there are lots of jobs around but there is only a lack of experienced pilots at the moment
That's what everybody says, but Jim McAuslan the General Secretary of BALPA said last month that pilots are in short supply and claimed unless airlines are flexibile they'll struggle to recruit. He was talking about low experience/low hours FOs.
You can email him c/o
[email protected] I don't know if you have to be a member to get leads/inside info, but nothing to lose by asking.