Salaries of those working in the equipment and machinery sector increased by 4.1% in 2012, according to a survey based on the input of 174 UAE companies by Aon Hewitt.
The HR consultant said that in the GCC, the average salary will increase by 5.4% in 2013, the same as the projection made in 2011 for 2012, indicating that organizations continue to show confidence in the economic stability of the region.
According to AON, pharmaceutical and chemical sectors gave 5.8% increase while the machinery and equipment sector gave only a 4.1% increase. Among the professional services sector, banks have provided the highest salary increase at 8.1 per cent while lowest increase was given by transportation, logistics and shipping services at only 2.5 per cent. The average increase was 5.1% placing the machinery sector well down the list of employers increasing salaries. 
