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Career confidence ‘highest amongst Scottish employees’

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Career confidence ‘highest amongst Scottish employees’

Workers across Scotland are more confident in their career prospects than the rest of the UK – and this optimism is driving up pay rise expectations.

That’s according to the latest Robert Half Jobs Confidence Index, produced in partnership with the Centre for Economics and Business Research.




According to the data, 69% of Scottish workers are confident in their job prospects over the next six months, above the national average of 60% and the highest level recorded across the UK.

A similar trend was noted in longer-term prospects, with 61% of staff across Scotland indicating that they are confident in their career potential and ability to progress in their job in the next five years.

However, this is driving up pay confidence, with workers across the country expecting an average 5.2% pay rise in the next year.

This figure stands significantly higher than the national average of 3.8% and makes Scotland’s pay inflation expectations second only to London where a 5.6% pay increase is anticipated.

Reggie McMahon, branch director for Scotland at Robert Half, commented: “Business growth prospects across Scotland are high, largely driven by fast-growth sectors such as renewables and technology.

“This is arguably one of the core drivers of the high level of confidence being seen in the labour market compared to the rest of the UK.

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