2. Salary Guide 2012
Sigmar Recruitment, established in 2002, is recognised as one of the leading professional Irish recruitment companies Contents
and employs 100 staff in seven offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Warsaw and Singapore. Employment Market Overview...................3
Accountancy..............................................4
Our experience extends across Accountancy, Banking & Financial Services, Construction & Property, Engineering, Banking & Finance....................................12
Healthcare, HR, IT, Insurance, Legal, Marketing, Pharmaceutical, Office & Multilingual, Online Gaming, Sales and Supply Insurance..................................................21
Chain. Legal.........................................................25
HR.............................................................27
Our consultants have been recruiting for an average of 7 years each which gives us an additional dimension to our Office.........................................................30
consultancy in this competitive market. Sigmar since its inception has had in recruiting for some of Ireland’s largest Multilingual................................................32
employers, developed a deep understanding of the challenges facing employers and employees nationwide. Senior Management.................................35
Marketing..................................................36
We are on over 190 PSL with organisations nationwide, serving some of our clients in Europe & Asia. Sigmar can therefore Sales.........................................................39
offer its candidates an impressive selection of opportunities with the top blue chip employers in Ireland.The level and IT...............................................................43
consistency of service we deliver is reflected in the fact that we attract 37% of our candidates as a result of referrals. Engineering...............................................48
Life Sciences.............................................51
For further information, please contact us on +353 1 4744600 or email info@sigmar.ie Supply Chain & Logistics..........................55
Construction & Property Services.............58
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3. Employment Market Overview
There was a 13.5% growth in job placements in 2011 compared As Europe began to stagnate, companies became slower to On the other hand, the continued uncertainty in the European
to 2010. Signs of stabilisation in the Irish economy and banking commit to hiring. Even though job placements have slowed slightly, market, and additional austerity measures in Budget 2012, have
system, and a surprisingly strong first half economic performance they have remained stable throughout Q4, with activity led to indigenous employers adopting an air of caution in their
contribute to the rise. accelerating throughout, which bodes well for the early part of hiring decisions which will continue to be influenced by wider
2012. Job placements will continue to further stabilise in the first economic confidence throughout 2012.
Economic stabilisation in early part of 2011 brought with it a return half of 2012 with steady growth predicted for the second half of
of confidence in business activity throughout the first half with the year as the IDA supports jobs. Jobs in the domestic economy There has been a significant increase in the amount of contract
considerably more job placements occurring through the first half will continue to be largely influenced by confidence on the national and temporary offerings throughout 2011 by companies where
of the year, peaking throughout the summer. The final quarter and European economy.” flexible employment has become the norm. Therefore the demand
however saw a levelling off (-2.5%) in job placements due to a for flexible employment requirements is expected to continue
reduction in confidence, which impacted decision making among There is a clear two tracked employment market emerging, with throughout 2012. Candidates willing to be flexible and take these
employers and candidates. the continued job creation among multinational companies and roles more often than not find themselves being offered extensions
stagnation among domestic employers. The IDA have reported a and permanent contracts by the end of their term.
Robert MacGiolla Phádraig, Director, Sigmar Recruitment says: “It marked rise on 2010 with 13,000 jobs being created in 2011, the
is clear from 2011 that confidence is the single biggest influence impact of which should be seen throughout 2012 as the jobs come
on job creation with job placements being immediately affected by to realisation. These IDA backed jobs will also have a knock on
economic sentiment. Job placements grew in the first half of the effect with an estimated 3 jobs being created in the domestic
year peaking in July and August as the domestic economy service sectors for every FDI role.
gathered momentum.
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4. Accountancy: Financial Services
There was a slow start to 2011 and a bit of a bumpy ride throughout There is a growing need for people within the Corporate Governance Areas that will be in particular demand will be newly qualified
the summer but recruitment picked up tremendously from area (Internal audit, Risk and Control, Regulatory and Statutory accountants trained in Big 4 companies, qualified accountants
September onwards for the rest of 2011. reporting, Compliance and Sox roles). A lot of these roles are on the with financial products knowledge, all levels of regulatory,
permanent side due to the importance of the area and the fact that statutory, risk and compliance staff as well as roles within
The finance side of the financial services market has been a number of companies have found they need to increase implementation, process improvement and change
extremely busy in 2011. There is still a shortage of permanent headcount in these departments . management areas.
positions and most companies within the financial services sector
are recruiting people on short term and long term contracts, even Financial Reporting is also a growing area and a number of 2012 certainly looks very promising for Qualified Accountants
up to 18 months. contractors will be needed from Dec 2011 to Feb/ April 2012 to cover especially for those with strong project skills and financial
year end. products knowledge.
For most of the roles there is still a preference for Big 4 trained
Accountants within all areas (Internal Audit, Financial Control, Risk The start of 2012 looks to be very busy in Financial Services across Credit Managers and candidates with Debt Restructuring
and Compliance etc) the board – Insurance, Banking, Investments. experience will be in demand however salaries will still be
restricted.
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7. Accountancy: Industry and Commerce
RETAIL & COMMERCIAL BANKING
2011: We have also seen a large number of contract positions and 2012:
After a large number of redundancies in 2010, 2011 saw a slow contracts with a view to being made permanent in 2011. Salaries We predict an ever increasing activity in the market; companies
but steady rise in vacancies in the industry & commerce sector. made a slight increase throughout the year which makes 2012 all have made their cuts, have plans to restructure and recruitment
The year started slow but with a gradual rise. the more promising. needs to happen to put this plan of action in place. The big
recruiters in Accountancy & Finance Industry areas will as always
The main sectors recruiting were with US multinationals and IT We found that a lot of companies were very particular in the type be US Multinational/Pharmaceuticals/IT Companies. But with
companies with pharmaceuticals companies following suit. FMCG of candidate & experience they wanted in 2011 and that will Dublin being the European hub for many major world companies,
(fast moving consumer goods) companies picked up during the continue in 2012. a knock on effect will kick in and we will hopefully all reap the
year with a strong rise to the end of the year. benefits from this. Candidates with ERP systems experience,
One key area was systems, especially ERP systems. There was ideally with a Big 4 background, will be in major demand.
There was a large need for skills such as costing, pricing & a high demand for candidates with SAP or Oracle and sometimes
profitability analysis and fixed assets, mainly due to companies companies ruled candidates out because they didn’t have time to In 2012, we predict a demand for roles in Financial Planning &
looking after every penny. train candidates on the systems and wanted the successful Analysis, Financial/Business Analysts, Costing and Risk Analysts,
candidate to “hit the ground running”. Project Accountants as well as the natural progression from
The slow down was more prevalent in the senior finance areas Financial Accountants to Finance Manager/Financial Controller
(CFO’s, Finance Directors & Financial Controllers) but as the Employers are looking for candidates with a much broader range level. This will hopefully see a growth in businesses & a growth in
market picked up towards the summer a number of vacancies of skills and experience who they think can go into the job and be recruitment with the candidates being the ones to benefit in 2012.
arose. adaptable, flexible and be able to meet any new tasks or
challenges presented to them.
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10. Accountancy: Professional Services
Audit Advisory / Consulting Taxation
2011 saw an increase in the demand for Qualified Audit There has been significant growth in the advisory area where the During 2011 there was no significant growth in the demand for Tax
professionals to work in practice. This demand came primarily from large practices with consulting arms are being engaged by large Accountants for the practice sector. The majority of vacancies
the Top 20 accounting firms where additional staff was required financial services and multinational companies. These companies were at the more senior level with the large firms seeking
for audit assignments with large multinational companies. The seek assistance on a range of matters including internal audit, Managers and Senior Managers from other Big 4 or large firms.
most sought after candidates were recently Qualified Accountants regulation, risk, process improvement and cost saving. The With few available job opportunites in industry, many recently
who were coming from other Big 4 or Top 20 accounting firms. This practices will always be most interested in hiring candidates with qualified Tax Seniors or Managers are remaining in their positions
is mainly due to the needs of the large audit firms who require previous advisory experience; however in Q3 & Q4 of 2011, they in practice. This lack of movement in the market has ensured that
candidates with exposure to regulatory reporting standards such have hired qualified accountants with no prior experience in this the demand for Tax Accountants in practice has remained
as US GAAP & IFRS. specialist field. The ACA qualification is typically the most desired consistent throughout the year.
qualification but more recently, ACCA qualified candidates have
been hired.
We predict that there will continue to be a large volume of Job opportunities will exist within the tax area during 2012;
opportunities for audit professionals at all levels within practice in however they will be of a lesser volume than the other specialist
2012. With the number of multinationals located in Ireland, the The advisory space continues to be a growth area within practice. areas within practice. An increase in industry opportunities should
large audit firms will continue to be engaged to undertake audits The increase in corporate governance requirements in place for open more vacancies for qualified Tax Accountants within practice.
which will have a knock on effect on the required headcount for all companies will mean that specialist help is required to meet the The jobs that will arise are more likely to be at the senior and
their teams. regulatory and compliance requirements. This will be one area management level and prior Big 4 tax experience will be required.
where job growth is expected within 2012.
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12. Banking & Financial Services
Within Investment Banking there has been an increase in the main Compliance and Risk will continue to be areas of growth throughout With the ever changing landscape in the Banking Industry it is
Back Office departments such as Fund Accounting and 2012. As regulations within the financial sectors increase so will the more unclear on how recruitment requirements will form
Shareholder Services with work in the more ancillary departments demand on top talent in this area. This will be the area which is throughout 2012. Candidates with careers in this area should
such as Custody, Pricing and Corporate Actions moving at a lesser likely to see salary increases. The LCOI qualification will be in expect to see increased contract work, lower salary levels and
pace. The market for candidates within Funds is still quite demand for Compliance candidates along with superior high competition for roles.
competitive with companies striving to attain the best candidates Communications skills to implement Compliance quickly in fast
on the market. changing environments. There will be a large increase of experienced people on the
market after mergers that have taken place so candidates
There has been a definite increase in the amount of contract and Candidates in these areas need to make sure their CV’s are tailored moving roles at this time should ensure that they are giving
temporary offerings in the last two years by Funds companies per role which has never been more vital. Highlighting experience themselves every opportunity to be hired by tailoring CV’s,
where sign off for permanent requirements is delayed due to and skills relevant to the exact role is essential. There is huge preparing intensively for interviews and being as flexible as
budget constraints or sign off by executive levels or international competition for these roles and candidates need to give themselves possible.
counterparts. Candidates willing to be flexible and take these roles every opportunity to be called to interview. Grammar and bad
more often than not find themselves being offered extensions and formatting is completely unacceptable. Credit Managers and candidates with Debt Restructuring
permanent contract by the end of their term. experience will be in demand however salaries will still be
There are good opportunities in the Investment Banking Industry restricted.
There is a strong demand for Project, Analytical and Statistical and most companies are set to remain increasing and replacing staff
roles. Candidates with experience and industry qualifications are throughout 2012 at a cautious but steady rate.
snapped up. These include SAS, SQL, PMP, Six Sigma, and
Prince II.
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13. CORPORATE /PRIVATE BANKING JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Senior Private Banking Manager 65-75k 80-90k 90k + 60-65k 70-80k 80k +
Senior Corporate Banking Manager 65-75k 80-90k 90k + 60-65k 70-80k 80k +
Senior Equity Analyst 60-65k 70-75k 80k + 50-55k 60-65k 70k +
Risk Manager 60-65k 70-75k 80k + 55-60k 65-70k 75k +
Credit Manager 50-55k 60-70k 75k + 45-50k 55-65k 70k +
Lending Officer 45-50k 55-60k 65k + 40-45k 50-55k 55k +
Private Banking Manager 45-50k 55-60k 65k + 45k 50-55k 60k +
Relationship Manager 45-50k 55-60k 65k + 45k 50-55k 60k +
Portfolio Administrator 25-28k 32-40k n/a 23-26k 28-35k n/a
The majority of domestic banks are continuing to Similar to the last two years, candidates with experience
experience salary and bonus freezes while a number of in credit and risk analysis, asset restructuring and
international banking institutions are unsure of how compliance are seeing a high demand for their skills
things will pan out due to major group restructures from which has led to more competitive salary changes in
their parent companies. these areas.
Many financial services employers predict a small Overall, 2011 has shown a gradual upswing in
percentage increase in salaries for 2012 in areas such recruitment within the banking sector with an emphasis
as credit, risk and compliance, while operational level on fixed term contract roles at both senior and junior
salaries will remain flat. levels.
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14. TREASURY JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Head of Treasury 85-95k 100-110k 110k + 75-85k 90-100k 100k +
Treasury Operations Manager (Back
Office) 60-65k 65-70k 70-90k 60k 65k 70k +
Treasury Specialist 28-35k 35-45k 50-60k 26-32k 32-40k 45k +
Treasury Administrator 20-26k 26-32k 32-38k 20-25k 25-30k 32-38k
Treasury Risk 28-35k 35-50k 55-70k 25-32k 32-45k 45-60k
Treasury Dealer 20-34k 40-55k 55-75k 21-30k 35-45k 45-65k
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18. FUND SERVICES JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
VP Fund Accounting 85-95k 110-120k 125k + 75-85k 95-105k 115k +
AVP Fund Accounting 70-75k 80-85k 90k + 60-65k 70-75k 80k +
Fund Accounting, Manager 55-60k 65-75k 75k + 50-55k 60-65k 70k +
Fund Accounting, Assistant Manager 40-45k 45-55k 55k + 35-40k 45-50k 55k +
Senior Fund Accountant (2yrs exp) 28-32k 32-42k n/a 28-30k 32-40k n/a
Fund Accountant 23-28k 30-32k n/a 24-26k 28-35k n/a
CORPORATE ACTIONS/MARKET DATA JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Manager 55-60k 65-70k 70k + 50-55k 60-65k 65k +
Assistant Manager / Supervisor 40-45k 50-55k 55k + 40k 45-50k 50k +
Senior Administrator 28-32k 35-38k 38-45k 26-30k 32-35k 35-40k
Administrator 23-28k 30-32k n/a 22-26k 28-30k n/a
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19. SHAREHOLDER SERVICES/ JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
TRANSFER AGENCY 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Head of Shareholder Services 85-95k 100-110k 120k + 75-85k 90-100k 105k +
Shareholder Services Manager 60-65k 65-75k 80k + 55-60k 60-70k 75k +
Shareholder Services Assistant Manager 40-45k 45-50k 50k + 35-40k 40-45k 45k +
Shareholder Services Supervisor / Team
Lead 35-40k 40-45k 45k + 30-35k 35-40k 40k +
Shareholder Services Senior Administrator 28-32k 33-35k n/a 26-30k 31-33k n/a
Shareholder Services Administrator 23-28k 30-32k n/a 22-26k 28-30k n/a
CUSTODY JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Head of Custody 65-75k 75-85k 90k + 60-70k 75-80k 85k +
Custody Manager 55-60k 65-75k 70k + 50-55k 60-65k 70k +
Custody Assistant Manager /Supervisor 40-45k 50-55k 55k + 35-40k 45-50k 50k +
Senior Custody Administrator 28-32k 35-38k n/a 26-30k 31-35k n/a
Custody Administrator 23-28k 30-32k n/a 21-26k 28-30k n/a
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20. FINANCIAL REPORTING
JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Head of Shareholder Services 85-95k 100-110k 120k + 75-85k 90-100k 105k +
Shareholder Services Manager 60-65k 65-75k 80k + 55-60k 60-70k 75k +
Shareholder Services Assistant Manager 40-45k 45-50k 50k + 35-40k 40-45k 45k +
Shareholder Services Supervisor / Team
Lead 35-40k 40-45k 45k + 30-35k 35-40k 40k +
Shareholder Services Senior Administrator 28-32k 33-35k n/a 26-30k 31-33k n/a
Shareholder Services Administrator 23-28k 30-32k n/a 22-26k 28-30k n/a
For the past year the volume of recruitment in the fund It has also been predicted that appointments on a
services sector has been low in the small to medium temporary and contract basis are due to increase again
sized fund organisations. The larger organisations have in 2012 as it has over the past few years. Overall, there
been slightly busier recruiting at the junior level to is a positive outlook across the industry for 2012 in
specialist level hirer. It is believed that there will be comparison to the previous 2 years.
candidate movement across the sector in 2012 due to
salary, bonus and progression freezes in previous years.
Many clients predict minimal bonus and salary increases
early in 2012 where the majority will be depending on
individual performance. Some organisations are
continuing to cross-train fund professionals and
encourage further external training.
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21. Insurance
Since the shift in 2010 from high volume to strategic recruitment. Dissimilarly to these areas, we have seen most drop off in general
We are starting to see an increased requirement for specific skill lines insurance with the current climate making it unfeasible to
sets across the board in the insurance sector. Opportunities in the up-hold regular creation of roles.
industry have risen steadily in the last twelve months although
salaries seem to be on a par with 2010 rates. The attraction to Ireland for International organisations remains
relatively strong. In 2010 and 2011 we continued to see an increase
An unusual but very common trend we have seen, is an influx of in key players in the Life Insurance industry who decided to
professionals from abroad joining the Irish market. This is due to centralise their European Operations in Ireland. This brought on
the stagnant candidate base throughout the sector, particulary in various associated projects and we expect to see that trend
Dublin. continue in 2012.
Recent trends include an increase in Compliance roles within the We have seen continued growth in 2011 in the areas of Compliance,
sector. Along with this there has also been an increase in Risk Risk, Solvency II, Business Analysts, Product Specialists, Actuaries,
Solvency II roles but not to the same degree. The areas we have Project Managers and Programme Managers. The industry has
seen most development in are the fields of actuarial, credit, risk seen some positive growth and in particular these areas will
and compliance and also reinsurance. With the need of part and continue to have increasing opportunities in 2012 .
fully qualified actuaries at an all time high, newly qualified actuaries
have begun to commandi salaries from €80,000 upwards.
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23. ACTUARIAL JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Trainee Actuary (Graduate) 30-40k n/a n/a 28-40k n/a n/a
Part Qualified 40-45k 45-55k 55k + 35k-40k 40-50k 50k +
Nearly Qualified 55-60k 60-70k 70k + 45-55k 55-65k 65k +
Newly Qualified 80-95k 95-110k 110k + 70-80k 80-100k 100k +
Qualified Actuary 110k + n/a n/a 100k + n/a n/a
Actuarial Manager 120k + n/a n/a 110k + n/a n/a
Chief Actuary 140k + n/a n/a 120k + n/a n/a
COMPLIANCE JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Compliance Manager 35-45k 45-65k 65k + 30-40k 40-60k 60k +
Compliance Officer 22-28k 28-40k 40k + 22-25k 25-40k 40k +
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24. LIFE & PENSIONS JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Operations Manager n/a 60-70k 70k + n/a 50-60k 60k +
Pensions Manager n/a 45-55k 55-80k n/a 40-50k 50-75k
REINSURANCE JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Reinsurance Manager 65-75k 75-85k 85-120k 55-65k 65-75k 75-100k
Reinsurance Underwriter 30-40k 40-55k 55k + 26-35k 35-50k 50k +
Reinsurance Broker 25-32k 32-45k 45k + 25-30k 30-40k 40k +
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25. Legal
Following the the slow down in the legal sector in 2009 and 2010 There has been an increase in companies hiring in-house counsel.
there has been an increase in hiring both for private practice and Most roles require specific experience in specialist areas, the
in-house roles through 2011. In particular the financial services objective being to reduce the external legal consultancy fees and
sector has had increased requirements for both contract and develop in-house legal expertise tailored to suit business
permanent in-house legal staff. There has been a demand for requirements.
experienced Funds lawyers and within the Banking sector an
increased requirement for solicitors with experience in Regulatory
Compliance, Collections and Lending Restructuring. There has
also been an increase in activity with regard to Litigation,
Corporate and Commercial law.
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26. PRACTICE JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Partner 80k-100k 100k-120k 120k + 80k-100k 100k-120k 120k +
Senior Associate 70k-80k 80k + n/a 70k-80k 80k + n/a
Associate 50k-60k 60k-70k n/a 50k-60k 60k-70k n/a
Solicitor 35k-50k 50k-70k 70k + 35k-50k 50k-70k 70k +
Newly qualified 25k-35k n/a n/a 25k-35k n/a n/a
Legal Executive/Paralegal 22k-25k 25k-35k 40k + 22k-25k 25k-35k 40k +
JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
IN HOUSE
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Head of Legal 90k -110k 110k-140k 140k + 80k-100k 100k-120k 120k +
Senior Counsel 70k-90k 90k-130k 130k + n/a n/a n/a
Funds Lawyer 65k-80k 80k-90k 90k + 65k-80k 80k-90k 90k +
General Counsel 45k-65k 65k-90k 90k + 40k-60k 60k-80k 80k +
Legal Executive 25k-30k 30k-40k 40k+ 22k-25k 25k-35k 40k+
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27. CHARTERED SECRETARIES JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Head of Department 70k-80k 80k-90k 90k + 70k-80k 80k-90k 80k +
Company Sec. (Qualified) 35k-40k 35k-45k 45k + 28k-35k 35k-40k 40k +
Company Sec. (Part qualified) 25k-28k 28k-40k 40k + 25k-28k 28k-35k 35k +
Trainee Company Secretary 20k-25k 25k-28k 28k + 20k-25k 25k-28k 28k +
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28. Human Resources
The HR Market continues to be challenging with few permanent positions
available and a high level of competition amongst candidates. The
availability of contract positions has remained steady with particular
requirements in the areas of Talent Acquisition, HR Projects, Employee
Relations and Compensation & Benefits. There has also been a
requirement for experienced Change Management candidates for
project roles within a variety of sectors.
The HR Shared Services area is continuing to grow and with it there has
been a specialist demand for multilingual HR professionals.
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29. HR GENERAL JOB TITLE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp
HR Director 80-95k 95-110k 120k +
Senior HRM 6575k 75-90k 90k +
HR Manager / Business Partner 46-55k 55-65k 65k +
HR Generalist 35-45k 45-55k 55k +
HR Officer 28-35k 35-40k 40k +
HR Administrator 25-30k 30-35k 35k +
Training Manager 45-50k 55-75k 75k +
Training Officer 25-30k 30-42k 42k +
SPECIALIST ROLES JOB TITLE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp
Talent Acquisition Manager 40-45k 45-50k 50k +
Talent Acquisition Specialist 30-35k 35-40k 45k+
Compensation & Benefits Manager 35-45k 45-60k 65k +
Compensation & Benefits Administrator 25-30k 30-40k 40k +
ERO/IRO Manager 46-54k 55-70k 70k +
Employee Relations Officer 25-35k 35-53k 55k +
Industrial Relations Officer 25-35k 35-55k 55k +
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30. Office Support Staff
The office sector regained some of its former vigour with steady Traditional sectors like Legal, Pharmaceutical, Banking and
growth in 2011. The year started with strong opportunities for Financial Services, who had previously downsized support staff
professional administrator/receptionists across a variety of numbers, returned to the market to recruit candidates within these
companies. roles.
As the year progressed excellent opportunities for professional Opportunities for well qualified and flexible juniors also remain
and experienced PAs were becoming more evident. Long term available across all sectors. With 2011 closing on a positive note,
contract and permanent roles opened not only for the traditional for office staff, we anticipate that the momentum built during the
PA but also for the career PA. In certain areas responsibilities and year will carry forward to 2012.
salaries grew significantly as did the scope of the roles opening
up to experienced PA’s.
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31. OFFICE ROLES JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Administrators 21-23k 25-30K 30k + 20-22k 23-25k 25k +
Receptionists 20-25k 27-30k 30k + 20-23k 24-28k 28k +
Secretaries 25k 28-32k 35k + 20-25k 25-30k 30k +
Personal Assistants 30-35k 35-40k 40k + 20-24k 25-30k 35k +
Office Managers 30-35k 35-40k 40k + 20-24k 25-30k 35k +
Legal Secretaries 25-27k 27-32k 35-40k 22-25k 25-30k 35k +
Customer Service Representatives 23-25k 25-30k 30k + 18-24k 25-30k 30k +
Post room Clerks 20-23k 25-28k 28k + 20-23k 25-28k 28k +
Data Entry Clerks 20-22k 22-25k 25k + 18-24k 25-30k 30k +
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32. Multilingual
Ireland Overview Ireland Economic Landscape IDA Partnership
National and International media has been focused on Ireland One key area which is focused on more than most by our The IDA promised at the start of 2011 to encourage new
since 2008, with reports erring very much to the side of an European media partners is our current unemployment rate, companies to Ireland at a rate never seen before with a target
economic meltdown and potential repercussions as a result of the set at 14.3%, and something which no one can dispute. How of 20’000 jobs created through various shared service centres
European bailout and subsequent budget reforms. Ireland did then can we explain the demand for jobs in Ireland across and call centre operations. The IDA has hit most assigned
indeed go through one of the biggest booms ever seen throughout sectors such as IT, Pharma, Engineering, Banking and targets and the result is clear given the demand for candidates
our economic history, leading to international relations with our Finance? The area which is showing the biggest demand for who are skilled and multilingual. Their work in developing
Euro counterparts developing on never seen before scales and skilled candidates encompasses all of the above and requires partnerships with international companies has allowed Ireland
ultimately a borrowing scale which far outweighed our monetary just one thing-an additional language. Multilingual recruitment to get back on the investment map, boosting our attractiveness
capabilities. We are all aware of the outcome and as we enter 2012 continues to grow and shape our economy, with approximately as a location for companies to base their operations here in
after one of the toughest budgets ever to be passed in the Irish 20’000 new jobs forecasted by the IDA, generated by Ireland. Ireland is well positioned to contribute to this growth
Dail, the news is that things are a lot better than they appear. In international companies choosing to place their shared with predictions that Ireland could create almost 20,000 jobs
order to see the positives within our current situation, we must strip service centres within Ireland. We will continue to see this tend as a world leader in cloud computing adding €9.5 billion to the
away certain negatives and focus on the growth which is evident throughout 2012 and beyond, thanks to our partnership with Irish economy by 2014. Leading cloud players already in
in almost every aspect of Irelands economic and media output. As the IDA and other factors such as a strengthening economy Ireland include Microsoft, IBM, SalesForce, D&B, Accenture,
a country, we are in better shape now than we have been in for and better media output relating to our economic stability. CITI, EMC, SAP and Amazon.
some time and although there will be continued reforms in public
spending, jobs initiatives are at the top of the government’s
agenda. There is demand for skilled candidates and we need to
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33. spending millions on investment throughout Dublin, Cork, Demand Languages
Galway and Belfast. The finance sector has bounced back more
quickly than anyone expected and particularly within the German
accounts sector there will be increased drive in attraction and Sales, IT Development, Collections, Technical and
retention of experienced and skilled candidates. Customer Support Functions
French
Accounts, Finance, Cloud Support
Multilingual Demand Sectors
2012 will see increased growth predominantly within multilingual Brazilian Portuguese
finance and IT, particularly the following positions: Post Sales Support and Customer Support
Corporate Tax
Ireland’s corporate tax rate has come under scrutiny in recent Finance: Accounts Payable/Receivable, Collections, Accounts Spanish
months; at 12.5% compared to other Euro nations it’s one of the Administrators. These areas will continue to require previous Customer Support
lowest within the EU. What is essential to the continued growth skill and experience as well as the relevant qualifications
within the Irish economy is our CTR; this has been one of the Russian
key factors when considering Ireland as a potential settling Sales: IT Sales, Lead Development, Sales Support, Channel Team Lead Functions, Management Functions,
place for international businesses both small and large. Ireland Sales, Account Managers-all these areas will continue to be one Post-Sales Support
as a country is a very attractive option when wishing to relocate of the biggest demand sectors in Ireland. Other strong
given its busy cities and beautiful countryside but coupled with economies within the EU such as France and Germany will Turkish
an attractive tax rate concession this allows us to ensure a continue to see sales development in to these countries which Technical Support Functions
competitive place within the international investment market. is where you will see the demand for Sales professionals at all
levels to support this function
Ireland as a Growth Industry Cloud: Cloud Support, Cloud Sales, Cloud Storage
Multilingual requirements will continue to grow in 2012, primarily Cloud storage is becoming one of the biggest new concepts
within the financial and IT sectors. Ireland was quoted as within the IT industry and candidates who have previous
potentially being the next “silicon valley”, funny as it may seem, experience in this field or indeed are willing to embrace this new
Ireland very much appears to be heading that way with IT firms technology will be sought after.
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34. CONTACT CENTRE JOB TITLE DUBLIN CORK REGIONAL
Customer Service: 19-27k 19-26k 19-26k
Technical Support 22-30k 22-26k 22-26k
Lead Development 23-34k 23-30k 23-30k
Sales Support 19-26k 20-24k 20-24k
Inside Sales 28-60k 26-60k 24-60k
Channel Sales 28-40k 26-38k 26-38k
Sales Manager 60-140k 60-140k 60-140k
Telesales 24-28k 24-28k 22-26k
HR Administration 22-30k 22-26k 22-26k
HR Manager 28-45k 26-35k 26-35k
Customer Service Supervisor with language 26-30k 24-27k 24-27k
Customer Service Team Leader with language 30-40k 26-35k 23-30k
Call Centre manager with languages 60-80k 60-80k 30-35k
Order Entry Manager with language 25-40k 30-40k 27-35k
Order Entry Clerk with languages 21-26k 19-24k 18-20k
Accounts P/R 22-30k 21-28k 21-26k
Collections Assistant 23-28k 22-28k 22-28k
Localisation Support Engineer 28-40k 28-38k 28-38k
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MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
JOB TITLE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
5yrs + 10yrs+
Mana ging Director SME 100-150k 150k +
Executive VP
80-100k 100-150k
Chief Financial Officer
100-130k 130-180k
Chief Opera ting Officer
100-130k 130-180k
Chief Informa tion Officer
100-130k 130-180k
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36. Marketing
Overall, the Marketing sector is slowly making a comeback. While 2011 saw a huge increase in the number of contract roles and In regard to salary, the figures are not that different to those of
the numbers of roles available are nowhere near the levels of already 2012 looks set to continue in this fashion. Despite this the 2011 with a slight increase in Advertising roles.
previous years, there has been a slow and steady increase in the level of experience and expertise remains as high as required for
number of companies looking to reinvest in marketing positions. permanent roles.
However the level of experience sought by companies is quite high In addition, Online Marketing has been an area of significant growth
with only the most experienced candidates being considered. with this set to continue into 2012.
The commercial acumen of marketeers is also very important as Marketers are continuing to invest more time and finances into social
the synergy between marketing and sales has become more and networking, creating Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and
more closely aligned. LinkedIn pages to correspond with the changing communication and
buying habits of their target market.
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37. ADVERTISING
JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Creative Director 52-55k 50-60k 66-78k 48-52k 50-58k 60-70k
Art Director 40-50k 40-60k 70k 40-50k 45-55k 65k+
Senior Designer 35-40k 35-45k 45-52k 35-40k 35-45k 40-50k
Junior Designer 25-32k n/a n/a 20-30k n/a n/a
Production Manager 30-38k 35-45k 45-55k 30-35k 35-45k 45-55k
Advertising Manager 40-45k 45-55k 55-75k 38-45k 45-55k 50-70k
Telemarketing Representative 18-23k 22-25k 26-30k 18-22k 22-25k 26-30k
PUBLIC RELATIONS
JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Public Relations Manager 40-50k 45-55k 62k + 37-45k 40-50k 55k +
Public Relations Officer 25-30k 30-35k 35-47k 23-28k 28-35k 35-45k
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39. Sales
2011 saw an increase in demand for experienced sales Another area of potential growth is in the export or international The demand for entry level roles is low as employers are looking
professionals in almost all areas, which was positive. sales arena. Many companies are looking beyond what they see for experience. In order for graduate and junior sales people to
as a saturated Irish marketplace and are looking for sales enter the world of sales, commission only roles or internships
As for 2012, the sales market is predicted to predominately focus candidates with the ability to develop new markets on an may need to be considered.
on roles in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, technical and online international basis.
sectors. As with 2011, there is still a low demand for sales people in the
With regard to the level of roles available the majority are at the construction and financial services industries, with this trend set
In recent times there has been an increase in demand for internal mid-management level. While higher level roles are available, to continue for the foreseeable future. It is recommended that
sales candidates as companies look to shift their focus from field such as Country Managers and Commercial Directors, these candidates from these industries consider re-skilling in order to
sales to internally based sales teams. positions will be less frequently recruited for in comparison to open up new possible avenues of employment.
previous years.
As with previous years, multilingual sales candidates are highly All in all, the outlook is largely positive with a strong end to 2011
sought after, with the demand for German speaking candidates hopefully signaling an equally strong start to 2012.
particularly high.
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43. Information Technology
Market Overview: IT
IT continues to be one of Ireland’s largest exports in 2011, which Peak demand exists for Java / J2EE developers and C# / .NET / Another area of growth in Ireland is that of Games development
has been reflected by the subsequent growth in the IT job sector. ASP.NET developers with strong SQL skills. Increasingly there is an with several companies locating or expanding operations here.
Ireland’s highly skilled/educated work force and competitive emphasis on large scale Web development experience calling for Interestingly these operations are less Dublin-centric with Cork
corporation tax continues to attract foreign investment with 9/10 technologies like Ajax, DHTML and LAMP. The whole area of User and Galway both developing as hubs of excellence in this
global ICT companies maintaining a presence in Ireland and all of Experience (UX) or User Interface (UI) skills is growing in sphere.
the top 5 software companies having a significant presence in importance as companies try to deliver a more content rich,
Ireland. user-centred experience. Due to the buoyancy in the IT market, there is an increasing shift
of candidates with in-demand skills moving from salaried
The current trend is that of significant demand in certain IT Mobile Computing is an area of huge growth. Smartphone’s and permanent jobs into more lucrative daily rate contract roles.
disciplines: Software Development, Application Support, Software other mobile devices are exploding in popularity which is driving the With demand far outweighing supply in certain disciplines, most
Testing, Infrastructure Administration / Support and to a lesser development of more and more applications so iPhone and Android companies are willing to consider candidates from outside
extent IT Audit/Compliance, Business Analysis and Project Apps development skills are being increasingly sought. Ireland once they are genuine in their intentions to relocate to
Management. Ireland.
Virtualisation and Cloud Computing in general continues to be a
huge trend with a significant percentage of companies looking to
derive the cost savings from switching to virtual setups. This is
driving demand for skills such as VMware and Hyper-V in particular.
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44. IT PERMANENT ROLES JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Application Support 35k 45-55k 55-60k +
Business Analysts 40k 50-60k 60-70k 30k 35-40k 40k +
Chief Technical Officers 80-90k 100-120k 120k + 60-70k 70-85k 85k +
Database Administrators 45k 50-60k 65k + 35k- 40k 40k-45k 50k+
Database Developers 35-40k 40-45k 55-65k 30-35k 35k-40k 40+
Development Managers 65-70k 70-80k 90-110k 50k-60k 60k-70k 70k+
Graphic Designers 25-30k 35-40k 40-50k 25-30k 35-40k 40-50k
IT Managers 60k 65-72k 75-90k 50k 55-65k 65k +
Mainframe Developers 35-40k 40-50k 50-55k 35-40k 40-50k 50-55k
Network Engineers 35-45k 45-55k 55-65k 32-40k 40-50k 50k +
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45. IT PERMANENT ROLES JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years + 1-2 Years 3-5 Years 5 Years +
Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp Exp
Program Managers 75k 80-85k 85k + 65k 65-75k 85k +
Project Managers 60k 65-70k 75k + 45k-50k 50-60k 75k +
QA Specialists 30-35k 35-45k 45-50k 30-35k 35-45k 45-50k
QA Manager 60k 60-65k 65-80k 50k 55-60k 60k +
Software Developers 30-35k 40-50k 55-70k 30-35k 40-50k 55-70k
Systems Administrators- Unix/Linux 35-40k 40-50k 55k + 30-35k 35-43k 43k +
Systems Administrators- Windows 30-35k 35-45k 50k + 30-35k 35-43k 43k +
Technical Support 24-27k 27-33k 35k + 24-26k 27-31k 31-43k
Technical Architect 60k 60-70k 70-80k 60k 60-70k 70-80k
Web Designers 25-32k 35-40k 40-55k 25-32k 35-40k 40-55k
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46. IT CONTRACTOR DAILY RATES JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Application Support 200-300 200-250
Business Analysts 300-400 200-250
Chief Technical Officers 600-750 400-500
Database Administrators 400-450 300-400
Database Developers 300-425 250-350
Development Managers 550-650 400-500
Graphic Designers 200-300 200-300
IT Managers 450-550 350-450
Mainframe Developers 225-325 225-325
Network Engineers 300-400 250-350
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47. IT CONTRACTOR DAILY RATES JOB TITLE DUBLIN REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Program Managers 450-600 300-500
Project Managers 400-500 300-500
QA Specialists 200-350 150-300
QA Manager 400-550 250-400
Software Developers 300-400 300-400
Systems Administrators- Unix/Linux 325-425 300-400
Systems Administrators- Windows 275-350 250-300
Technical Support 120-220 120-220
Technical Architect 500-600 450-500
Web Designers 250-350 250-350
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