Many employers have been focused on a court battle over when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will collect employee pay data for the first time—but they should keep in mind that the deadline to submit regular EEO-1 information is rapidly approaching.

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The UK IT, construction and engineering sectors offered the biggest salary packages in April 2019, according to the latest data from UK job board CV-Library.

CV-Library analysed more than 175,000 jobs posted on its site in April 2019.

The top ten are listed below.

1. IT – £45,908

2. Construction – £44,720

3. Engineering – £36,709

4. Finance – £35,166

5. Property – £34,621

6. Automotive – £34,489

7. Marketing – £33,214

8. Education – £31,796

9. Design – £31,181

10. Recruitment – £30,353

Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library commented: “As employees become more in demand and skills shortages remain rife, it’s clear that organisations in these industries are pushing up pay in a bid to entice people out of their current roles.”

“In particular, the IT, construction and engineering sectors are heavily reliant on skilled individuals to help drive businesses forward and without the relevant talent, businesses will start to feel the effects,” Biggins said.

Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, said it is considering a stock market listing for its British supermarket arm Asda, whose attempt to combine with rival Sainsbury’s was blocked by the UK regulator last month.

Kering, the French fashion group whose brands include Gucci and Saint Laurent, said it would only work with models aged over 18, as the fashion industry aims to tighten up its ethical guidelines.