Are you worth a 10% pay rise this year?

Some skills sectors are in for a wage hike in 2017

Salaries on the table. Pic: iStock

Some professions are in line for as much as a ten per cent pay rise this year, according to a new salary guide.

Losing staff has become a factor for all companies, forcing employers to focus on rewarding workers in order to retain their best talent.

That is according to the Morgan McKinley 2017 Irish Salary Guide - a comprehensive analysis of pay across a range of professions and sectors.

It finds thatfirms will need to take a creative approach to compensation packages in order to retain talent.