The notion that manufacturing jobs are badly paid has been laid to rest, with the average salary sitting at £32.5k, compared to £29k for the economy overall and £28.3k for services.
Manufacturing represents 69% of total business spend on R&D, helping to keep Britain at the forefront of technological change. Every manufacturing sub-sector also has higher average salaries than the service sector, apart from food and drink; with the highest being the high-skill Transport sector at £39.8k. This sub-sector strength is further…
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