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People in management CSR jobs in companies can expect to earn an
average of £39,700 ($69,400) a year, an Ethical Performance survey
suggests.
Data on externally advertised vacancies collected by EP during the past two years has revealed that middle managers in corporate responsibility roles in companies typically earn more than the £32,200 average for CSR managerial roles in all sectors.
The most common salary band for CSR posts at all types of employer is £25,000–£35,000, with the voluntary sector generally at the lower end of this range.
Just under a third of all the CSR jobs covered in the survey paid more than £35,000. Of these jobs, the majority were in the private sector, with most of the remainder in the public sector.
The analysis of 192 jobs advertised on the Ethical Performance recruitment site shows that just 45 per cent wanted applicants qualified to degree level or higher, while the other 55 per cent did not ask for qualifications.
CSR recruitment advisers said the figures generally confirmed their impressions of the field. ‘In a sector as diverse as CSR it’s difficult to state a clear salary band, but EP’s results do reflect the kind of pay scales we’ve seen developing over the past couple of years,’ said Tom Leathes, director of the UK-based CSR recruitment firm Acre Resources.
‘We’ve found that salaries are highest where corporate responsibility is a key issue to a company’s brand – rather than a pure compliance issue,’ added Leathes.
Almost two-thirds of the jobs advertised did not stipulate a particular level of experience, with the remainder requiring on average four and a half years’ experience.
Multilingual applicants were at an advantage – one in ten posts required a second or third language.
The vast majority of the posts were in the UK or the US, and average salary levels in the two countries were broadly similar. The highest salary advertised approached £63,000.
Claire Skinner, managing director of recruitment firm Ruston Wheb, said the findings showed that companies ‘are staffing up on CSR at a relatively junior level’, but added that there is ‘increased activity at a more senior level,’ where recruitment tends to be through agencies.
Skinner said a head of CSR at a major UK company could now expect to be paid ‘a six-figure salary with bonuses’, while a senior consultant with 10 years experience can command between £65,000 and £95,000 a year.
Data on externally advertised vacancies collected by EP during the past two years has revealed that middle managers in corporate responsibility roles in companies typically earn more than the £32,200 average for CSR managerial roles in all sectors.
The most common salary band for CSR posts at all types of employer is £25,000–£35,000, with the voluntary sector generally at the lower end of this range.
Just under a third of all the CSR jobs covered in the survey paid more than £35,000. Of these jobs, the majority were in the private sector, with most of the remainder in the public sector.
The analysis of 192 jobs advertised on the Ethical Performance recruitment site shows that just 45 per cent wanted applicants qualified to degree level or higher, while the other 55 per cent did not ask for qualifications.
CSR recruitment advisers said the figures generally confirmed their impressions of the field. ‘In a sector as diverse as CSR it’s difficult to state a clear salary band, but EP’s results do reflect the kind of pay scales we’ve seen developing over the past couple of years,’ said Tom Leathes, director of the UK-based CSR recruitment firm Acre Resources.
‘We’ve found that salaries are highest where corporate responsibility is a key issue to a company’s brand – rather than a pure compliance issue,’ added Leathes.
Almost two-thirds of the jobs advertised did not stipulate a particular level of experience, with the remainder requiring on average four and a half years’ experience.
Multilingual applicants were at an advantage – one in ten posts required a second or third language.
The vast majority of the posts were in the UK or the US, and average salary levels in the two countries were broadly similar. The highest salary advertised approached £63,000.
Claire Skinner, managing director of recruitment firm Ruston Wheb, said the findings showed that companies ‘are staffing up on CSR at a relatively junior level’, but added that there is ‘increased activity at a more senior level,’ where recruitment tends to be through agencies.
Skinner said a head of CSR at a major UK company could now expect to be paid ‘a six-figure salary with bonuses’, while a senior consultant with 10 years experience can command between £65,000 and £95,000 a year.
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