Salaries going up according to website (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

Salaries going up according to website

12:01pm Friday 25th January 2008 in Swindon

The average advertised salary in Swindon is now £29,117 a year, according to data collected by job search site, All the Top bananas.

This is £3,090 less than the average UK salary of £32,207 a year.

Data from 3,870 jobs advertised in Swindon between July and December 2007 was analysed by the jobs search engine.

Across the UK it looked at more than 870,000 jobs to produce its January Monthly Salary Index.

The website's analysts found the average salary advertised was £32,207. That's £238 more than the average in last month's index.

In all, the average advertised salary has gone up £917 since the salary index was introduced in October last year.

Dave Martin of AllTheTopBananas, said: "While people are actively worrying about the performance of the economy, we are seeing a definite upwards trend in advertised salaries.

"This suggests that maybe businesses are finding it harder to attract the right staff, and are upping their advertised offers. Throughout 2008 we will watch with interest to see if this trend continues."