Salary & Benefits Survey 2009
Q1.
Where do you originate from and where do you work?
Overall results
Australasia Middle East Russia/CIS Asia Africa South America North America Europe (except UK) UK 1% 2% 2% 5% 0% 1% 6% 5% 4% 3% 1% 1% 3% 4% 9% 9% 74% 71%
UK breakdown
Northern Ireland Scotland North West 3% 2% 17% 21% 12% 7% 11% 6% 4% 3% 12% 10% 4% 3% South West 8% 7% 29% 42% Where do you originate from? Where do you work?
Where do you originate from? Where do you work?
North East Wales Midlands East Anglia
London and South East
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Q2.
What is your age group?
Q3.
30%
What is your gender?
13% Over 65 56-65 46-55 36-45 26-35 Under 25 3% 24% 23% 87% 3% 18% Male Female
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Q4.
What is the highest level of qualification you hold?
Q5.
What sector(s) do you work in?
No formal qualification GCSE or equivalent 16+ qualification ‘A’ level or equivalent 18+ qualification Diploma / certificate / technical qualification Professional qualification Bachelors degree Masters qualification Ph D or above
1% 1% 2% 10% 11% 33% 35% 8%
Tidal / marine / hydro Other renewables Nuclear Solar Biofuels Wind Biomass CHP Renewables (all or several) Utilities Other Energy demand / energy efficiency Oil and gas - mid and downstream (including conventional fuels) Oil and gas - upstream
3% 4% 5% 5% 6% 7% 7% 8% 15% 16% 21% 22% 29% 35%
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Q6.
Which of the following is closest to your job?
Q7.
Which best describes the work you do?
Administrative / support role Partner / associate (not self-employed) Trainee / new recruit Skilled operations worker CEO / COO / Managing director / Principal Self-employed consultant / advisor Other management role Director / senior management / VP Employed consultant / advisor Middle management / supervisory
2% 2% 3% 4% 6% 8% 8% 17% 23% 28%
Legal Communications Geosciences Finance / trading Academia / training / skills / HR Analyst Health and Safety Sales and marketing Environment Scientific / technical role (including R&D and surveying Project management General business / commerce / planning / compliance Engineering
1% 1% 1% 2% 4% 5% 5% 6% 7% 7% 12% 14% 35%
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Q8.
If you are an engineer, what type of engineering do you do?
Q9.
What is your annual salary in GBP?
Marine engineering Gas engineering Nuclear engineering Reservoir engineering Civil / structural engineering Control and instrumentation engineering Process / chemical engineering Building services engineering Electrical engineering Petroleum engineering Mechanical engineering Energy engineering
1% 1% 1% 1%
> £100,000 £91-100,000 £81-90,000 £71-80,000 5% 5% 7% 8% 12% 14%
17%
5% 7% 10% 11% 12% 13% 18% 21% £61-70,000 £51-60,000 £41-50,000 £31-40,000 £21-30,000 <£20,000 5% 12%
15%
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Q10.
What was your salary increase in the last 12 months?
Q11.
How much was your bonus last year, as a percentage of your salary?
>10%
11%
>20% 16 - 20%
10% 7% 8% 16% 19% 40%
5.1 - 10%
16% 11 - 15%
4.1 - 5% 3.1 - 4%
13% 13% 19%
6 - 10% <5% Received no bonus
2.1 - 3% 0.1 - 2% 0% 10%
19%
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Q12.
37%
Are you expecting to receive a bonus this year?
Q13.
Which of the following benefits do you (a) have and (b) consider to be important when considering a new role?
Other Subsidised creche Yes 37% Unsure but optimistic Unsure and not optimistic No Gym membership Flexible benefits (choose benefits from from a range offered) Flexible benefits (choose benefits a range offered) Time off in lieu of overtime Company car/car allowance Share incentives 17% 9% Training support (Financial / non-financial) Performance-related bonus Health insurance Flexible working hours 25 days + annual leave Pension
5% 5% 8% 3% 15% 14% 25% 24% 28% 23% 32% Important to me Currently have
39% 35% 33% 40% 45% 49% 50% 50% 57% 51% 48% 64% 71% 69% 77%
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Q14.
How would you rate your work-life balance?
Q15.
When do you anticipate you will next change jobs or retire?
Less than 6 months 16% Good Satisfactory 46% Poor 38% 2 - 5 years 1 - 2 years 7 - 12 months
18% 3% 15% 3% 19% 6% 18% 19% 30% 70% Change job Retire
Not in the foreseeable future
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Q16.
What do you think will be most influential in persuading you to seek your next role?
Q17.
Would you stay with your current employer if they addressed these issues?
Seeking better benefits
4%
6% 10%
Seeking better work/life balance
22% 56% 25% 29%
Yes Probably
Seeking higher salary
Probably not No
Seeking new challenge
49%
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Q18.
27%
Would you recommend your current employer to a friend considering a role with them?
Q19.
How important is it that working in an industry like energy offers you the potential for travel and or relocation?
9%
5%
No opinion / Not applicable Not at all important Yes Probably Probably not 59% No Important Not very important
6%
9% 26% 36%
Very important
24%
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