The bank’s report on jobs said Scottish recruitment agencies attributed the rise to greater client demand.
Donald MacRae, chief economist at Bank of Scotland, said: “The Scottish labour market showed a further improvement in July with both permanent and temporary staff appointments increasing strongly.
“There was a rise in the number of people placed into permanent work, bringing the current period of growth to ten months. The rate of wage inflation remained solid, but eased since the previous month.
“The number of both long- and short-term job vacancies increased markedly in July, with the rate of vacancy growth rising to a three-month high.
“However it will be difficult to maintain improvement, given the concerns over sovereign debt in the Eurozone and slowing growth in the USA.”
