Journalists have seen a decline in real term income of £3,315 over the last decade and ten per cent fewer feel they are “fairly rewarded”, according to a new survey.

Research presented by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) this week shows that although the average journalist earns £5,000 more per year compared with 2002, this has not kept up with inflation.

In 2002 the average journalist earned £22,500 per year, compared with £27,500 today. If it has risen in proportion with RPI average salary would now stand at £30, 815. In that time, the percentage who feel they are “fairly rewarded” fell from 50 per cent to 40 per cent.