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&lt;p&gt;The latest &lt;em&gt;QS&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;MBA Jobs &amp;amp; Salary Trends&lt;/em&gt; report is out. If you were to summarize the report&amp;rsquo;s content as a whole with a thumbs up or thumbs down, it would be thumbs up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;rsquo;ve listed some of the key findings below. You can read the full report here.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MBA Demand&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; In the States, MBA hiring was up 9 percent last year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The hottest MBA market is Asia, followed by Russia, then Latin America, and the U.S.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What Industries are Hiring?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &amp;ldquo;MBA consulting jobs are forecast to be back at record levels by 2011, with a 19% jump in demand in 2010, followed by a substantial 37% forecast jump in demand in 2011.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;MBA jobs in financial services won&amp;rsquo;t be far behind with a 22% actual increase in 2010 and a further forecast increase of 11% in 2011.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Some industries do not have a good outlook, with MBA jobs in pharmaceuticals and healthcare set to decline in 2010. MBA jobs in telecoms will also fall by 4% in 2010 but then recover in 2011, though this decline is concentrated in the USA, with several markets showing growth in telecoms demand for MBAs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Employers Want&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; MBAs with three to five years experience are most in demand. There&amp;rsquo;s also demand for MBAs with over five years of experience, less so for MBAs with less than three years experience.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Soft skills over technical skills&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Salaries&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &amp;ldquo;Around the world, MBA salaries have slipped by an average of 5% in 2010 compared to 2009. Despite the world emerging from the financial crisis, an upturn in MBA salaries has yet to feed through in the market for MBAs.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &amp;ldquo;Pharmaceuticals and healthcare reported the highest average base salary this year at $92,264. Financial services companies are paying salaries of $90,926 in 2010, ahead of consulting firms which average $87,627, technology firms which average $85,815.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bonuses&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;middot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Energy is tops: $73,300, on average; Financial services: $39,323; Recruitment services $29,700. The lowest bonuses are in the public sector, utilities, retail and construction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[QS]&lt;/p&gt;

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