The number of permanent job placements increased last month, according to the results of a new survey.
Even though the rate of growth was promising, it was not as rapid as December's, the survey from accountancy company KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) discovered.
KMPG Bernard Brown said: "As confidence has returned to the private sector the starting gun for a public-sector recession has only just been fired and its impact on the jobs market will be felt over the next 12 to 18 months."
Pointing out that the "road to recovery will be bumpy", Mr Brown also feels that the results are a sign that the UK jobs market is on the way back to health.
The availability of staff to fill both temporary and permanent roles was also seen to rise in January.
Improving rates of employment and creating a more balanced economy were revealed to be on the Conservative party's agenda, according to a speech given by shadow chancellor George Osborne.
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