2026 Executive remuneration

Lead with certainty in a changing market

The era of one‑size‑fits‑all benchmarking is giving way to more strategic, defensible pay decisions.

Our 2026 data report, Executive remuneration on Compensation Planning, helps you align executive pay to your organisation’s scale, sector, and long‑term value — with confidence you can stand behind at Board level.

Alongside expert commentary, the report covers three executive job levels:

  • CEO
  • Chief Officer / Senior VP
  • Director / VP

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    Snapshot of the data

    Executive job level

    CEO (Level 10)

    Chief Officer/Senior VP
    (Level 11)

    Director/VP (Level 12)

    # roles in sample

    1,230

    2,661

    6,646

    Median annual basic salary (national)

    £234,000

    £172,000

    £125,000

    High-end sector benchmark (chemicals/oil)

    ~£700,000

    ~£206,000

    ~£160,000

    Low-end sector benchmark (not-for-profit)

    ~£140,000

    ~£103,000

    ~£100,000

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