Salary Guide 2021
Hiring trends and average salaries
How much should I pay — or earn?
Get up to date with starting salary ranges, latest hiring trends and the tools you need to recruit top talent and much more with the 2021 Robert Half Salary Guide. Download the Salary Guide to ensure your search for top talent or negotiating a new position is a success.
Know what the job's worth
Compare starting salaries in your market for hundreds of positions. Use the guide to plan your hiring budget or support your salary negotiation.
Get more than just salaries
Find out what skills are most desired and hardest to hire for. Stay competitive and discover the popular benefits and rewards companies are offering today.
Learn about the latest hiring trends
Get insight into the latest trends affecting the demand for top talent so you can hire the right talent quickly and keep them happy.
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Top 2021 trends
More people are looking for work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy to find candidates for every open position or that companies aren’t hiring. Learn what positions and skill sets are most in demand. Also, find out how the rise in remote-working arrangements is changing how companies recruit, manage teams and retain the best talent.
Download the Salary Guide so you have the latest information at the ready.
Benefits and rewards
We surveyed hundreds of CFOs, CIOs and HR managers across the UK to learn what benefits and rewards they are offering for the year ahead. Nearly half (46%) of employers had added new benefits as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Compare these benefits to what your company offers to ensure you’re offering the extras job seekers need and want as we continue to adjust to new ways of working:
New benefits offered since COVID-19
Mental health resources (at office and/or remote)
51%
Allowance for work-at-home office equipment
47%
Wellness programmes
47%
Additional paid family leave
40%
Outside office-based childcare assistance or programme
38%
Most in-demand incentives
Flexibility to work from home
Wellbeing benefits
Pension
Download the guide to see additional benefits and rewards, and to learn how the COVID-19 crisis affected what companies offer to attract top talent.
Getting the most accurate salary data
Attracting and keeping top talent is more important than ever in helping businesses stay strong in uncertain economic times. Employers are still challenged to find candidates with the skills they need, fast. Recruiting and retaining the best people requires staying current with hiring and salary trends. That's where Robert Half comes in.
We published our first Salary Guide in 1950. Since then, we've been known as the leading source for comprehensive and highly accurate salary and hiring trends. The salary ranges in the 2021 Salary Guide is based on the thousands of placements made by Robert Half staffing professionals and the actual starting salaries our clients pay for top talent.
About us
Our staffing experts place professionals with companies like yours every day. We know what candidates are looking for in job offers, which skills require employers to pay a premium and the types of roles that are hardest to attract top talent. Whether you need to hire permanent or temporary staff, we’re here to help you build the productive, engaged workforce that will keep your company moving forward.