Of the more than 6,000 respondents, 73 per cent want to change their job, the survey found.

The main reason cited for doing so is their dissatisfaction with their salary and other remunerations.

Five per cent of respondents said they were interested in working overseas, with the top five destinations of choice being Japan, the United States, Singapore, Australia and South Korea respectively.

For employees looking for a job in Thailand, their top five preferred locations are Bangkok, Chon Buri, Samut Prakan, Rayong and Pathum Thani respectively.

Forty per cent of respondents had been looking for a job via job-search websites, while 17.56 per cent searched on the websites of the firms they were interested in joining and 11.73 per cent relied on personal connections.

Almost 8 per cent applied for a job in person.