Public sector fuels demand for accounting professionals

  • The public sector is now the largest single user of accountancy and finance contractors in the UK.
  • The financial crisis and cost saving initiatives require greater accounting skill levels.
  • Accountancy contractors expect to earn more in the coming year as demand increases.

Cost efficiency initiatives in the public sector are creating more jobs for accountancy contractors.

The public sector is now the largest single user of accountancy and finance contractors in the UK, increasing its share of the contractor market from 33.8% to 39.8% over the last year, due in part to the government’s target to save £30bn in costs by 2010, according to research from Giant Group plc.

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