SALARIES for sales and marketing professionals in the region are among the highest in the country according to a survey out today.

The average pay package of members of the Chartered Institute of Marketing in the North West is £27,006 according to the 1999 Rewards Survey.

Highest salaries in the country were in London (£30,500) and the South East (£27,570).

According to the survey they enjoyed average pay rises of 4.5 per cent compared with the national average of 3.5 per cent.

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