Structured credit bankers are expected to lead their peers on wages and bonuses as part of wider 30% surge this year in the salaries of those employed across the booming debt markets.

Managing directors in structured credit sales are forecast to top a pay league of debt bankers, with average salaries in excess of £125,000 (€185,000) and average bonuses estimated to surpass £2m, according to survey of headhunters conducted by Structured Credit Investor, a debt-focused journal.