Data collected by the independent job site shows salary growth was up 7.7% in February 2017 when compared to February 2016 – slightly behind property (up 8.7%) and automotive (up 9.1%).
The findings come as CV-Library revealed the nation witnessed a strong hike in pay in February, with average salaries rising by 1.9% when comparing year-on-year data.
Vacancies also grew by 7.6% nationwide with the manufacturing sector leading the way in terms of new job offerings (36%), followed by charity and design.
Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library, said: “With businesses keen to attract only the best candidates to their roles, it’s positive to see that companies across the UK are pushing their salaries up in order to offer competitive pay packages to talented recruits.
“The offering of strong pay packages is clearly one tactic that companies are using in an effort to stay one step ahead of their competition.”
UK manufacturing sector sees salary and vacancy growth
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The UK manufacturing sector witnessed standout year-on-year salary growth in February, according to CV-Library.
