City firms splash out on red tape officers as demand for compliance skills boosts wages

City workers who help companies cope with red tape are seeing their pay rocket, as a wave of regulations boosts demand for their skills. Figures out this morning reveal that some firms are offering pay rises of 30 per cent in order to attract the staff they need ?The more niche the policy understanding required, the lesser the supply of that skill set,? said Ben Harris of City recruiter Morgan McKinley.

This article was published in City am, 20th July