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Yorkshire financial salaries at 91.9% of national average

In a salary report published today by Robert Half, Yorkshire wages for the financial sector came in at 91.9% of the national average.

London financial sector wages, were, unsurprisingly, the highest at 129% whilst the lowest was in Wales, at 89.5%.

In terms of the hiring climate, a survey conducted by the firm, whilst hiring for permanent positions has increased, 87% describe themselves as ‘challenged’ when sourcing skilled financial professionals.

The most sought after skills in addition to traditional accounting knowledge are commercial/business acumen (41%) technology skills (23%) and team building/collaboration (19%)

The full report can be found here.

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