“Research shows that it is a candidate-driven market, and there is already a mass employee exodus underway. With employees being offered significant salaries and benefits to move elsewhere, it is only a matter of time until they start assessing their options. If they’re considering a career change, it’s likely that an employee will first approach their employers and ask for better employment terms - more money, a bigger bonus or more time off perhaps,” says Neil Purcell.

It is a fact then that we’ll need to level up our compensation plans and stay updated if we want to increase retention rates. So what are the salary trends for 2022? Robert Half, who has been reporting on salary trends for more than 70 years, predicts the ten key figures for 2022.