- Australian Institute of Management completes National Salary Survey - Survey shows a skills shortage is generating increased wage pressures - Companies are responding by becoming increasingly flexible - Training and development programs also increasing By Chris Shaw The Australian Institute of Management (AIM) has completed the Large Companies edition of its 2011 National Salary Survey, the 47th year the survey has been conducted. AIM received responses from 506 companies throughout Australia, covering more than 250 job roles. The main finding from this year's survey was pay pressures are rising, this in response to an ongoing skills shortage. As a result, AIM notes almost two-thirds of large companies indicated they would consider hiring staff from overseas in an attempt to overcome the shortage of skilled workers. Unemployment has been low and has fallen further over the past 12 months, AIM noting as a result 49.7% of large companies in the survey have found it difficult to recruit some staff. The sectors