The debate on whether wages have increased enough for workers Do not lose purchasing power He has been on the table for more than five years. A ELABORATED STUDY by Infojobs He has revealed that during the first semester of 2025, the average salary offered in Spain – that is, the figure in employment offers – has reached 27,552 euros gross per year, which represents a 2% increase compared to the closing of the previous year.
An analysis that coincides With the data of CaixaBank Researchwhich figure the interannual increase in wages in August 2025 at 1.9%.
An insufficient increase. The Employment Platform has analyzed the offers published during the first half of 2025 and has detected an advance in the salary average that companies offer in their job offers. This increase occurs in an economic context marked by year -on -year inflation of 2.7% in August, according to INE dataand a GDP growth forecast Around 2.5%.
The Infojobs report clearly indicates that the 2% increase in the salaries offered is insufficient against prices rise, so the purchasing power of households suffers.
The progression of the salary offered evidence that the salary improvement fails to compensate The increase in life: the salary increase observed during the first half of 2025 has been lower than 3% that the same platform registered at the end of 2024 and barely greater than 1.6% of 2023. Thus, the general salary evolution must be considered in parallel to the Accumulated loss of purchasing power suffered in recent years.
Again, academic titles make a difference. The arrival of AI has caused some Technological gurus consider that having higher studies already They are not so important. However, the Infojobs and unemployment data They point out that higher degrees do have a great impact on the quality of employment to which it is accessed.
The report emphasizes that having a higher education degree is one of the main factors for Improve remuneration offered, especially in technical profiles and positions of responsibility. Thus, a technical electronics engineer goes from an average salary offered from 25,568 euros to 31,831 euros when the offer requires higher degree, which represents an annual gross difference of 6,263 euros.
In management positions as logistics director, the report indicates that the salary offer increases by more than 6,000 euros with respect to the base when such educational level is required. In this way, the higher degree translates into a greater capacity to access already salary improvements.
Experience is a degree … and you pay. Professional experience becomes another fundamental element To improve retribution Base on the offers published by companies. According to the data collected, accredit between two and four years of experience allows access to offers with higher wages, especially in health and technological fields.
For example, in the Nurse post Responsible for general care, the average salary can reach 52,802 euros when experience is required, which is more than 15,000 euros compared to the base salary. In other technical positions, such as ICT network administrator, the difference is close to 7,000 euros; Specialization and work experience are crucial to access more competitive salaries in the Spanish labor market.
Know languages opens doors. Talking languages is Another skills that allow access to jobs with better salary, especially in technical sectors and positions related to internationalization.
According to the study, offers to cover the vacancy of an industrial electrician can move from an average remuneration of 27,891 euros annual gross to 43,747 euros when it indicates that it is indicated that Languages are requiredwhich means an increase of more than 15,800 euros. For an electromechanical engineer, the difference can exceed 13,000 euros gross per year.
Paradoxically, in the hospitality sector, where Language domain It is almost essential, the salary increase is less valued than in technical positions, assuming an annual salary improvement of 3,300 euros for the position of restaurant director.
Studies, experience and languages: The Blessed Trinity of Employment. The data suggests that, although it is true that by separate any of these skills it achieves Improve job remunerationthe combination of the three allows to achieve the greatest salary progression.
When the three powers are added in an offer, the average remuneration can exceed more than 20% the reference salary for that position. In the case of IT analysts, the combined progression places the average salary at 43,980 euros, almost 6,800 euros more than the base remuneration indicated when the offer does not indicate any of those requirements.
Also in industrial and administrative areas the effect is considerable: for example, the average salary of accountants goes from 25,583 euros to 31,144 euros, which represents 5,561 euros apart. Thus, the sum of titration, experience and mastery of languages constitutes the decisive formula to access the highest wages.
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