The availability of sales executives hobs that pay more than £25,000 per year is on the increase as printers attempt to “trade themselves out” of the economic downturn, according to recruitment specialist Harrison Scott.
The company reported an 18% drop in vacancies under the £25,000 mark, coupled with a 3% rise in vacancies above the £25,000 figure compared to the same three month period last year.
The increased demand for higher–paid sales executives resonated with Gary Smith of Redactive Print Management who added that people are “looking for bigger wages with possibly less commission”.
Andrew Brown, corporate affairs director at BPIF said that the increasing popularity of electronic ordering systems, such as web-to-print, was helping to take out the indirect costs, such as estimating for the smaller, short-run jobs.
“Companies could be more likely to concentrate their sales forces on the bigger accounts where the larger jobs lie,” he said.