Irish-based technology and finance salaries have increased by up to 20% in 12 months, according to new data by recruitment firm Hays Ireland.
According to the report, tech roles experienced some of the most significant salary increases this year, accounting for ten of the top 20 salary increases in the last 12 months.
Accounting and finance roles, and construction and property roles each accounted for five of the remaining top 20 positions.
The top five salary increases in tech were 'DevOps Manager' at €95,000, up 18.8%, 'Full Stack Developer' at €76,000, up 16.9%, 'Helpdesk Analyst' at €35,000, up 16.7%, 'Site Reliability Engineer' at €75,000, up 15.4% and 'DevOps Engineers' at €75,000, up 15.4%.
'Payroll Supervisors' saw the biggest overall increase across any sector, with salaries rising by 20.5% to €58,750 per annum.
Other accountancy and finance roles to experience double digit salary increases include 'Revenue Accountant' at €61,000, up 10.9%, 'Senior Claims Handler' at €41,250, up 10% and 'Senior Payroll Manager' at €70,000, up 10%.
"The competition for talent has been a consistent theme across 2021 and we expect this to continue into the New Year," said Maureen Lynch, director at Hays Ireland.
"It has been well documented that we are operating in a candidate driven market and this is reflected in rising salaries across the board," she added.
