Salary Survey archive

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.

What difference does a decade make when it comes to charity sector salaries? We compared 2025's figures against those in our 2015 edition to find out, and reported on the significant swing towards contract and short-term roles at the expense of permanent positions, driven by further contraction in the market.

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.