Salary survey
As we build back this year , Exhibition News ’ publishers Mash Media and Event Hub . Jobs felt it was important for the industry to see how salaries , benefits and ways of working have changed and how they may change in the future . 1,288 event professionals responded to the Annual Event Industry Salary Survey . Robert Kenward of EventHub . Jobs talks us through the initial findings
It ’ s a bit of a cliché for me to start by saying that the world of work has changed , but the pandemic has accelerated global trends in how and where we work , and these trends are confirmed by the Annual Events industry Salary Survey . With more than 1,200 responses , we now have robust and credible data stating with clarity exactly what employees have now and what they should expect from their next career step . It has also been designed to inform employers , equipping them with the data they need to stay ahead of shifting post-pandemic employment landscape if they wish to attract and crucially retain the right talent .
Hybrid working Hybrid working was always going to feature very heavily in the survey ; 63 % of the industry already benefits from this way of working , but employers should take note that more than 85 % of candidates say that they will now only consider a role if it offers hybrid or remote only working . This is obviously a huge sea-change in the mindset of employees and one that contradicts our need as an industry to get people back to live events . Work-life balance is key in this and 46 % said hybrid working would give them the much sought-after balance .
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