The UK’s leading independent job site has discovered now is a great time to work in Birmingham.

Advertised salaries for roles in Birmingham increased by 4.2% in June.

So it’s clear that business across the city were feeling confident last month.

CV-Library , compared job market data from June 2018, with that of the same period in 2017.

The research revealed that Birmingham is thriving right now, making its way onto the list of the top cities for a pay increase.

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The full list includes:

  1. Brighton – pay up by 10.2%
  2. Bristol – pay up by 9.9%
  3. Leicester – pay up by 7.2%
  4. Liverpool – pay up by 6.8%
  5. Portsmouth – pay up by 4.6%
  6. Birmingham – pay up by 4.2%
  7. Manchester – pay up by 3.3%
  8. Newcastle – pay up by 3.2%
  9. Leeds – pay up by 2.2%
  10. London – pay up by 1.4%

Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library , comments: “We typically see recruitment slowing down over summer months, but these hikes in pay suggest that businesses across Birmingham are continuing to push hard to attract talented candidates into their roles. What’s more, the city is thriving right now, which is great news for both businesses and job hunters across Birmingham.”

Furthermore, the data found that job vacancies in Birmingham also rose last month, increasing by 3.4% year-on-year. While this further proves that businesses are ramping up their recruitment efforts this summer, unfortunately application rates weren’t quite keeping pace with employer demand.

Biggins concludes: “It’s clear from the data that organisations across Birmingham were remaining very active in their recruitment efforts last month. With June marking two years since the Brexit vote, it’s positive to see that companies are still pulling out all the stops to secure talented new recruits and continue driving the economy forward.

“That said, applications were not keeping pace last month, suggesting that job hunters in the city are still feeling uncertain, even two years down the line.

"What’s more, our overall happiness tends to increase during the summer months, particularly given the spate of nice weather we’ve been having recently, so it’s not surprising to see that candidate appetite has taken a knock.

“Despite this, companies across Birmingham need to keep working hard if they hope to see applications picking back up in the coming months.”

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