Our latest pay settlement data reveal that basic pay awards were worth a median 2.1% in the three months to the end of October 2010, having risen gradually from just 0.3% in the rolling quarter to January 2010. However, this latest figure is still less than half the cost of living increase as measured by retail prices index inflation for October, which was 4.5%. This means that employees continue to see their incomes squeezed as modest pay rises are failing to keep pace with the cost of living.
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Pay awards up to 2.1%
The latest review of pay settlements from XpertHR confirms that pay settlement levels are picking up slightly, although the going rate for basic deals remains well below the pre-recession norm of between 3% and 3.5%.

Annual review of pay trends
In case you missed it, don't forget to look at our annual review of pay trends. This page contains links to all the content, including reviews of pay trends in 12 sectors over the past year.

Podcast: pay trends by sector
In this XpertHR podcast, pay and benefits editor Sheila Attwood discusses pay trends by sector over the past year.
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Graduate salaries
Salary prospects in 2010/11
The annual XpertHR graduate recruitment survey finds that the median starting salary for 2010/11 is £22,550, 6% lower than the median graduate starting salary offered in 2009/10.
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Salary surveys
HR/personnel pay and benefits
HR professionals saw their basic pay rise by 2.6% at the median over the past 12 months, compared to 3.8% the previous year, according to the latest XpertHR HR/personnel salary survey. Payroll data for 5,454 individuals at 136 organisations is now on XpertHR.

Engineering survey data available
Data for the XpertHR engineers and technicians salary survey is now live on XpertHR. This year’s database includes pay rates for 14,831 employees at 61 participating companies.

Salary survey round-up
Our summary of headline findings from salary surveys published by specialist researchers Croner Reward looks at pay in personnel, management and marketing roles, plus the charity sector.

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Editor's message
PAY AWARDS
Our latest pay settlement data reveal that basic pay awards were worth a median 2.1% in the three months to the end of October 2010, having risen gradually from just 0.3% in the rolling quarter to January 2010.
However, this latest figure is still less than half the cost-of-living increase as measured by retail prices index inflation for October, which was 4.5%. This means that employees continue to see their incomes squeezed as modest pay rises are failing to keep pace with the cost of living.

We also publish a range of other resources for pay and benefits specialists this week. Two surveys have been published by XpertHR Salary Surveys, covering job roles in HR/personnel and engineering.

New reports on pay deals and updated inflation and earnings forecasts can be found on the pay trends homepage.

Meanwhile, our graduate recruitment survey shows that the median starting salary for graduates in 2010/11 is lower in real terms than it was in 2009/10.

Email Sarah Welfare
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