The travel recruitment market eased in October with average salaries for a new job in travel falling by 4.38% to stand at £26,011.
However, the average salary is 6.88% above the figure from October 2016, according to the latest Travel Survey Index from C&M Travel Recruitment and C&M Executive Recruitment.
There were similar results for standard travel jobs (those paying below £40,000), with wages dipping by 2.59% from September to reach their lowest figure since March, but remaining 6.43% above the level from last October.
Across the country, it was a strong month for new travel jobs in the north of the UK, with wages rising by 4.34% to £22,058, while salaries fell in the south to their lowest level since August 2015.
C&M director Barbara Kolosinska said: "After September saw travel wages reach their highest point in four and a half years and increase to a near record, we have seen them ease back in October.
"However, salaries are still up 6.88% year-on-year with the current travel recruitment market remaining incredibly attractive to job seekers."
October was a slower month for the travel recruitment market than September, but activity levels remained up annually. The number of candidates registering for new travel jobs fell by 15% in the month, but rose by 44% from October 2016, while vacancies dipped by 15% from September 2017 but increased by 5% from last October.
"Despite the monthly dip in October, activity levels in the travel jobs market remain way up compared to last year," said Kolosinska.
"In fact, year-on-year, we’ve seen the number of new candidates rise for the last 12 months in a row and the number of new vacancies rise for the last 10 months in a row. The market really is busy right now, with an abundance of great opportunities for quality applicants."
