Hourly wages defy the effects of the recession
11 April 2014
Recession, what recession? Workers from driving instructors to beauty salon bosses have seen their wages soar during the economic downturn, new industry figures reveal.
Fri, 11 Apr 2014
Recession, what recession? Workers from driving instructors to beauty salon bosses have seen their wages soar during the economic downturn, new industry figures reveal.
At a time when many saw pay packets freeze, others have raked it in as their services have remained as in demand as ever, the study shows.
The study, by freelance marketplace PeoplePerHour, analysed the hourly rates of professionals from 2008 to 2013.
Among those who appear to have remained recession proof are pilots and ship's captains and even tractor drivers. Among those to have outpaced the recessions are track maintenance workers to tax advisers to transport planners.
But the best performance of all came from the legal professions where the average hourly rate soared by a staggering 68% over the five-year period.
Nothing about pay rates for recruiters, for some reason. Let us know how you have fared.
The table below shows job title and average hourly rate for the profession 2008 to 2013:
Job Title 2008 pay per hour 2013 pay per hour Increase
Legal professionals £22.77 £38.26 68.03%
Transport planners/execs £25.70 £39.18 52.45%
Dental practitioners £24.82 £34.39 38.56%
Pilots/flight engineers £40.27 £54.83 36.16%
Driving instructors £11.04 £14.97 35.60%
Tax advisors £18.95 £24.99 31.87%
TV, video, audio engineers £9.86 £12.85 30.32%
Tailors/dressmakers £7.38 £9.58 29.81%
Garage owners/managers £14.93 £19.28 29.14%
Rail workers £12.11 £15.48 27.83%
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Recession, what recession? Workers from driving instructors to beauty salon bosses have seen their wages soar during the economic downturn, new industry figures reveal.
At a time when many saw pay packets freeze, others have raked it in as their services have remained as in demand as ever, the study shows.
The study, by freelance marketplace PeoplePerHour, analysed the hourly rates of professionals from 2008 to 2013.
Among those who appear to have remained recession proof are pilots and ship's captains and even tractor drivers. Among those to have outpaced the recessions are track maintenance workers to tax advisers to transport planners.
But the best performance of all came from the legal professions where the average hourly rate soared by a staggering 68% over the five-year period.
Nothing about pay rates for recruiters, for some reason. Let us know how you have fared.
The table below shows job title and average hourly rate for the profession 2008 to 2013:
Job Title 2008 pay per hour 2013 pay per hour Increase
Legal professionals £22.77 £38.26 68.03%
Transport planners/execs £25.70 £39.18 52.45%
Dental practitioners £24.82 £34.39 38.56%
Pilots/flight engineers £40.27 £54.83 36.16%
Driving instructors £11.04 £14.97 35.60%
Tax advisors £18.95 £24.99 31.87%
TV, video, audio engineers £9.86 £12.85 30.32%
Tailors/dressmakers £7.38 £9.58 29.81%
Garage owners/managers £14.93 £19.28 29.14%
Rail workers £12.11 £15.48 27.83%
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