Employers offer remote work, higher pay to retain talent

It's an employee's market with salaries on the rise and employers competing to attract and retain talent, says leading recruiter

Trayc Keevans, global FDI director with recruitment consultancy Morgan McKinley Ireland.

Salary expectations continue to rise, notably among senior roles in engineering, banking and funds management and technology, says Trayc Keevans, global FDI director with recruitment consultancy Morgan McKinley Ireland.

Some of the most sought-after executive roles include chief technology officers (CTOs) and vice presidents of engineering. Morgan McKinley’s latest Quarterly Employment Monitor showed a 9.05% increase in Q2 vacancies across all professional sectors, and an 11.45% rise in professionals actively jobseeking.