Average broker pay leaps 17% in 2011 - official figures

Average broker salaries have risen quicker than any other profession this year, barring screen printers (up 17.9% to £18,198), and brokers rank as the seventh best paid occupation out of 422, according to the Daily Mail. Financial and insurance brokers' average salary increase is even ahead of that seen by the occupation at the top of the leader board - directors and chief executives of major organisations - who have seen their average wages rise 15% on last year to £112,157. The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (November 2011), published by the Office for National Statistics, is c...