Here you'll find previous editions for reference, to view or download in pdf format.
The Harris Hill Salary Survey
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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.
Connecting Gen Z: how charities can engage the next generation
For Generation Z, work isn’t simply about making ends meet; it’s about making a positive difference and impact. Members of Gen Z tend to be deeply passionate about social change and eager to join organisations that align closely with their values. However, attracting, managing and retaining Gen Z can present unique challenges for the charity sector. In our latest blog, freelance writer Nicola ...
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Open to all: inclusive recruitment in the charity sector
Given that so many work with marginalised or disadvantaged groups of people, you’d expect charities to be more aware than most of the barriers to employment such groups often face, and the need to be more inclusive. Which research suggests that by and large, they are. However research also suggests that in terms of using that awareness to build a more diverse workforce, they’re lagging behind s...
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2024 Salary Survey: CEO salaries and executive trends
What are charity chief executives really getting paid in 2024? If anyone knows, it’s the experts of our Chief Executive and Director Recruitment Practice, each of whom has been successfully placing charity leaders and senior executives for more than a decade. Working with third sector organisations of all sizes nationwide, they've appointed more than 50 CEOs for charities in the last two years ...
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2024 Salary Survey: finance and temps market trends
What's happening in the job market for those in charity finance, and for temporary and interim staff throughout the sector? Here's what our specialists had to say in our 2024 Salary Survey, where you'll also find the latest rates for around 200 charity sector positions.Finance market trends Wage growth might be outstripping inflation somewhere, but it’s not in the world of charity finance, wher...
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When two become one: rise of the Frankenjob
Introducing the hybrid job: part one thing, part another, the Cockapoo of careers, employment's answer to the reversible duvet, a hastily bodged-together Frankenjob, think of it as you will. These two-part titles - Director of Finance and Resources, Head of Fundraising and Marketing - are turning up across the charity sector in ever greater numbers, but what's behind it, what are the implicatio...
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2024 Salary Survey: business services market trends
Among the role-by-role rates you’ll find in our 2024 Salary Survey are those in operations, HR, data, projects, admin and support, central to the day-to-day running of charities and generally making things happen. You can find all the figures via the link above – but for the context behind them, here's what our specialists had to say about the current market for charity professionals in thes...
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2024 Salary Survey: marketing, PR and digital trends
Focusing on one area of expertise gives our specialists a clear view of what's happening in their field across the sector, insights you'll find in the 2024 Harris Hill Salary Survey, together with current rates for around 200 charity and not for profit sector positions.You can view the full survey via the link above, but here's what the team had to say about the current market for charity pro...
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2024 Salary Survey: fundraising market trends
The 2024 Harris Hill Salary Survey is out now, and along with current rates for around 200 charity and not for profit positions, we look at trends in the job market by area of expertise and across the sector. You can view or download the survey here to check out the figures, but here’s what we had to say about the market and current trends within fundraising.Market overviewThis year’s figure...
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