Season 2 Episode #3: What Our 2024 Salary & Hiring Survey Tells Us About the Consulting Market

27/03/2025 52 min Episodio 13
Season 2 Episode #3: What Our 2024 Salary & Hiring Survey Tells Us About the Consulting Market

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of Tarka Talks Consulting, Richard Longstreet is joined by Sam Temperton and Megan Nicholas from Tarka Talent to unpack the key findings from their latest Salary & Benefits Report. 
They discuss how salary trends are shifting, what’s happening with bonuses and promotions, why culture is rising up the priority list for candidates, especially women and how specialist skill sets are driving hiring demand in 2024. A must-listen for anyone navigating the consulting job market this year. 
Episode Breakdown: 
[01:21] Key points on salaries from the survey 
[03:43] How did consultancies find 2024? 
[04:49] Smaller firms more likely to recruit 
[08:47] Seeing a shift in candidate expectations 
[11:51] Expectations when looking for a salary/title uplift 
[13:39] Are promotions in a move changing? 
[18:19] Job titles disparity between businesses 
[21:22] Why are people not getting promoted? 
[26:59] Review on bonuses in 2024  
[36:32] Travel allowance - is this an effort to get more people back into the office? 
[39:35] Are people more willing to travel for work? 
[47:10] Women ranking culture higher than men in priority 

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