Professionals among best paid in EU

QUALIFIED professionals in Ireland now rank among the best paid in Europe, according to the latest salary comparisons.

Although there is much variation in salary levels between different trades, highly skilled workers earn at times 13,000 more than equivalent employees in Spain.

For the first time, Irish workers are clocking in as the fourth best paid workers in the 12 eurozone nations. The same survey last year placed Irish workers in fifth position. The research, compiled by recruitment specialists, Irishjobs.ie, also reveals workers such as accountants and software engineers took massive pay rises in the last year.