The Employee Benchmark and Salary Study

The project is essentially a deeper dive on our existing salary survey that members are (or should be) familiar with.

We will be looking at:

• Skills gaps and opportunities created by the pandemic
• Identifying the most challenging areas of recruitment
• Mapping out what we offer as an industry by way of benefits and other policies that make us competitive.
• Asking questions around diversity, giving us robust data on the demographic of our workforce and highlighting opportunities that will add richness to our workplace
• Giving you access to benchmarked salary data on what the sector is offering against each function.

• We have always been overlooked as a sector under the events umbrella, with jobseekers not choosing exhibitions and conferences as their first choice of career.
• We don’t know what makes us competitive as an industry and therefore can’t attract people intelligently.
• Understanding what we offer means we can benchmark against other industries and become more competitive.
• Looking at our recruitment methods and diversity means we will be able to restrategise and tap into limitless communities that have otherwise been overlooked.
• The first part of this project will feed into phase two, asking a number of focus groups why they aren’t attracted to the industry and what they value from an employer.
• This insight, coupled with surveying members teams and recruitment specialists will fuel a larger campaign for the industry to attract and retain talent.
• Having a solid and informed strategy will allow us to grow the industry and protect it for years to come.
• You wont be able to access the full report unless you take part – especially the areas on salary.

• This will be sent to our database of main contacts and most senior HR contacts – to help us run this smoothly, please make sure we have the right contact.
• It will take approx 30 minutes to fill in, so please be aware of this before starting.
• We will be asking for salary data and benefits, so it might be worth having this information to hand before beginning the process.
• The portal will automatically save your spot from where you have left off, so no worries if you want to take your time over the course of a few days.