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Travel salaries dip
Easter has taken its toll on travel salaries, with average salaries dropping 3% since March and 12% compared to April last year, when Easter fell in March.
According to the latest Travel Salary Index from C&M Recruitment Consultancy and Chisholm & Moore Executive Recruitment, the average wage in the travel industry in April was £23,855.
The fall follows three months of consecutive rises and puts salaries back at the levels seen in December 2013.
The number of new jobs being made available and the number of candidates registering for roles also fell in April, but C&M said much of the drop can also be attributed to the Easter holiday period, which is traditionally one of the quietest for the travel recruitment sector.
"The Easter break obviously hit the travel recruitment market in April, but average salaries were also affected by a dip in the number of mid-level jobs being made available," said sales director Barbara Kolosinska.
"However, we actually saw a strong increase in the amount of executive jobs coming onto the market, while there was also a healthy number of new entry and intermediate vacancies in the month.
"There has been a strong annual increase in the number of new travel jobs being made available so far this year, but the number of candidates registering for new roles hasn’t been able to keep up with demand. Due to this reduced competition, it could now be a great time for quality candidates to re-enter the jobs market and look at the options available to them."
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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