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Employers no longer 'yielding' to unrealistic salary expectations

New market research shows salaries flatlining, compensation softening, and employers' "diminished willingness to yield" to external candidates' unrealistic pay demands.

Last year, saying to a client, "we might need some movement here [on salary]" yielded more money "nine times out of 10", Parity Consulting founder Victoria Butt tells Shortlist.

This year, however, they're standing firm, and the "yes" rate is more like one in 10, she says.

Salaries might be flatlining compared to last year, but compared to the past two years, which saw "a massive increase" of nearly 25% across the board, Butt says they're "normalising"...