The industry saw a 2.6% growth in advertised salaries in 2015 compared with the previous year, above the likes of manufacturing (2.4% growtH0 but below construction (10.2%) and retail (5.9%).
The average annual salary in the hospitality industry jumped from £24,343.29 in 2014 to £24,966.46 in 2015.
Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library, said: “It’s great to see the hospitality job market flourishing. The sector continues to thrive with strong job growth and increasing salaries, which is good news for workers and businesses alike and it bodes well for the hospitality industry in 2016.”
The job site also reported that the industry celebrated strong job growth in 2015 with a 24.4% increase in jobs when compared with 2014. This figure is higher than the national job growth figure of 23.5%.