The death of salary benchmarking

By Claire Linton-Evans
Updated September 20 2014 - 7:13pm, first published 6:40pm
Employment solutions: Claire Linton-Evans.
Employment solutions: Claire Linton-Evans.
Employment solutions: Claire Linton-Evans.
Employment solutions: Claire Linton-Evans.
Employment solutions: Claire Linton-Evans.
Employment solutions: Claire Linton-Evans.

For decades benchmarking has been the private sector's employment solution, forcing candidates into salary bands the way square pegs fit into round holes – often by shaving off some sides. Published by industry bodies and recruitment firms after surveying multiple companies, these annual benchmarking studies attempt to explain what salary range a role (usually by job title) is paid within each industry.

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