KPMG & REC Report on Jobs August 2026


The headline figures evidence:

  • Stronger, but modest decline in permanent placements

  • Temp billings expand for first time in three months

  • Rates of pay growth remain relatively weak




The challenges remain.




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Clare Wight is the founder and Managing Director of Clarity Appointments, an independent recruitment specialist. She served as a Regional Director for The Employment Agents Movement, supporting other independent recruiters.


She believes business owners are more fulfilled and higher-performing when they provide emotional and professional business support to other business owners, even those they deem to be competitors. She does this actively, whilst challenging and updating her skills and knowledge of the recruitment sector, enabling her to offer the best advice to firms looking to make their next hire.


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