The Covid crisis and inflation are pushing certain sectors to sharply increase wages in order to remain attractive. A study by Michel Page has analyzed dozens of professions to identify those who should experience a nice increase in remuneration.
Inflation is galloping, wages are stagnating and making ends meet is becoming more and more complicated for many French people. Yes, but not for everyone. In study on employment carried out by the recruitment firm Michel Page, several particularly dynamic sectors plan to increase the remuneration of their employees in 2023.
This employment barometer for next year sifts through nearly 800 occupations in 24 different sectors. Results: the firm foresees strong salary increases to come for four sectors which sometimes struggle to recruit.
Skilled jobs
On the other hand, these are increases which mainly concern skilled jobs in the information technology (IT), engineeringthe finance, the accounting but also Pharmaceutical industry. The study was thus interested in these fields providing employment in which the increases will be the highest indicates Capital, this Thursday, September 15. Some revaluations may reach the +25% predicted by the Page group. Here is the list :
- Project manager: +5%. In the engineering and IT sector, project managers will be eligible for this increase. Conductor of the successful completion of a project having to juggle and manage different trades, their salaries depending on experience can vary from 38,000 to 70,000 euros gross. It is especially among new recruits, junior profiles, that the increase should be the strongest next year.
- System and network administrator, IT sector: + 6%.
- Production engineer, production / operation sector: + 6%
- Technician for new works, maintenance sector: + 6% to 8%
- General accountant, finance and accounting sector: +7%
- Data engineers / Data analyst, IT sector: +8%
- Management controller, finance accounting sector + 9%
- New works manager, maintenance sector +10%. He ensures that the work is carried out and is responsible for enforcing the health, safety and environmental standards in force while respecting the defined budget.
- Production technician, pharmaceutical industry sector: +15%
- Accounting director, finance and accounting sector +16%
- Pharmacovigilance pharmacist + 16%. He is responsible for evaluating the benefit/risk ratio of drugs and their effects on the population for pharmaceutical groups or health agencies.
- Regulatory Affairs Pharmacist +18%
- Manufacturing / packaging manager, pharmaceutical industry sector +25%
Increases also for employees already in office
These increases should thus benefit newcomers but also employees already in office. As indicated in Parisian Laurent Blanchard, Managing Director of Michael Page France, “when you are chased directly by a company or a recruitment agency but you feel good regarding your company and you don’t want to leave, it can be useful to let it shine through intelligently. The employer will be keen to thank you for making the choice to stay, either immediately or during the annual salary increase”. One watchword: negotiate.
Especially in this time before the effects of inflation and energy costs start to weigh on businesses. “In view of the economic outlook, I would not be surprised if there is more wage moderation at the start of next year”, specifies Laurent Blanchard once more.