A quarter of temps in Guildford working in Oil and Gas sector

In any financial climate some sectors will remain unaffected and candidate demand will remain high. This is proving true in the Oil and Gas sector. In Guildford over a quarter of Hays Senior finance interim professionals can be found reaping the rewards of this booming industry where client demand still outstrips supply.

The Oil and Gas industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and salaries in this sector have peaked over the last year. Newly Qualified Accountants can now expect £45,000+ straight out of the profession and as a senior interim you can earn anything from £200-£1,000 per day. The world’s largest company, Exxon Mobil, is just one of the many oil and gas companies that have bases in the Guildford area.

‘Many finance professionals – whether looking for work on a permanent or interim basis are keen to get into this sector’ says Paul Thomas, Regional Director at Hays Senior Finance in Guildford. ‘Salaries are competitive and some smaller-to-medium sized firms offer senior staff equity in the business.'

‘The bad news is that the oil and gas industry tend to recruit from their own and it can be an incredibly tough industry to get into - even at a lower level. While people in this industry tend to find it easy to move into other sectors, they usually don’t want to. Bonus potential is fantastic in this industry at present and employees in Aim-listed companies are often given equity in the business - a highly sought after incentive.’

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Notes to Editor

Hays Senior Finance is a subdivision of Hays Plc, providing a specialist recruitment service for qualified accountants and our clients. Hays Senior Finance has a national network of experienced Senior Finance consultants, recruiting qualified accountants across commerce and industry, financial services, practice firms, public services and not-for-profit organisations at all levels, up to finance director and partners in practice.

Hays Plc is the FTSE 250 Company which employs 7,753 staff operating from 376 offices in 27 countries across 17 specialisms. Hays Plc placed circa 68,000 candidates into permanent jobs and paid circa 46,000 temporary workers weekly during the year ending 30 June 07.

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