nd Floor
    Stockley House
    130 Wilton Road
    London
    SW1V 1LQ
    +44(0)20-7259-8821
    www.hays.co.uk

For further press information please contact: Claire Fowler, Hays Plc, 2nd Floor, Stockley House, 130 Wilton Road, London, SW1V 1LQ, +44(0)20-7259-8821