Pay & Reward Benchmarking

Our service offering is tailored to the needs and requirements of our clients, providing the ability to look across the total remuneration piece, or indeed concentrate on those areas that require the most focus.

Why pay reviews matter

The market for talent moves fast, and without accurate benchmarking, it’s easy for pay structures to fall out of step with current expectations. Benchmarking ensures your salary and reward frameworks remain competitive, equitable, and aligned to the value each role brings to the organisation.

Through our analysis, we help you:

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Inform reward strategy

using data to shape long-term compensation frameworks.

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Benchmark against peers

Assessing how your pay compares with relevant peers and sectors.

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support internal equity

Maintaining fairness and transparency across roles and levels.

What You Can Expect From Us

We tailor our benchmarking reviews to meet your specific business needs, from broad pay structure reviews to targeted analyses of key roles and leadership remuneration.

Salary Benchmarking Reviews

We analyse your reward strategies and pay structures against real-time market data to help you attract and retain top talent. Using insights from pay trends and competitor practices, we deliver data-driven recommendations that support fair, innovative, and sustainable compensation strategies.

External Executive & Board Remuneration Benchmarking

For C-Suite and Non-Executive Director positions, we provide in-depth benchmarking that spans total remuneration, including base pay, bonuses, long-term incentive plans (LTIPs), shareholdings, and equity structures. Whether assessed as part of a full review or in isolation, this ensures transparency and competitiveness at the most senior levels.

Directorate Reviews

We conduct focused benchmarking across specific business functions to ensure salaries at all levels remain aligned with market movements. This is particularly valuable in areas where skill shortages or market demand have accelerated pay growth, giving you clear visibility into what’s required to attract and retain key talent.

Individual Role Benchmarking

When new roles are created, responsibilities evolve, or pay challenges arise, we benchmark individual positions against direct peers and relevant comparators. This ensures fair, competitive, and data-led pay decisions that reflect current market realities and reinforce internal equity.

With our benchmarking insight, you can design a pay and reward framework that strengthens your reputation as an employer of choice.

Why choose Henley Reward Consulting?

At Henley Reward Consulting, we combine deep reward expertise with real-time market intelligence to deliver practical, actionable insights.

We are trusted by organisations because we:

Use robust, up-to-date market data rather than outdated survey snapshots.
Provide clear, commercially grounded recommendations.
Tailor every review to your sector, geography, and strategic priorities.
Balance external competitiveness with internal equity to protect fairness and culture.
Translate complex compensation data into insights that support confident board and leadership decisions.

Our approach is collaborative, transparent, and focused on helping you design pay strategies that are both competitive and sustainable.