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Scotland Seeing Pay Increases For New Jobs

24 Oct 2013

Scotland Seeing Pay Increases For New Jobs

Scotland is witnessing pay increases for new jobs according to September figures from the Bank of Scotland.

The statistics pick out Aberdeen as a winner in both the permanent and temporary jobs markets and the city also led the way in fastest growing starting salaries. Much of the success of Aberdeen in the Scottish jobs market has been put down to strong investment from energy companies in the city.

Although recent statistics in the jobs market suggest that pay as a whole has stagnated - or even fallen behind the pace of inflation - the Bank of Scotland’s new figures would seem to give evidence that moving to a new full or part time job could boost your income.

Starting salaries for new permanent vacancies in Scotland are now rising at their fastest pace in over five years, and sharp increases in pay for part time Scottish jobs and temporary positions are also being seen in the country.

Around 4 in 10 of the companies surveyed for the Bank of Scotland’s September report said that they had placed more staff into permanent roles than in the previous month.

Bank of Scotland’s chief economist, Donald MacRae, said of the latest figures that, “September's Labour Market Barometer showed a continuing improvement in Scottish job market conditions. The number of people appointed to both permanent and temporary jobs increased while growth in vacancies was marked.”

“The Engineering and Construction sectors saw the highest rate of vacancy growth for almost two-and-a-half years,” said Mr MacRae. He added that, on the whole, the September figures represented further welcome evidence that the Scottish economy was continuing to strengthen.

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