• Workers should stay in their first role for 2-3 years to hit the salary sweet spot, with pay averaging £37,800 for employees who have done so
• By comparison, workers who leave their first job within a year earn just £33k, meaning £4k less a year on average
• North East employees are the most loyal, staying in their first position for an average of 3.1 years, while Londoners are the flakiest employees, staying just 2.1 years in first job
• Women stay in first job for shorter stint than men, averaging 3.2 years, as opposed to men at 3.9 years, within a first position
• University graduates also switch to second job more quickly, moving on after 3.0 years, while those with no degree stay in their first role for an average of 3.9 years
• Huge decline in average time spent in first job,with millennials entering the workforce since 2010 staying on average just 1.1 years, compared with up to 5.7 years for those starting work in the 1960s
Workers who spend between 2-3 years in their first jobs earn higher average salaries over the course of their careers, suggesting a salary premium for staying put within a first role, according to new research by job search-engine Adzuna. Continue reading It pays to stay: workers who spend 2 to 3 years in first job earn higher salaries over career