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Salary Survey archive

Here you'll find previous editions for reference, to view or download in pdf format.

​The Harris Hill Salary Survey

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​2024

Increases slowed and demand for talent fell as the market began to cool, in a year when economic chills throughout the sector began to bite. We asked whether wages were really outpacing high inflation, and looked into the growing trend for combining roles into strange new hybrids.

2023

2022

2019

A rare year in which demand for candidates far exceeded supply, driving sizeable salary increases in many areas, and leading us to investigate what organisations without the budget to compete on salaries can do to attract new talent.

The 2022 survey is our first post-pandemic review of salaries, showing the impact of that time on remuneration in the sector, looking at reasons for the continued candidate shortage, and exploring the new pandemic-inspired essential: flexible working.

For our 2019 survey we teamed up with market-leading job board CharityJob, bringing fresh insight and a vast wealth of information to the 2019 Salary Report: our biggest and most comprehensive to date, and the definitive guide to charity sector salaries.

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NB: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic there was no edition produced in 2020 or 2021.

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    The Harris Hill Salary Survey 2024

    Check out our latest guide to salaries in the UK charity sector: are they keeping up with inflation and what does it mean for fundraisers, CEOs, marketers, temps and more?

    Find out here, plus we explore the growing trend for rolling two jobs into one: smart cost-saving measure or a recipe for burnout?

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    How to negotiate a pay rise in the charity sector

    Requesting a raise in the charity sector can be uniquely awkward: feeling undervalued helps no-one, but does more for you mean less for those in need?

    Guest writer Nicola Greenbrook is here to tackle this tricky dilemma.

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    The truth about charity chief executives

    Every so often we're invited to be incandescent about the salaries of charity executives, but what's the truth behind the tabloid tales?

    Jenny Hills of our executive practice explains what charities really pay their CEOs, and why.

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