Data for July shows 8 out of 11 UK regions have seen a rise in their average advertised salary with the South West experiencing the biggest increase.
The three regions that decreased were the North East, East Anglia and Yorkshire & Humber by £978, £525 and £52 respectively. This drop takes the North East salary just below £30k at £29,841.
The biggest salary rise this month was seen in the South West with an increase of £1227 (4.1%). This takes the average advertised salary to £31,446, and with a pre-pandemic salary of £32,000 this strongly suggests the region is stabilising.
Overall, the UK experienced an average advertised salary increase of £468 (1.4%) in the month of July.
Scotland – Increase of £582
North West – Increase of £477
West Midlands – Increase of £512
Wales – Increase of £664
South West – Increase of £1227
South East – Increase of £713
London – Increase of £1056
East Anglia – Decrease of £525
East Midlands – Increase of £214
Yorkshire & Humber – Decrease of £52
North East – Decrease of £978
* All data taken from Allthetopbananas.com and www.thebigjobsite.com