What senior people are actually paid, from the offers we negotiated in the last twelve months. Compare a role across cities, or check where your own package sits.
Median senior base, year on year
Fastest riser: grid connections
Offers that included equity or LTIP
Offers in this year’s data
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Chief Financial Officer · London
£240k
Median base
- YoY
- +4.2%
- Bonus
- 40-80%
- Lower quartile
- £200k
- Median
- £240k
- Upper quartile
- £300k
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Same role, other cities
- London£240k
- Manchester£170k
- New York$420k
- Boston$360k
Every role, every city
Base salary in thousands, local currency, from 1,812 offers Roster negotiated between October 2025 and September 2026. Each band needs at least twelve data points. Non-executive figures are annual fees.
| Role | Median | Bonus | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer | £350k | 50–100% | +4.0% | |
| Chief Operating Officer | £245k | 40–60% | +3.5% | |
| Chief People Officer | £200k | 25–40% | +3.0% | |
| Non-Executive Director | £70k | Fee only | +2.5% |
| Role | Median | Bonus | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Technology Officer | £250k | 30–50% + equity | +5.5% | |
| VP Engineering | £195k | 20–30% + equity | +4.8% | |
| Head of Data and AI | £175k | 20–30% + equity | +7.2% | |
| Principal Security Engineer | £145k | 10–20% | +6.1% | |
| Senior Data Engineer | £105k | 10–15% | +3.9% |
| Role | Median | Bonus | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Financial Officer | £240k | 40–80% | +4.2% | |
| Chief Risk Officer | £230k | 40–70% | +3.8% | |
| Head of Treasury | £155k | 25–40% | +3.1% | |
| FP&A Director | £135k | 15–25% | +3.4% | |
| Financial Controller | £98k | 10–20% | +2.9% |
| Role | Median | Bonus | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Director | £175k | 10–20% | +3.0% | |
| Chief Nursing Officer | £145k | 10–15% | +5.8% | |
| VP Regulatory Affairs | £165k | 20–30% + equity | +4.4% | |
| Clinical Operations Director | £128k | 15–20% | +3.6% |
| Role | Median | Bonus | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Counsel | £230k | 30–50% | +3.9% | |
| Head of Compliance | £150k | 20–30% | +5.1% | |
| Senior Legal Counsel | £120k | 10–20% | +3.2% | |
| Data Protection Officer | £110k | 10–15% | +4.6% |
| Role | Median | Bonus | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COO, Renewables | £215k | 30–50% + LTIP | +5.0% | |
| Grid Connections Director | £150k | 20–30% | +8.5% | |
| Head of Offshore Wind Development | £162k | 20–30% | +6.4% | |
| Programme Director | £140k | 15–25% | +4.1% |
Year-on-year change is for the London median. Bonus is a typical range as a share of base.
Roster · 2027
The 2027 Salary Guide
Base, bonus and equity bands for 120 senior roles across London, New York, Manchester and Boston, from 1,800 offers we negotiated this year.
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