Results from our annual salary survey of charity fundraisers

1. Fundraising Salary Survey
2014

2. How many fundraisers are there?
• 30% of all charity employees have some responsibility for
fundraising
• However, probably only around 25,000 dedicated fundraisers

3. Salary Change
• The average salary has dropped by 3%
• Most respondents have seen no change
1%
27%
60%
8%
3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Increased a lot Increased a little Stayed the same Decreased a little Decreased a lot

4. Seniority
• Assistant / Coordinator £22,578
• Officer / Executive £26,137
• Senior Officer / Executive £32,929
• Manager / Lead £35,285
• Head of £45,560
• Director £61,347
+4%
-4%
+1%
-2%
+3%
No change

5. Seniority
• Increases in salary at top and bottom of career
ladder = career congestion?
• Where will the future fundraisers come from?

6. The Gender Gap

7. Area of Expertise
• Legacy £43,375
• Major Donor £41,951
• Direct Marketing £40,039
• Individual Giving £38,794
• Corporate £38,598
• Community / Regional £34,671
• Trust / Foundation / Statutory £34,280
• Events £33,696
+2
-1
+4
-3
+2
No change
+1
-5

8. Size of Organisation
£40,594 £36,30712%

9. Location
£30,756
£38,532
25%

10. Contract
• Full time £38,616 89%
• Part time £37,089 10%
• Salaries have decreased equally, but proportion of
part-time workers has increased
-3%
-3% +25%
-3%