中Survey: 70% eye new jobs while real estate postings decline sharply

A recruiter is surrounded by employment seekers at a job fair. More than 70 percent of workers wanted to change their jobs in pursuit of a better salary in the first quarter of 2015, according to a recent survey from 51job.com, a leading recruitment website in China. (File photo: WANG JING / CHINA DAILY]

(ECNS) -- More than 70 percent of workers wanted to change their jobs in pursuit of a better salary in the first quarter of 2015, according to a recent survey from 51job.com, a leading recruitment website in China.

The study also found there were 3.62 million job adverts posted online in March, an increase of 10.9 per cent from the same period a year ago, China National Radio reported.

Most positions are in the rapidly developing Internet and e-commerce sector, followed by finance, investment, and securities.

The biggest change took place in real estate, which saw a 22.7 per cent decline in job postings.

Such a change may be related to the slowdown in the property market in China. Only six of the top 20 developers have achieved growth over the year, while sales on average plummeted by 15 percent. 

Employees in the financial sector have the highest starting salaries amongst new graduates, earning over 10,000 yuan ($1,611) a month, with the highest receiving up to 17,000 yuan.

The survey also found that sales, software engineering, as well as investment and financial advice are the three highest earning industries.