The latest survey, from which results will be released in early 2012, aims to improve on the nearly 11,000 respondents who contributed to the 2011 report.
This in turn was up from the 7000 respondents in the 2010 survey.
"For 2012 we are aiming to build on that success, and a comparable increase is certainly possible. This level of response, we believe, makes the insights invaluable."
He noted the data gave recruiters and professionals insight into the way the industry was moving.
The 2011 guide showed the industry was putting the global financial crisis behind it with recruitment and wages rising.
It also noted that Australia, and Asia Pacific as a whole, was leading the way in terms of permanent staff salary increases.
The survey can be found at www.hays-oilgas.com.
