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Yorkshire sees 2nd biggest wage increase in England

The average salary in Yorkshire and the Humber has increased 9.8% to £30,642, the second biggest increase in England.

The number of job vacancies has overtaken the number of job seekers for the first time since the recession, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.co.uk.

According to the Adzuna job market report, the North East saw the biggest increase of 10.2% to £30,552 while London wages increased only 4.6% (the second least in the country) to £42,782.

In the UK, Wales beat all other regions with a 12.8% rise (to £30,376) whereas Scotland was at the bottom of the table with a 0.9% decrease in wages to £33,011 per annum.

Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, said: “Scotland is currently feeling the after-effects of a period of uncertainty – absorbing the echoes of a loudly-beaten national drum.

“However, just as Scotland feels the pinch in October as one of its key job sectors underperforms, the North East and Yorkshire & The Humber have all taken full advantage of the opportunity to play to their strengths as jobs in the manufacturing sector see a twelve-month advertised salary increase of 10.4%.

“With increasing business, these Northern powerhouses are raising salaries in order to attract the very best talent – a possible sign of a skill shortage in the North’s manufacturing talent-pool.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .