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Travel salaries rise again
Average salaries and job vacancies in the travel industry are both on the rise.
After a slight fall in March, travel job salaries rebounded strongly in April to rise by 1.44%, according to the latest Travel Salary Index from C&M Recruitment Consultancy and Chisholm & Moore Executive Recruitment.
The annual change in travel job salaries was even more pronounced with a 15% rise, although the three-month average figures (which commonly produce a more reliable indicator of recent trends) showed a gentler rise of 8% year on year.
The average salary for April was £27,172, just £140 short of the £27,312 total seen in February 2013, which marked the index’s highest average since its records began in 2010.
"This can only be seen as great news for travel employees," said Barbara Kolosinska, sales director at C&M Recruitment Consultancy.
"While there may not be as many jobs available now as before the recession, the positions that are vacant are offering a far improved salary.
"Anyone who manages to secure a new travel job in the near future should reap the benefits of the more generous salaries currently being provided by travel companies."
In further positive news for the travel industry, the number of new vacancies increased in April by a 19.4%, although this was still down annually.
The number of new candidates registering their interest in travel jobs rose by 3.35% to reach its highest level in over a year.
"April’s rise in both new vacancies and new candidates can only be seen as a positive indicator for the travel industry," said Kolosinska.
"It still remains too early to state that the sector has recovered from the economic problems of recent years, but all signs point to the industry being on the right track."
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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