A survey says starting salaries for university leavers will grow this year. Graduates will look likely to earn £26,500 on average in 2013, up from £26,000 last year, and £25,000 in the three years from 2009 to 2011, predicts the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR). Chief executive of the AGR Carl Gilleard remarked: "The results indicate a renewed level of optimism among organisations for the year ahead," adding that the graduate job market is "inextricably linked to business confidence."