A number of industries across the UK saw pay increase in 2017, with the Hospitality and Automotive sectors seeing the biggest rises in pay, according to data from job board CV-Library.

The data, which analysed average advertised salaries across key industries in 2017, compared with 2016, found that the top ten industries for a pay rise in 2018 are:

Hospitality – pay up 10.4%

Automotive – pay up 10.2%

Agriculture – pay up 9.5%

Property – pay up 8.5%

Retail – pay up 8.1%

Media – pay up 7.5%

Design – pay up 7.5%

Construction – pay up 6.9%

Charity – pay up 6.6%

IT – pay up 5.1%

“These industries are central to the UK economy’s success and it’s clear that more competition for talent has driven many employers to push up their pay packets in 2017,” Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library, said. “Interestingly, some of these industries are ones that could be struggling because of a lack of EU workers – agriculture and hospitality for example are heavily reliant on this labour, which could explain why higher pay is being offered.”