ICT, science, engineering and finance industries in line for 10% pay rises

People working in ICT, science, engineering and finance may say their salaries increase by 10% this year.

According to the Morgan McKinley 2017 Irish salary guide the most in-demand skills will continue to be in the pharmaceutical, financial services and IT sectors and that these areas will see potential salary jumps of 5% to 10% over the next year.

The report said while there are positive trends being seen regarding gender across many sectors like science, engineering and technology, research carried out last year still showed an average earnings gap of 20% remains between men and women in professional jobs.