Surveys and reports on remuneration and pay across firms can help you benchmark salaries and benefits in the financial sector for accounting professionals, directors and executives. On this page you can access a range of articles, books and online resources providing quick links to surveys, rankings and reports.
Useful links
ICAEW Salary Survey 2012
The annual comprehensive survey from ICAEW/Stott and May benchmarks the salary and bonus levels of ACAs working in business. View average salaries and bonuses across industry sectors and regions.
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Accountancy Age Surveys
Accountancy Age published bi-annual online salary and benefits survey for the accountancy profession for a number of years. Archived editions of the survey are available for Autumn 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2006 and Autumn 2006.
Accounting & finance salary survey (Badenoch & Clark)
Annual survey which provides salary data for a range of roles, industry sectors including public and third sector, and UK regions.
CIMA salary surveys
CIMA publishes global and country specific salary surveys for qualifieds and part qualifieds with data on salaries and bonuses paid.
Economic Research Institute
Commercial providers of salary data through remuneration software and reports which cover the UK and some European countries. Product descriptions and free sample reports are available on the website.
Financial Director Surveys
Financial Director magazine conducts an annual survey of financial directors' pay, bonuses and benefits, as well as correlating results to demographic data such as age and gender. The latest survey summaries include:
Accountancy Salary Guide (Hays)
Online survey for accountancy salaries in the commerce and industry, public practice, and public and not for profit sectors.
Hewitt New Bridge Street
Executive remuneration consultancy firm with a comprehensive website offering annual reports on directors' remuneration across a number of FTSE indices and industry sectors.
Hudson Salary Surveys
Annual survey by the global recruitment firm including salary and benefit data for a variety of job categories and industries. The firm provides separate surveys for the UK and a selection of other countries including Australia, Hong Kong, China and Singapore.
IDS Executive Compensation Review
This monthly journal held by the Library includes an annual survey on the job market for accountancy professionals including salaries for selected accountancy professionals by sector and typical salaries for a selection of accountancy roles in banking and investment and insurance. The journal also includes an annual table 'salaries for accountancy and finance professionals in professional services', with salaries given for a range of roles in various sectors including audit and assurance, corporate finance, transaction services, business performance and improvement, taxation and forensics.
IDS Pay Benchmark
Subscription-based online salary service incorporating jobs and pay rates in named organisations, pay climate briefings, and an earnings checker. The site also contains information on orders for the print copy of their directory.
Michael Page International
The professional services recruitment agency conducts an annual finance salary survey by UK region.
Reed Specialist Recruitment Salary Guides
Annual salary surveys for a wide variety of industries, including accountancy and finance.
Robert Walters - Salary Surveys
Comprehensive salary survey covering a range of professional sectors, including accountancy. Surveys are available for Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and a number of European countries.
Salary Search
Specialist salary service from the Reward group, pitched as the UK's most comprehensive online salary database. This site allows you to find the pay and benefits of a wide range of jobs in the REWARD pay database, with charges varying depending on the degree of detail required. Sample data is provided along with the option to try out the service on test data.
Salary Survey (Leinster Society of Chartered Accountants)
Annual salary survey for the accountancy profession in Ireland carried out by Brendan Burgess of the Accountant Panel on behalf of the Leinster Society of Chartered Accountants (LSCA).
Online articles
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