Travel salaries fall in September
The average salary for a new travel job has fallen to its lowest level since last November, according to the latest figures from C&M Recruitment.
The September figure of £24,160 marked a 2.53% dip from August, but was still up by 2.80% annually.
The recruitment firm said it was "pretty confident" it was just a ”temporary dip".
"It’s obviously disappointing to see salaries reach their lowest point in 2013, but this comes on the back of consecutive monthly rises and should be seen as an indication of the strength in salaries that we have seen so far this year," said Barbara Kolosinska, sales director at C&M Recruitment Consultancy.
"To put it into context, September’s figure was only 1.08% below 2012’s average, so we’re more than confident that travel salaries will rebound in the coming months."
In terms of the three-month average, the differences were more modest with salaries falling by 0.41% compared to the previous month, but rising by 1.63% in the past year.
More positively, the number of new travel vacancies increased by 7.36% in the month, indicating that travel companies are looking to boost their teams in the busy autumn season.
However, there was a surprising fall in the number of candidates registering for new travel jobs last month with a 4.70% dip.
"The monthly increase in vacancies is a great sign that companies in the travel sector are stepping up their post-summer recruitment drive," added Kolosinska.
"September also saw a fall in new candidate registrations, but early signs suggest that October should be much more encouraging with many more people seeking out new roles."
All figures are drawn from the salaries of the month’s new vacancies advertised with C&M Recruitment Consultancy and Chisholm & Moore Executive Recruitment.
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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