The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the trade body for the UKís private recruitment industry, has just published the full results from its 2007 Annual Salary & Benefits Survey.
The annual report, produced in association with leading accountants Saffery Champness and Recruiter magazine, paints a picture of an industry with high levels of employee satisfaction, competitive remuneration packages and increasing professionalism; in short an ideal career destination for any bright, committed candidate seeking a demanding but rewarding career.
This year, the survey focused on five key sectors for the industry namely Education/Teaching, Hospitality/Catering, Construction, Technical/Engineering and Driving. It found that basic average salaries across these sectors are 23,752 for consultants and 30,794 for managers.
These rise to 32,012 for consultants and 42,125 for managers when bonus and/or commission payments are included. Around this average, there is significant variation with the potential for high flyers to earn six figure sums.
Employees within recruitment also receive competitive benefits packages and are given good opportunities for professional development from their employer. Not surprisingly, job satisfaction levels are strong at 78 per cent suggesting that high average staff attrition rates (31 per cent) relate more to the structural nature of the job rather than malcontent.
Commenting on the findings, Roger Tweedy, RECís Director of Research noted: ìThis yearís results show that working in recruitment has become an attractive option for many seeking a career in a successful, vibrant and increasingly self-confident industry. Recruiters these days are increasingly well qualified with over a third holding a degree and a further one in ten holding a post-graduate qualification.
ìAs in other areas of the economy, the war for talent in recruitment is very real at the moment and intensifying all the time. The demand for high quality recruitment consultants is huge and I hope that these findings will encourage candidates into the industry from other areas of the economy.î
New research showcases recruitment as a desirable career destination
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