Britons need a £1,200 pay rise to keep up with inflation despite the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate easing last month, according to experts. Research conducted by investment platform easyMoney found that the average salary in the UK would need to jump by £1,239 this year to keep pace. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published last week revealed that the CPI inflation rate for the 12 months to April 2024 eased to 2.3 per cent over the period. This is close to the Bank of England’s desired two per cent target with the central bank having raised interest rates to 5.25 per c…