IT salaries jumped by 4.3% over the last year, easily outstripping the 2.3% rise for all UK jobs according to ReThink Recruitment, the business and technology staffing company. According to ReThink, the average wage for staff working in IT was £40,140 in 2011, up from £38,500 in 2010.* However ReThink explains that, with RPI inflation averaging 5.2% in 2011, this equates to a decrease in real earnings of approximately £360. According to ReThink, the average UK salary in 2011 was £24,050, a 2.3%