10.37 Our survey of Cuadrilla and its suppliers indicates average wage levels of around £55,000 per FTE per annum, reflecting the higher than average skills levels that are required throughout what is a sophisticated drilling and hydraulic fracturing process both on site and in supply chains. The small number of induced jobs will carry a lower salary range. Average wage levels across Lancashire currently stand at £27,500 according the latest (2009) Annual Survey of Hours & Earnings, and we would anticipate the average salaries on offer as a result of shale gas activities will be broadly twice that currently on offer on average across Lancashire. If the job creation was expressed on the basis of average Lancashire salaries, then the estimated figure would be substantially larger.