The Cambridge Network Salary Survey

Pay and benefits data designed for members of the Network

Our Cambridge Network Salary & Benefits Survey provides participants with market information specific to Cambridge and the surrounding area. By sharing information on benchmark jobs based in Cambridge, organisations in the Network can ensure that they keep up-to-date with pay rates in a highly competitive employment area. The survey is carried out by Alan Jones & Associates in partnership with The Cambridge Network LC.

Click to download the survey documents:
Input Questionnaire
Job Descriptions

The Cambridge Network Salary Survey Survey features:

  • Stable sample
  • Wide range of benchmark jobs
  • Online and individually tailored analysis results
  • Continuous running; always up-to-date
  • Benefits data
  • Additional services and support from Alan Jones & Associates

The Cambridge Network Salary & Benefits Survey covers a wide range of jobs in the following functions:

  • IT
  • Legal
  • Finance
  • Payroll
  • HR
  • Facilities
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Purchasing
  • Secretarial
  • Health & Safety
  • Maintenance
  • Manufacturing
  • Assembly/Packaging
  • Stores/Warehouse
  • Project Management
  • QA/QC
  • Laboratory Technicians
  • Research Scientists
  • Software Engineering
  • Embedded Software Engineering
  • Electronics Design Engineering
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechanical Design Engineering
  • Software Development
  • Technical & Engineering
  • Customer Service
  • Technical Writing
  • Design
  • Graduate Recruitment

The Cambridge Network Salary & Benefits Survey is run continuously and is for participants only. Any company in the Network is eligible to join. The survey is paid for by participant subscription which covers:

  • Customised survey results created to suit participant's own review schedule
  • Customised online survey results updated monthly; whole survey downloads available at all times
  • Excel survey results for easy access to transferrable data
  • Benefits section covering wide range of key employee benefits and HR/Reward topics; questionnaire & results available online
  • Pay review survey free to survey participants (6 monthly): statistical analysis of past and anticipated pay movements, geographical analysis
  • Access to Alan Jones HR Policy Surveys free of charge: coming in 2023 Redundancy, Company Car/Car Allowances, Shift & Overtime (incl. Standby & Call-out)

Further details on this survey are available on application to Alan Jones & Associates.

Cambridge Benefits Information Survey features:

The benefits questionnaire is online and can be accessed from your customised survey services homepage. It is available to any organisation taking part in the Cambridge Network Salary Survey. The benefits section of the Cambridge Network Salary & Benefits Survey covers:

  • Contractual hours
  • Holiday entitlement including: holiday with service; buying and selling holiday; additional leave
  • Sabbaticals
  • Sick pay including sick pay at start of employment and then as accrued with service
  • Permanent/prolonged health insurance
  • Life assurance
  • Pension schemes: defined benefit, defined contribution, stakeholder; annual allowance
  • Medical insurance, dental insurance, optical insurance
  • Share schemes
  • Maternity, paternity, adoption pay/leave policies; shared parental leave and pay
  • Flexible benefits
  • Long service awards; other payments & awards
  • Total reward statements
  • Employee self-service
  • Recruitment/introduction bonuses
  • Professional subscriptions
  • Flexible working
  • Overtime
  • Absence & turnover; return to work and exit interviews
  • Employee Assistance Programmes

Participants must submit their benefits information to access this section of the Cambridge Network survey.

Further details on the Cambridge Network survey are available on application to Alan Jones & Associates.