Salaries have risen by an average of 3.9% across all the professional sectors, the latest CPL Resources 2019 Salary Guide shows.
CPL said that due to skills shortages and high demand in some sectors, wages are rising much faster and higher than others.
This follows the trend of continued, annual wage increases for the last five years.
The Salary Guide shows that the best paid roles in Ireland include board level executives, chief actuaries, audit partners, chief data officers, chief compliance officers, head of risk and control, and salaried legal partners.
It shows that actuary continues to be an area of skills shortage across Europe with companies sourcing talent from abroad or using contractors to bridge any gap.
It also reveals a growing demand for compliance knowledge and expertise with the increased need for compliance across all sectors.
CPL noted that Brexit is behind this increased demand with a number of international investment and asset managers setting up management companies in Dublin.
Meanwhile, chief marketing officers are also highly sought after as companies continue to go through major digital transformation programmes.
"The Employment Market is currently very buoyant," commented Rob Daly, Senior Director at CPL Resources.
"Good candidates are becoming harder to find, and clients have reduced the interview process to avoid losing potential talent," Mr Daly said.
He also said that the salary guide is very popular as it allows candidates to benchmark their own payment level.
"In our most recent Employment Market Monitor, our survey showed that two thirds of employees don't believe they are being paid enough," Mr Daly said.
"Further, we are seeing that Brexit is causing market uncertainty, making the contract position market stronger," he added.
