Every year, Tiger Recruitment releases a Salary and Benefits Review which collates the data from a survey of 2,700 staff. This year, we knew things would be different. COVID-19 has significantly impacted many of the results in the review. For example, the top priorities for jobseekers this year were salary and job security, which is a shift away from last year’s top priority, work environment. Find a breakdown of the salary survey results below.

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2. In 2020, Tiger Recruitment surveyed 2,700 workers across the
UK, Europe, the UAE and the US. The majority (2,126)
recorded being based in the UK and we have based the
following results on these UK responses alone. The survey was
conducted online.
The survey revealed a few major trends, largely due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.

3. Some of the key trends include:
• Three quarters (73%) say that finding a new job is their
biggest worry
• Just under half (45%) say their employer isn’t doing enough
or could do more to support them
• Over three quarters (78%) are quite or very concerned about the
impact of COVID-19 on their career progression
• Half (51%) feel their employer could better communicate their
coronavirus strategy

4. Short-termism continues to be a trend
• Four in ten candidates want to leave their job within the
next 12 months
• A fifth (21%) are either dissatisfied or very dissatisfied in their
job
• Of those who want to leave their roles, only 30% feel their
employer has supported them well throughout the pandemic

5. • Salary is the number one thing people will prioritise in their next
role, followed by job security and work/life balance
• Last year’s top priority was a good work environment. This is now
fourth on the list of priorities
• For those on furlough at the time of the survey, their top priority
was job security
Workers’ priorities have changed significantly

6. • Those surveyed say their increased flexibility was the number one
upside of the pandemic – losing this was one of their top three
concerns about returning to the office
• Almost half (43%) are worried about spending more money when/if
they return to the office
WFH is a benefit that respondents want to
hold on to

7. BREAKDOWN OF SURVEY
RESULTS

8. How old are you?

9. How would you describe your gender?

10. Which of the below best describes your current
(or most recent) job title?

11. Which industry does your current employer
primarily operate in?

12. Please indicate the size of your organisation

13. Which of the following categories best describes
your employment status?

14. Has your position been made redundant this
year?

15. If yes, have you successfully secured a new
role?

16. How long have you been in your current role
(if unemployed, how long were you in your
last role)?

17. If you’re currently employed, how much
longer are you planning to stay in your
current role?

18. Why did you leave your last job? If more than one
reason, please select the main reason

19. Which of the below benefits does your
employer offer as part as part of a standard
package?
Over 20 days paid annual leave excluding bank holidays 47.26% Employee travel scheme 8.78%
Health insurance or private medical cover 31.38% Subsidised facilities and amenities 8.73%
Cycle-to-work scheme 31.27% Access to event season tickets/corporate box 7.91%
Pension provision above the legal minimum 28.51% Lunch allowance 7.86%
Travel season ticket loan 23.90% Financial support for professional studies 7.86%
Eye care vouchers 23.36% Share incentives 7.70%
Above statutory paid maternity/paternity leave 23.09% Company car or car allowance 6.78%
Not applicable 20.05% Employee loan scheme 6.18%
Childcare voucher scheme 17.72% Legacy in service initiative 4.77%
Life insurance 17.18% Other 4.34%
Discounts on company products or services 17.07% Annual company-wide, all-expenses-paid holidays 4.28%
Gym membership 15.93% Employee savings scheme 4.07%
Training and/or professional certification support 13.55% Subsidised memberships of associations 2.87%
Corporate retail discounts 13.22% Employee accommodation scheme 2.55%
Paid volunteering days 12.47% Technology scheme 2.55%
Additional annual leave for birthday 12.25% Baby bonus 2.06%
Supplied breakfast and/or lunch 11.87% Will writing services 1.63%
Annual leave buy-back scheme 11.11%

20. Has your employer adapted the benefits they
offer in light of COVID-19?

21. Which of the following flexible working options
does your organisation currently offer?

22. Are you happy with the flexible working
options in your job?

23. Has your company announced permanent
changes to its remote working policy in light
of COVID-19?

24. If yes, what has changed?

25. How important were the following in attracting
your current (or most recent) job?

26. Looking ahead, which of the following will be
important in attracting you to your next role?

27. If you’re currently employed, how happy are
you in your job?

28. What is your current or most recent salary
(annual salary, £ full-time equivalent,
excluding bonuses)?

29. During the last 12 months, has your salary
changed?

30. If your salary stayed the same, when was
the last time you had a salary increase?

31. During the last 12 months, did you receive a
financial bonus?

32. If yes, how much was
your bonus?

33. Over the next 12 months, how much do you
expect your salary to change?

34. Do you agree with this statement: “My organisation
is consistently transparent with all employees
about how pay levels and pay rises are set.”

35. Do you believe your employer treats both
genders equally when it comes to pay?

36. How concerned are you about the impact of
Covid-19 on your future career
opportunities?

37. Which of the following do you feel worried
about at this time?

38. What concerns you most about returning to
the office, whenever that happens to be?

39. In general, do you feel that your employer is
doing a good job of supporting you at this time?

40. You said that you thought your employer could
do more to support you. Which of the following
do you think they could do better?

41. What positive impact has the Covid-19
pandemic had on how you work or feel
about work?

42. Which of the following do you hope
employers will have learned from their
pandemic experience?

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