Thu, 9 Jan 2014Improving business confidence is funding modest salary increases across the board in East Anglia, while demand for key management personnel is producing spectacular gains for some, according to multi-sector recruiter Cooper Lomaz’s Recruitment Salary Survey.  

Mark Fletcher, operations director of Cooper Lomaz Recruitment, says: “There are a lot more jobs around. The big challenge for us is to find people with the skill sets our clients are looking for. Employers are displaying more confidence in planning for the future, but many are frustrated by the lack of candidates with the niche skills they need to drive those plans forward.”

The largest salary gains were recorded in engineering, IT and energy, and those with a wider more commercial and strategic skills base, particularly in the areas of accountancy and marketing, according to the survey.

Fletcher added the quality of the positions combined with the lower costs of living in the region had helped draw candidates from London and elsewhere.