Market Research Insights and Research Findings

In this section you will find sector specific market research insights and headlines from across the industry. These insights are designed to provide interesting snapshots of happenings from across our profession in an accessible, quick to digest, format; entirely free to access, they make the perfect read with a cuppa. Our latest insights are listed below or you can click here to view insights by sector.

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Latest Market Research Insights

Surveyors affected by skills shortages, survey finds

May 2015 - Construction

A recent survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has found that 63 per cent of surveyors believe that skills shortages have affected the growth of their company in the first quarter of 2015. 67 per cent of the surveyors questioned cited… Read more...

Hardest working professionals are lawyers, survey discovers

May 2015 - Professional Services

A survey by recruitment agency, Robert Walters, has found that lawyers are amongst the hardest working, most loyal professionals, out of a range of different professions. The survey found that just 30 per cent of lawyers said that they would look for a new… Read more...

Girls believe construction careers are for boys, survey finds

April 2015 - Construction

A recent survey by Network Rail has found that 39 per cent of schoolgirls believe that some careers are for boys and not girls. Of the girls who believed that some jobs were not for females, 58 per cent said that construction was a male job and 39 per cent… Read more...

Most recognised voluntary qualification is the DofE, survey finds

April 2015 - Education

A CIPD survey of HR professionals in the UK has found that the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) is the most recognised qualification, which highlights an individual’s voluntary experience – especially when going through the recruitment process.… Read more...

Many pensioners ‘giving while living', as opposed to leaving an inheritance

April 2015 - Financial Services

A survey of more than 16,000 people in 15 different countries has found that approximately 50 per cent of pensioners are “giving while living”, as opposed to leaving a traditional inheritance to their loved ones. The survey also found that 60… Read more...

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