CIPS_Salary_Survey_2016_LR

Bonuses
by sector and industry
Those working in the Private Sector are more
likely to be eligible for a bonus. Over half of
Private Sector respondents received one in
the last 12 months, compared to just 17% of
workers within the Public Sector. Average
bonuses in the Private Sector are also higher
at 11% of salary, compared to 6% in the
Public Sector.
Professionals working in Marketing,
Advertising and PR, Banking, Finance and
Insurance, and Pharmaceuticals and Life
Sciences were the most likely to have received
a bonus. These bonuses were amongst the
highest, but they were surpassed and
equalled by a number of other industries such
as Telecoms, Property, Professional and
Business Services and Healthcare.
Private
Sector
Public
Sector
Charity/Not
For Profit
51%
ON AVERAGE RECEIVED A BONUS
Private Sector
51%
FCIPS
(on average overall)
MORE ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE A BONUS
BONUS RECEIVED IS
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE
v 17% v 20%
15% v 9% v 7%
34% v 75% v 73%
62%
received
a bonus
Received a bonus
Eligible but didn’t
receive a bonus
Not eligible to
receive a bonus
21%
of their
salary
Breakdown of bonuses received by sector and industry
Average bonus as % of salary
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 47% 18% 35%
Banking, Finance and Insurance
Central Government
Construction
Defence
Education
Energy, Water and Mining
Healthcare
Hotels and Catering
IT
Local Council
Manufacturing and Engineering
Marketing/Advertising/PR
NHS
Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
Professional and Business Services
Property
Retail and Wholesale
Telecoms
Transport and Storage
3%
5%
70% 5%
25%
22% 15% 62%
36% 19% 45%
39% 18% 44%
97%
65% 10% 24%
49% 30% 21%
56% 7% 37%
51% 8% 41%
94%
44% 16% 41%
89% 11%
10% 3%
87%
70% 5%
25%
49% 30% 21%
55% 45%
49% 15% 36%
58% 23% 19%
48% 14% 39%
14%
14%
3%
9%
6%
6%
10%
15%
12%
12%
2%
11%
8%
11%
14%
15%
17%
9%
17%
9%
% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
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