Annual Dawn Ellmore Employment Survey Shows Strong Pay Rates in Sector with Graduate Trainees Taking Home up to £34,000pa. Big year on year rises also seen in regions outside of London.

1. GoodNewsfor Intellectual PropertyProfessionals –Research RevealsUK Patentand Trade Mark
SalariesRemain Buoyant for 2018
Annual DawnEllmore EmploymentSurveyShowsStrongPayRatesinSector withGraduate Trainees
TakingHome up to £34,000pa. Big yearon yearrisesalsoseeninregionsoutside of London.
Accordingto the annual salarysurveyfromDawnEllmore Employment,aleadingintellectual
property(IP) andlegal recruitmentagency,salariesinthisspecialistsectorhave beenrisingsteadily,
and the latestfiguresshownosignof thisslowingdown.
The specialistrecruitmentfirmworkswithavarietyof intellectual propertycandidatesacrossthe UK
to provide acomprehensive overviewof 2018 payrates.
Theyfoundfullyqualifiedpatentattorneys,withone tofouryears’postqualificationexperience
(P.Q.E.) cannowexpectto receive upto£84,000 a year,qualifiedtrade markattorneyswithupto
fouryears’PQE can receive upto £73,000 and newlyqualifiedintellectual property solicitorshave
seentheirsalariesrise fromanupperlimitof £60,000 to £62,000 perannum.
In additiontothis,graduate trainee rateshave beenrisingsteadily,andnow standata toprate of
£34,000 perannum.
The research,whichlooksat paygrades across the sectorand includessalaryrangesforpatentand
trademarkattorneys,IPsolicitors,technical supportstaff andspecialistsecretarial,administration
and office supportstaff,foundthose livingoutside of the capital were seeingsome of the biggest
salaryincreases.
Juniorpositionswere betterrewardedregionallytoo.Office juniorandschool leaverrole salaries
rose from an average of between£15,000 and £18,000 in2017 to an expected£16,500 to £19,000
range thisyear.
Speakingaboutthe findings,DawnEllmore Employmentfounderanddirector,DawnEllmore,said
theyrepresentedgrowingdemandforexpertise acrossthe sector,bothinandoutside of London.
Dawn said:“We knowthat employmentopportunitiesforpatentandtrademarkprofessionals,
specialistsolicitors,andlegal staff are growingandthe 2018 salaryresultsreflectthisveryclearly.
“What is particularlyinterestingisthe markeddifference betweensome of the more staticLondon
pay bandsand the fairlysubstantial increasesseeninsome regional roles.

2. “As an IPrecruitmentspecialist,we are helpingcompaniestofill manyof these positions –and to
ensure candidatesare aware of the strongsalariesthatcontinue tobe available tothemin2018.”
The Dawn Ellmore 2018 Salary Surveycan be downloadedhere:
https://www.dawnellmore.co.uk/salary-survey