The
recession has had a severe impact on UK managers' pay packets, with executive pay showing its lowest rate of growth in at least a decade, according to latest pay benchmarking research from XpertHR salary surveys.
The 37th annual National Management Salary Survey - compiled by CELRE in association with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) for XpertHR salary surveys - is based on payroll data current as at 1 September 2009, from 197 organisations covering 43,312 employees in managerial roles.

Key findings include the following:
A 2.5% increase in average basic salaries paid to directors, managers and professionals was recorded over the year to September 2009. This was just over half the rate of increase seen one year previously (4.9%). See chart (above) for details of average basic salaries for some job functions covered by the survey.
Growth in average basic salary plus bonus slowed more sharply still, rising by only 1.1% in 2009, less than one-quarter of the rate recorded a year ago (4.6%).
The recession has also caused a collapse in the incidence and value of bonuses paid to managers.
The survey also finds that many managers are taking action to change jobs: resignations have increased in the year to February 2010, despite growing fears over job security.
The survey reveals a labour turnover rate of 13.6%, up from 12.4% in 2009. Resignations stand at 4.7%, compared to 4.5% 12 months ago. In a surprising move, the survey results also imply that employers are failing to persuade staff to stay, with requests for 'internal transfers' as an alternative to leaving dropping to 3.6% from a high of 5.8%, last year.
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