Spotlight on salaries
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Salaries for new hires continue to rise at higher rates than those being offered to existing employees.
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Average Salary increase being achieved by STEM candidates when moving to a new company.
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83% of candidates securing a new job receive an uplift compared to their current salary.
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41% of placements achieved more than 10% uplift (down from 51% in the previous period). Of those, the average was 15.6%.
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10.5% agreed a salary reduction.
Wage increases by skill
How much can you negotiate on salary expectations at offer stage?
Although salary increase levels have fallen very slightly, for STEM skills, it's still a candidate market. Unless there are other motivators driving a career move for a candidate, being competitive on salary is crucial to securing the best talent.
We shared the this data in our last insights. Since July we've seen a huge reduction in clients seeking to "under-offer" as recognition builds that it just isn't appropriate in the current market.
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81% acceptance rate when companies offer on, or above salary expectation.
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19% acceptance rate when companies offer below candidate salary expectation.
0.3%
Average Salary increase being achieved by STEM candidates when moving to a new company.
0%
83% of candidates securing a new job receive an uplift compared to their current salary.
0%
41% of placements achieved more than 10% uplift (down from 51% in the previous period). Of those, the average was 15.6%.
0.5%
10.5% agreed a salary reduction.
Wage increases by skill
We shared the this data in our last insights. Since July we've seen a huge reduction in clients seeking to "under-offer" as recognition builds that it just isn't appropriate in the current market.
0%
81% acceptance rate when companies offer on, or above salary expectation.
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