Overall, salaries fell by 1.26% to £25,870 on average in May across the country. However, those in the south were able to escape the general trend as salaries rose 3.99% to £24,318, the highest figure to date.

Despite the average drop countrywide, the figure is 4.06% more than it was in May 2015.

Barbara Kolosinska, director at C&M Travel Recruitement and C&M Executive Recruitment which released the figures, said: “May was a bumper month for the south, with jobseekers in the likes of Sussex and Surrey being treated to a great selection of new travel jobs offering attractive wages.

“It was also another strong few weeks for London with salaries remaining well above average despite falling from last month’s all-time high.

“In 2016 so far, salaries have risen year-on-year every single month which is clearly a great sign of the strength of the current market.”

Meanwhile there was a 9% rise in the number of new travel jobs being made available in May, with vacancies numbers also increasing 8% annually.

Kolosinska said: “After six months of year-on-year falls, the number of people searching for new travel jobs has now risen annually for the past two months.

“While there is still a shortage of quality candidates in the market, we are now seeing positive signs that competition for roles is increasing.

“What this also means is that there are now plenty of great job opportunities for the right applicants to take advantage of before more candidates return to the market.”