The vote to leave the EU has increased demand for consultants and boosted their pay as jittery business chiefs bring in outside help to navigate uncertain times, according to a snapshot of the jobs market. The average advertised salary for consultancy jobs was 8.9% higher than a year ago at £47,760 in August, according to jobs search engine Adzuna. The increase defied the trend of the overall jobs market, where the average advertised salary was down 1.6% from August 2015. Consultant jobs were up 10% on a year ago, again bucking the trend of the overall jobs market where vacancies dipped 2.3% from a year ago. It was also the region with the lowest average advertised salary at £28,134.

Source: The Guardian September 26, 2016 22:52 UTC