By Chris Dorrell Starting salary inflation eased to its slowest rate in nearly three years, a closely watched survey showed, in the latest indication that slack is building in the jobs market. The latest jobs report from KPMG and Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) revealed that tighter client budgets and an increase in candidate numbers were helping to stabilise starting pay, even though competition remains intense for highly-skilled workers. This brought starting salary inflation to its lowest level in 33 months. The news will fuel hopes that wage growth is on a sustained downturn…