With all the talk of excessive perks, employee engagement and corporate purpose you could be forgiven for thinking today’s workers don’t give a stuff about the pay packet they get at the end of the month. But for those of us with bills to pay, salary remains an important motivator when accepting a job.
If you’re on the lookout for a new employer with deep pockets then you’re in luck. The job site Glassdoor, which lets users review their company and submit their salaries, has published a list of what it thinks are Britain’s best-paying businesses. It’s not statistically definitive – it’s just based on the salaries its users have posted – but it’s a good indicator of where you might want to apply if you’d like to take home a heftier wedge.
You won’t be surprised to discover that the list is dominated by technology firms, though Google and Goldman Sachs are conspicuous by their absence. They’re also all foreign-headquartered companies (with the sort-of exception of the nomadic McKinsey), albeit with a substantial UK presence. Here’s the top 10 in full:
1. Salesforce (Tech)
Median Total Compensation: £110,000
Median Base Salary: £75,000
HQ: San Francisco, California
2. Facebook (Tech)
Median Total Compensation: £95,600
Median Base Salary: £72,000
HQ: Menlo Park, California
3. McKinsey & Company (Consulting)
Median Total Compensation: £92,800
Median Base Salary: £83,400
HQ: None
4. Deutsche Bank (Finance)
Median Total Compensation: £90,000
Median Base Salary: £80,000
HQ: Frankfurt, Germany
5. SAP (Tech)
Median Total Compensation: £90,000
Median Base Salary: £70,000
HQ: Walldorf, Germany
6. Royal Bank of Canada (Finance)
Median Total Compensation: £85,000
Median Base Salary: £75,000
HQ: Toronto, Ontario
7. Macquarie Group (Finance)
Median Total Compensation: £83,000
Median Base Salary: £70,000
HQ: Sydney, Australia
8. Microsoft (Tech)
Median Total Compensation: £81,010
Median Base Salary: £70,000
HQ: Redmond, Washington
9. Nomura International (Finance)
Median Total Compensation: £80,000
Median Base Salary: £75,000
HQ: Tokyo, Japan
10. Credit Suisse (Finance)
Median Total Compensation: £80,000
Median Base Salary: £73,500
HQ: Zurich, Switzerland
