Jobs competition eases but pay down

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Competition for jobs has fallen to a two-year low, but the picture varies wildly, with some cities having more vacancies than jobseekers and others seeing 30 candidates chasing each position, according to a new study.

Jobs site Adzuna said vacancies have increased by a fifth to 800,000 over the past year, although advertised salaries have fallen by 4.4%.