GETTY - STOCK IMAGE A report shows the number of vacancies has reached a near two-year high

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There are almost 180,000 vacancies in the UK, up by 2 per cent on a year ago and the most since the autumn of 2015, said jobs site Adzuna. The average number of jobseekers per vacancy is now below 0.5, while average advertised pay has hit a six-month high of £32,600.

GETTY - STOCK IMAGE There are almost 180,000 vacancies in the UK, up by 2 per cent on a year ago

A third of all vacancies are affected by the National Minimum Wage, rising to over two out of five in the north east, the research found.

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Doug Monro, co-founder of Adzuna, said: "With salaries up, vacancies at their highest levels in seven months, and fewer people competing for jobs, it's an employment paradise for jobseekers.

GETTY - STOCK IMAGE The average number of jobseekers per vacancy is now below 0.5

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