New data from C&M Travel Recruitment shows that during the first half of the year, starting salaries for senior travel roles earning more than £40,000 increased by 7.39% to £58,230.
This is more than double the increase in the average salary for a new job in the travel industry over the same period, C&M’s 2025 H1 Travel Salary Index reveals, with the 3.1% figure four times lower than the 12.86% and 12.58% jumps seen during the first six months of 2024 and 2023 respectively.
The overall increase means the average pay for a new travel job now stands at £38,919, an increase of £1,172 since the first half of last year.
