Jobs survey
has increased to 63 per cent (from 56 per cent in this to a shortage of experienced rather than qualified
2008) but there has been a marked decline in those applicants. Employers are clearly placing greater
offering final salary schemes (down to 11 per cent from emphasis on track record in the industry – the ability to
There’s been
27 per cent) – which indicates a greater focus on cost make strategic decisions and impact the organisation’s a significant fall
management during the downturn. bottom line.
in the number
Work-life balance Retention
of employers
For the vast majority of employees (85 per cent), work- When asked about problems retaining staff, our experiencing
life balance remains ‘good’ or ‘OK’, which would survey received an almost unanimous reply, with 95%
problems in
suggest that employers are still offering competitive of employers not experiencing any problems over the
benefits. The number of respondents who rated their past 12 months. This is in stark contrast to 2008, when
recruiting staff
work-life balance as poor has also fallen year-on-year retention was an issue for half of employers. in the past 12
(from 17 per cent to 15 per cent), which reaffirms This again highlights the current climate of job
months
workers’ job satisfaction. insecurity and the reduced propensity for jobseekers
to change roles – 31 per cent of survey respondents said
Recruitment they did not plan on moving jobs. However, employers
Our survey revealed that just over half of employers should keep employee engagement at the top of their
(51 per cent) experienced problems recruiting during agenda in this difficult climate, particularly if they have
the last 12 months, a significant fall from 91 per cent to make redundancies. l
in 2008. Sourcing appropriately qualified permanent
staff remains the prime stumbling block, with almost
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Surveyors
% shows rise/fall
Senior M&E Quantity Surveyor, Intermediate M&E Quantity Surveyor, Junior M&E Quantity Surveyor,
in salary on 2008
40, HNC 28, HNC 20, ONC
Region Typical 09 Min 09 Max 09 Typical 09 Min 09 Max 09 Typical 09 Min 09 Max 09
Central London 60000 9% 50000 2% 65000 8% 47500 6% 36500 -4% 48000 4% 25500 -2% 23500 7% 30000 7%
North Home Counties 55000 4% 50000 6% 60000 0% 37500 -6% 34000 -6% 43000 -4% 22000 -12% 20000 -9% 27000 -4%
South Home Counties 55000 4% 50000 4% 60000 0% 38000 -12% 35000 -8% 43500 -3% 24000 -20% 21000 -19% 28000 -20%
South West 42000 0% 35000 -8% 48000 0% 36000 -3% 28000 -7% 38000 -10% 20000 0% 19000 0% 25000 -4%
Wales 40000 8% 35000 0% 42500 6% 35000 0% 30000 -6% 38000 0% 20000 -20% 18000 -18% 25000 -7%
West Midlands 42000 5% 38000 9% 45000 6% 35000 -3% 30000 -12% 40000 0% 22000 -8% 20000 -5% 25000 -4%
East Midlands 40000 -5% 38000 -5% 45000 0% 33000 -3% 30000 0% 38000 -5% 22000 -12% 20000 -9% 25000 -11%
East Anglia 45000 0% 42000 5% 50000 0% 35000 0% 30000 0% 39000 3% 23000 -12% 20000 -13% 26000 -7%
North West 40000 -6% 36000 -5% 42500 -8% 34000 -6% 30000 -6% 36000 -8% 22000 -12% 20000 -5% 24000 -4%
Yorkshire 40000 -5% 36000 -3% 45000 -4% 36000 -3% 30000 -12% 38000 -7% 22000 -12% 20000 -9% 24000 -8%
North East 40000 3% 36000 0% 45000 5% 35000 0% 30000 -6% 38000 0% 22000 -12% 20000 -9% 24000 -8%
Scotland 42000 -7% 38000 -10% 50000 -9% 34000 3% 30000 -6% 38000 0% 22000 -8% 20000 -5% 25000 -4%
Northern Ireland 34000 0% 29000 0% 36000 0% 28000 0% 26000 0% 32000 0% 20000 5% 17000 0% 22000 0%
National Average 2009 44231 36462 22038
% Change 08-09 3.9% 2.2% –7.9%
Mechanical
% shows rise/fall
Senior Mechanical Contracts Mechanical Contracts Engineer, Junior Mechanical Contracts
in salary on 2008
Manager, 40, HNC 35, HNC Engineer, 24, ONC
Region Typical 09 Min 09 Max 09 Typical 09 Min 09 Max 09 Typical 09 Min 09 Max 09
Central London 55000 0% 46000 0% 60000 9% 42000 -7% 40000 0% 45000 -6% 30000 0% 25000 0% 32000 0%
North Home Counties 50000 -4% 42000 -7% 55000 -8% 40000 -7% 35000 -8% 42000 -7% 26000 -7% 25000 4% 30000 -6%
South Home Counties 51500 -1% 45000 0% 57500 -4% 40000 -11% 35000 -13% 44000 -8% 26000 -13% 22500 -13% 31500 -10%
South West 40000 8% 37000 9% 45000 7% 35000 3% 30000 -3% 37000 3% 23000 10% 18000 0% 25000 -4%
Wales 38000 6% 35000 3% 45000 13% 35000 0% 30000 -3% 37000 -3% 22000 0% 18000 -10% 25000 0%
West Midlands 42000 5% 39000 3% 50000 11% 35000 -3% 30000 -6% 40000 0% 25000 -4% 20000 -17% 28000 0%
East Midlands 38000 0% 35000 0% 46000 -4% 35000 0% 30000 -9% 36000 -5% 24000 -4% 22000 -4% 26000 -7%
East Anglia 45000 7% 40000 0% 50000 11% 35000 0% 32000 0% 40000 8% 25000 0% 22000 10% 27000 17%
North West 38000 0% 35000 0% 40000 0% 33000 -6% 32000 7% 36000 3% 24000 -4% 23000 0% 25000 -14%
Yorkshire 38000 0% 35000 3% 45000 7% 33000 3% 30000 3% 37000 0% 22000 -4% 18000 -10% 24000 -11%
North East 38000 6% 35000 13% 45000 15% 33000 3% 30000 0% 37000 -3% 22000 -12% 18000 -18% 24000 -14%
Scotland 36500 1% 32500 2% 44000 10% 34000 6% 28000 0% 36000 3% 25500 -2% 23500 2% 28500 2%
Northern Ireland 38000 0% 35000 0% 40000 0% 32000 7% 28000 0% 35000 0% 22000 -8% 20000 0% 26000 0%
National Average 2009 42154 35538 24346
% Change 08-09 1.8% –1.5% –4.3%
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