
About Our 2023 Salary & Benefits Guide
We surveyed thousands of professionals and employers across 450 roles within General Insurance, Financial Services and Legal. We’ve paired this with comprehensive salary data for over 600 job roles across these industries, to understand the state of recruitment and offer insight into the future.
Our Methodology
Our 2023 Salary & Benefits Guide is the most comprehensive of its kind and provides you with the answers you need to get your talent management and career decisions on the right track.
We invited almost 100,000 employers and employees across the UK and internationally to complete our survey, as well as analysing comprehensive salary data for over 600 roles across 40 different specialisms.
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Leading market insight
Understanding market trends is crucial when hiring top talent. With factors like skills shortages and rising living costs driving salary expectations, navigating these issues whilst recruiting is key for attracting and retaining staff.
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Diverse perspectives
Our surveys were widely shared across online channels, geographies, seniorities and specialisms. Anonymity revealed unfiltered views of the industry and job market.
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Real time data
We took internal and external data from real placements, job adverts and pay scales to generate accurate salary benchmarks for each sector.
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Comprehensive data analysis
Our survey responses were aggregated by an independent data specialist to avoid bias. Key insights were drawn out and contrasted between datasets to provide comprehensive analysis.
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Expert forecasts
Our consultants immerse themselves in the industries they work in. This guide includes the experiences and predictions of those wise to every hire, transition and acquisition in their niche.
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Committed investment
Our Salary & Benefits Guide is the most comprehensive of its kind and will give you the edge when it comes to attracting and retaining top talent.

Idex Culture
At IDEX, we know that exceptional people can transform business, and make the unbelievable, achievable. This is why we’ve combined our belief in our people, and confidence in technology, so that businesses and individuals can achieve their goals. Our culture is based around delivering an exceptional experience, allowing us to work as trusted advisors, there to provide advice and guidance at every step of your business or career growth.
Each year, we create key reports like this Salary & Benefits Guide, in order to share valuable market intelligence with individuals and businesses. Always ahead of our game, we entered this profession to change the way things are done. By providing the data and insights our customers need, we empower people to realise their potential and achieve their goals.
Why Idex
Below are just a few reasons why employers and individuals partner with IDEX.