Rise in wages for skilled workers in manufacturing sector drives increase, but vacancies fall againAnalysis: UK’s bumper pay rises show inflation is tricky to shiftBusiness live – latest updatesUK pay growth accelerated to 5.2% in October, putting pressure on the Bank of England to resist calls for lower interest rates when policymakers meet later this week.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said annual growth in employees’ average earnings – which had been slowing for more than a year – jumped after a significant rise in wages paid for skilled workers in the manufacturing sector. Continue reading...