I help startups and small businesses build trust through fair and transparent pay
Do you have a pay problem?
Questions youāre probably tired of hearingā¦
āHow do I actually get a pay rise here?ā
āWhere did these salary benchmarks come from?ā
āWhy is X making more than me when we do the same job?ā
āWhy donāt we just put the salary range on our job ads?ā
āWhy do we pay less in Location A than we do in Location B?ā
āI heard a competitor pays 20% more for my role. Is that true?ā
āWhat is our plan for the new pay transparency laws?ā
The cost of doing nothing
š Trust erodes: Pay secrecy breeds suspicion and resentment.
šĀ Growth stalls: Pay confusion distracts teams from actual work.
šĀ Retention drops: Your best people find fairness and transparency elsewhere
The Solution
Iāve distilled the complexities of salary benchmarking and building a compensation philosophy into a practical six-step process. This framework is built for real-world application rather than theory, ensuring every step is transparent and easy for any organisation to follow.
Hereās Exactly What a Project Looks Like
Step 1: Project Set Up & Discovery
Starting the project on the right foot
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Step 2: Market Data
Choosing relevant and reliable data to compare yourself against
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Step 3: Job Architecture & Levelling
Building a ācommon languageā for mapping roles back to the market and comparing āapples to applesā
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Step 4: Compensation Philosophy & Salary bands
Defining your āNorth Starā for pay decisions and building your salary bands
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Step 5: Analyse market position and pay equity
Spotting pay gaps and understanding the cost to close them
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Step 6: Educate & launch
Making sure everyone understands how pay works
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Two Powerful Project Deliverables
1. Compensation Calculator
2. Compensation Philosophy
Transparent, Project Based Pricing
Most organisations I work with fit into one of three buckets based on their existing compensation foundations. After a brief chat, I'll provide a scope of work with a clear costs that match your specific needs.
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Youāve Got Some Basicsā¦ And Youāre Happy With Them | Option 2ļøā£
Youāve Got Some Basicsā¦ But Itās Messy | Option 3ļøā£
Youāve Got Nothing in Place | |
Best forā¦ | Youāve got some basics and you're happy with them. You just need to build salary bands and carry out a pay equity audit fast! | Youāve got some basics, but itās messy. You need hands-on help to rework levels, job families, or your data strategy. | Youāve got nothing in place. You need the full job architecture build and a brand-new philosophy. |
Project Duration | 2-6 weeks | 2-3 months | 3-4 months |
My Monthly Time | 2 days a month | 3 days a month | 3 days a month |
Material Costs | Ā£4,000 | Ā£4,000 | Ā£4,000 |
Total Project Cost | From Ā£7,900 | From Ā£11,800 | From Ā£13,750 |
Prices on this page are exclusive of VAT.
Not Ready for a Project?
If youāre not quite ready for a full project, I offer ongoing monthly support as a flexible alternative. Whether you need a second opinion on salary bands, a location-based pay check-in, or help sense-checking your market data, I can help.
Half day per month š | Full day per month š |
Ā£600 +VAT | Ā£975 +VAT |
Up to 4 hours (āĀ£150/hr), tracked and used flexibly across the month. | Up to 7 hours (āĀ£140/hr), tracked and used flexibly across the month. |
- Unused hours roll over into the following month
- All contracts are rolling month-to-month
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