1. SRG’s 2013 Salary & Benefit
Predictions for the Science Industry
Computer / IT-related £47,199
Engineering £43,370
Other £40,307
Medicine-related sciences £39,474
Earth sciences/Enviroment £36,686
Chemistry £33,202
Biological sciences £31,750
Average salaries for Scientists by sector:
Expected pay reviews for 2013
Decrease
No change
< 1%
1% to 2.9%
3% to 4.9%
8% to 6.9%
7% to 9.9%
> 10%
£
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
£ £ £
£
£
21%£ £ £
16%
35%
17%
5%
2%
3%£
£ £ £ £
£ £ £ £
£
0%
Upward Trend in Bonuses Since 2008
19% 27% 24% 18% 9% 1% 1% 2%
£1
to
£999
£1,000
to
£2,499
£2,500
to
£5,999
£6,000
to
£11,999
£12,000
to
£15,999
£16,000
to
£19,999
Over
£20,000None
2008
41% 19% 20% 14% 4% 1% 1% 1%
71%
for 2013
down from
Benefits in Our Salary Packages – What We Get vs. What We Want
Our Current benefits Packages Employees would like to see in 2013
Paid overtime
Flexible working
Paid paternity leave
Performance-related bonus
Health plan
Paid maternity leave
Flexi-time
Final salary pension scheme
Ability to work from home occasionally
Contributory pension
Paid overtime
Flexible working
Performance-related bonus
Health plan
Paid maternity leave
Flexi-time
Final salary pension scheme
Ability to work from home occasionally
Contributory pension
86%five years ago
of Scientists expect
reviews in their pay
The average bonus has increased by £1,000 since 2008
£35,900
This has remained the
same for the past 5
years
The average salary for
UK scientists is
Feeling less hopeful
www.srg.co.uk
We surveyed over 2,700 scientists in 2012 across the UK in conjunction with New
Scientist as part of our recent salary survey to reveal the true state of pay and to
predict future salary trends in the scientific industries. Many more of you would like to
see paid overtime in future and we expect 35% of you to see a small pay rise this year.