In collaboration with Acre and Flag, we have released our seventh corporate responsibility and sustainability (CRS) salary survey. The survey provides a snapshot of the salaries, benefits, responsibilities, qualifications, competencies, and job satisfaction in the CRS profession.

Here are the key highlights:

• The percentage of female respondents broke the 60% mark for the first time;
• Women are now a majority in every one of our generic role types with the exception of Director/Partner in consultancies;
• As with all our previous surveys, average salaries continue to be higher for those working in-house than for consultants with the gap widening to £12,000 this year;
• 90% of respondents have either an undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree;
• 72% of respondents have a postgraduate degree (including MBAs) compared to 49% in 2007;
• 1,277 respondents this year with an increased response from Europe;
• For those based in UK we have seen a 2% decline in average salaries (2018: £56,000);
• Those working in North America enjoy the highest average salaries of £90,000; and
• The best paying sectors are Natural Resources, Health and Consumer Goods with average salaries of £97,000, £89,000 and £81,000 respectively.

The report is freely available to download. Please follow the link below.

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