SALARY SURVEY 2013 - Robert Walters Singapore

MIDLANDSMIDLANDSHUMANRESOURCESMIDLANDSHUMANRESOURCESTheMidlandshumanresourcesrecruitmentteamisbasedincentralBirminghamandrecruitsforHRgeneralistandspecialistrolesacrosstheMidlands,NorthamptonshireandOxfordshire.Werecruitacrossallmarketsectorswithinlargecorporateorganisations,wellknownhouseholdnamesandlocalSMEs,forbothinterimandpermanentroles.MarketOverviewHRrecruitmentremainedrelativelyconsistentintheMidlandswithasteadyflowofjobsavailablethroughouttheyear.HRgeneralistsweremostindemandasemployerscontinuedtoseekHRprofessionalswhocouldaddthemostvalueandworkacrossavarietyofdisciplines.Inparticular,anumberofbusinesseshiredHRbusinesspartnersastheylookedforcandidatesabletocompletestandardbusiness-as-usualresponsibilitieswhocouldaddvaluestrategically.Asaresult,candidatesneededtoberealisticwhenseekingnewrolesbothintermsofthesalariestheysoughtandthelengthoftherecruitmentprocess(whichofteninvolvedmultiplestages).AlthoughbusinessesprimarilyfocusedonrecruitingHRgeneralists,wealsosawsomedemandforHRspecialists.Inparticular,wesawanincreaseinlearninganddevelopmentandcompensationandbenefitsvacanciesasemployersfocusedonretainingtheirbestperformers.Despitearelativelyhighnumberofprofessionalsseekingnewopportunities,thereremainedashortageofhighqualitycandidatesandtheverybestHRprofessionalsweredifficulttoidentifyandattract.Asaresult,thestrongestcandidateswhotypicallysecuredmultipleoffersandwereusuallyabletosecureexcellentroles.Duetoariseininternationalrelocations,wesawincreaseddemandforglobalmobilityprofessionalswhocouldactasthemainpointofcontactforUKexpats.Thesespecialistnicheroleswereusuallyrequiredbylargeorganisationsthathadanumberofinternationaltransfersrequiringspecialistadviceonareasincludingtaxandimmigration.Outlookfor2013WeexpectthelocalHRrecruitmentmarkettofollowasimilarpatterntoexistingmarkettrendsthroughout2013.Specifically,weexpectjoblevelstoremainsteadyduringtheyearmeaningmosthiringislikelytobeonareplacementbasis.Withongoingmarketactivity,HRprofessionalswithspecificnicheskillssuchasrewardorglobalmobilitywillremaininsignificantdemandandinsomecases,receiveapremium.HUMANRESOURCESThejobsmarketremainedcompetitiveandweROLEcontinuedtoreceivearelativelyhighvolumeofapplicationsforeachvacancy.PERMANENTSALARYPERANNUM£UKCONTRACTRATEPERDAY(PAYE)£UK2012 2013 2012 2013HRDirector £80-120k £80-140k £600-1000 £600-1000HeadofHR £70-90k £70-90k £500-800 £500-800HeadofCompensation&Benefits £60-90k £60-90k £400-600 £400-600OrganisationalDevelopment £60-80k £65-80k £400-600 £400-600HeadofTraining&Development £60-80k £65-75k £400-600 £400-600RecruitmentDirector £60-70k £60-80k £400-600 £400-600SeniorBusinessPartner £55-65k £60-70k £400-500 £400-500HRManager/BusinessPartner(10+yrs’PQE) £45-55k £45-55k £300-500 £300-500Compensation&BenefitsManager £45-55k £50-60k £300-500 £300-500HRManager(5+yrs’PQE) £40-50k £40-50k £250-400 £250-400RecruitmentManager £35-50k £35-50k £200-400 £200-400TrainingManager £35-50k £40-45k £200-400 £200-400Compensation&BenefitsAnalyst £30-35k £35-40k £200-300 £200-300GlobalMobilitySpecialist £30-45k £30-50k £200-300 £200-300HRAdvisor £28-35k £28-35k £150-200 £150-200GraduateRecruiter £25-30k £25-30k £150-200 £150-200HROfficer £25-30k £25-30k £150-200 £150-200TrainingOfficer £23-28k £23-28k £150-250 £150-250HRAdministrator £18-22k £18-22k £80-120 £80-120NB:Figuresarebasicsalariesexclusiveofbenefits/bonusesunlessotherwisespecified.RobertWaltersGlobalSalarySurvey2013 58