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Summary of results from the 2006 Personnel Rewards Survey

Last year’s survey showed average increases for HR professionals at 3%. With inflation on the increase, and pay reviews of 4% and 5% becoming more common, what will the average increase for this year’s survey turn out to be?

Which specialism will come out on top? Last year HR professionals in organisation development earned almost 50% more than generalists – what will this year’s survey show?

Will manufacturing remain the highest paying sector for HR professionals – last year paying 8% more than the average for jobs at Personnel Officer level.

Just how big is the pay gap between London and the rest of the country, and which is the lowest paying region of the UK; last year it was Northern Ireland at 10% below average, but with the higher cost of living and house prices in this region recently, has this started to get reflected in pay levels for HR?

Last year’s top earner in the survey earned £282,000 – what will this rise to in 2007?

One in four HR professionals were looking to change jobs this time last year. Of those who stayed put, the main reasons cited were ‘interesting job’ and ‘work–life balance’.