Remuneration Benchmarking and Salary Surveys
Pay decisions made without market data are either expensive or lose people. This course covers using salary survey data properly, including its considerable limitations.
Course outline
What this programme covers, module by module.
- 01Pay decisions without market data
- 02Survey sources and choosing ones that fit your market
- 03Job matching and where benchmarking goes wrong
- 04Percentiles, market position and what they mean
- 05Limitations, sample sizes and survey bias
- 06Building pay ranges from benchmark data
- 07Presenting recommendations and defending them
What you will gain
- Select survey sources appropriate to your market
- Match internal roles to survey benchmarks correctly
- Interpret percentiles and market position
- Recognise the limitations of survey data
- Build pay ranges from benchmark data
- Present pay recommendations with evidence
Who should attend
- Reward and remuneration specialists
- Human resources practitioners
- Finance staff involved in pay decisions
- Executives approving pay structures
Upcoming sessions
| Date | City | Duration | Fees | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 to 3 Nov 2026 | Dubai | 2 Days | US$1,100 | |
| 16 to 17 Nov 2026 | Pretoria | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026 | Durban | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 11 to 12 Jan 2027 | Cape Town | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 25 to 26 Jan 2027 | Johannesburg | 2 Days | R10,000 | |
| 5 to 6 Apr 2027 | London | 2 Days | US$1,100 | |
| 15 to 16 Jun 2027 | Dubai | 2 Days | US$1,100 |
Fees are per delegate and exclude VAT. Public intakes are confirmed once minimum numbers are met. We also deliver this course on your own schedule, in-house or live online.
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- R10,000 per delegate
- Duration
- 2 Days
- Field
- Human Resources & Training
- Formats
- In-house, public, online
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