Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, said: “Average advertised salaries continued to surge in January, outstripping inflation as they approach £41,000 – a record high since we started tracking the UK job market in 2016.
“Sectors including manufacturing, maintenance and retail are driving this trend, whilst Northern Ireland continues to be the fastest-growing region for salary growth across the UK.
Jobs site Adzuna said higher average wages were fuelled by “significant” increases in sectors such as manufacturing and maintenance.
“While trade and construction and administration roles remain strong, the gains we’ve seen in teaching in recent months appear to be levelling out, while the majority of sectors have seen notable drops.
Salary transparency continues to trend downwards, with more employers in the UK hiding pay in job adverts, Adzuna added.
