The number of well-paying managerial and professional jobs in the UK has grown significantly faster than lower-paying jobs over the last ten years, research from The Work Foundation reveals.
Figures from the organisation show that managerial jobs grew by 12.73 per cent among men between 1995 and 2005, professional jobs by 8.13 per cent and associate professional jobs, such as nurses and computer technicians, by 16.98 per cent.
The number of women moving into management and professional roles has been even more striking, with managerial jobs growing by 29.53 per cent, professional jobs by 15.01 per cent and associate professional jobs by 56.89 per cent.
The report showed that the world of work was becoming "upwardly mobile" said Ian Brinkley, co-author of the report, challenging theories that work and society were becoming more divided.
He said: "The idea that the decline of manufacturing has meant the end of decent jobs paying decent wages for vast numbers of people is clearly unfounded.
"Economic change is never painless. However, a more knowledge-intensive world of work, where people work with their heads more than their hands, appears from these findings to be a relatively benign development for workers," he added.
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