Global Mobility
Salary Survey 2012
In the period June-October 2012, JAM
surveyed over 1,000 Global Mobility
professionals from across the globe.
The survey looks at salaries from
Advisor to Director, within the UK and
worldwide.
The UK Global Mobility Market
Average Salary by Sector
£180,000.00
£160,000.00
£140,000.00
£120,000.00
£100,000.00
£80,000.00
£60,000.00
£40,000.00
£20,000.00
£0.00
Oil & Gas
Financial
Services
Prof Services
Technology &
Comms
Manufacturing
& Engineering
Advisor
£39,167.00
£38,750.00
£36,667.00
£37,500.00
Manager
£78,500.00
£61,786.00
£58,383.00
£56,667.00
Director
£166,250.00
£131,250.00
£95,000.00
£91,667.00
Oil &
Gas
Advisor
£32,083.00
Relocation
Services
Provider
£33,611.00
£35,000.00
£47,500.00
£41,786.00
£56,071.00
£95,000.00
£84,136.00
£90,000.00
Oil & Gas is the highest paying
sector in the UK across all levels.
Paid on average 47% more in
Oil & Gas than in Relocation
Service Providers.
Paid on average 18% more in
Oil & Gas than in Manufacturing
& Engineering.
Paid on average 45% more in Oil
& Gas than in Technology &
Communications.
Other*
Manager
Director
* ‘Other’ includes retail, tobacco, consumer goods, hospitality,
not for profit and media.
The UK Global Mobility Market
Benefits by Sector
100%
100%
90%
Final Salary
Final Salary
Pension Pension
80%
80%
70%
60%
60%
Pension Pension
50%
40%
40%
Private Medical
InsurancePrivate Medical
Insurance
Car/Car
Allowance
Car/Car
Allowance
30%
20%
20%
10%0%
0%
Final
Salary
Pension
The least popular type of benefit
across all sectors, with an average
of around 13%.
Pension
The UK Global Mobility Market
Average Salary by Job Title
Advisor
Most popular type of benefit
across all sectors except Oil &
Gas, where Private Medical
Insurance leads the way.
Advisors in In-House roles
are paid just 4% more than
those in Service Provider
roles.
£120,000
£100,000
£80,000
Managers in In-House
roles are paid 44% more
than those in Service
Provider roles.
£60,000
Manager
£40,000
£20,000
£0
Service Provider
Advisor*
£33,611
Manager*
£41,786
Director*
£84,135
In-house
£35,147
£60,084
£111,250
Director
*Advisor includes coordinator to Specialist. Manager includes Assistant
to Senior Manager. Director includes Regional to Global Head.
Directors in In-House
roles are paid 24% more
than those in Service
Provider roles.
The Rest of the World
Average Salaries
We surveyed Global Mobility professionals from across the globe,
to find out the average salaries for a number of key countries. If
your country is not in this report, please get in touch.
UK
Denmark
GBP 100,000
DKK 1,000,000
DKK 900,000
DKK 800,000
DKK 700,000
DKK 600,000
DKK 500,000
DKK 400,000
DKK 300,000
DKK 200,000
DKK 100,000
DKK 0
GBP 90,000
GBP 80,000
GBP 70,000
GBP 60,000
GBP 50,000
GBP 40,000
GBP 30,000
GBP 20,000
GBP 10,000
GBP 0
Advisor
GBP 34,379
Manager
GBP 50,935
Director
GBP 97,692
France
Advisor
DKK 462,500
Manager
DKK 587,500
Director
DKK 825,000
Canada
EUR 70,000
CAD 110,000
EUR 60,000
CAD 105,000
EUR 50,000
CAD 100,000
EUR 40,000
CAD 95,000
EUR 30,000
CAD 90,000
EUR 20,000
EUR 10,000
CAD 85,000
EUR 0
CAD 80,000
Advisor
EUR 40,000
Advisor
CAD 92,083
Manager
EUR 63,929
Manager
CAD 100,000
Director
EUR 68,750
Director
CAD 110,000
Singapore
Switzerland
SGD 300,000
CHF 180,000
CHF 160,000
SGD 250,000
CHF 140,000
SGD 200,000
CHF 120,000
CHF 100,000
SGD 150,000
CHF 80,000
SGD 100,000
CHF 60,000
CHF 40,000
SGD 50,000
CHF 20,000
SGD 0
CHF 0
Advisor
SGD 76,875
Advisor
CHF 97,000
Manager
SGD 152,083
Manager
CHF 126,548
Director
SGD 287,500
Director
CHF 179,250
The World Global Mobility Market
Average Salaries
United States
Germany
USD 200,000
EUR 140,000
USD 180,000
EUR 120,000
USD 160,000
EUR 100,000
USD 140,000
EUR 80,000
USD 120,000
USD 100,000
USD 80,000
USD 60,000
USD 40,000
USD 20,000
USD 0
EUR 60,000
EUR 40,000
EUR 20,000
EUR 0
Advisor
EUR 53,333
Advisor
USD 80,682
Manager
EUR 74,844
Manager
USD 100,208
Director
EUR 128,000
Director
USD 181,111
Netherlands
China
EUR 120,000
CNY 1,400,000
EUR 100,000
CNY 1,200,000
CNY 1,000,000
EUR 80,000
CNY 800,000
EUR 60,000
CNY 600,000
EUR 40,000
CNY 400,000
EUR 20,000
CNY 200,000
EUR 0
CNY 0
Advisor
EUR 53,409
Advisor
Manager
EUR 78,125
Manager
CNY 376,180
Director
EUR 120,000
Director
CNY 1,327,381
CNY 230,919
*Advisor includes coordinator to Specialist. Manager
includes Assistant to Senior Manager. Director includes
Regional to Global Head.
JAM’s Industry View
“The survey reveals that while the UK may be lagging a little behind other markets in terms of
pay, Global Mobility workers here do prosper from a high level of benefits - with pensions and
private medical care particularly common. This may reflect the fact that in the climate of
economic austerity employers are increasingly switched-on to other methods of attracting
and keeping the best talent.
“Salaries are much higher for in-house roles than service providers with the oil and gas
industry the most lucrative sector overall for Global Mobility specialists. It won’t come as a
great surprise to anyone that Switzerland tops the list as the highest paying country but that
also reflects the high cost of living there compared with other European regions.
“Overall for a Global Mobility professional willing to travel to enjoy a higher salary it would
seem that starting your career in the USA, taking a mid-level job in Switzerland and peaking
in Singapore would be the most lucrative international career path.”
About JAM Recruitment…
JAM has been recruiting for all areas of Global Mobility and Immigration since 2004. We’re
experts in this industry and our track record speaks for itself. To date our team has over 50
years combined experience and have placed over 800 candidates across 4 continents.
Our professional memberships include CIPD, EURA, ARP, ILPA, Forum for Expatriate
Management, Magellan Network and ABRA. We’re also accredited with REC, ApsCo and
ISO.
All of this makes us a highly experienced and capable recruitment partner, one that combines
a world view with in-depth local knowledge to manage your global workforce more effectively.
Here’s the difference; our take on recruitment isn’t just about appointing people on the
strength of what they’ve done at other companies, but on the basis of what they can achieve
for yours. So everything we do and every decision we take is geared towards bringing the
best candidates and the best clients together to build better global businesses for tomorrow.
Contact Us
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0161 905 7917
London Office:
0203 151 1266
Email:
mobility@jamrecruitment.co.uk
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