Conduct a Compensation Benchmarking Analysis
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Research and analyse compensation levels for a specific role in a specific industry and geography using real public data sources — Glassdoor, LinkedIn Salary Insights, BLS Occupational Employment Statistics, or published industry salary surveys — and produce a benchmarking report with a recommendation on competitive positioning. The report must include the methodology, data sources cited with dates, the distribution of pay by experience level, and a written recommendation on what the organisation should pay and why. Proof requires review by an HR or compensation professional who can confirm the methodology is sound and the data sources credible.
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Select a real role or set of roles for compensation benchmarking — ideally from your own organisation or an organisation you have access to. Define the job scope (level, responsibilities, location, industry), identify comparable roles in the market, and collect compensation data from free public sources (Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, LinkedIn Salary, government labour statistics).
Proof required
Submit: (a) a job scope document for the role(s) being benchmarked (minimum one role, maximum five), (b) a market data collection table showing compensation data for comparable roles from at least three distinct public sources with source URLs and collection date, and (c) a comparability assessment explaining why the market comparators are genuinely comparable to the benchmarked role — not just the same job title.
What gets checked
- Market data from at least three distinct sources — not three data points from the same source
- Comparability assessment addresses level, location, industry, and scope — job title alone is not a sufficient comparator
- Collection date is documented — compensation data ages quickly