Forsyth Barnes presents
Your 2026 Salary Guides
Our latest Salary Guides provide up-to-date insights into current market rates across key specialisms, helping you benchmark roles, plan budgets, and make informed hiring decisions. Whether you're growing a team or evaluating your own career progression, this guide gives you the clarity you need in a fast-moving market.
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Insights
Beyond salary benchmarks, several key trends are shaping expectations for both employers and candidates alike.
Growth Equity &
Stock Options
Equity and stock options are increasingly used to attract senior and high-impact talent. For employers, offering equity remains a powerful way to stay competitive while managing cash outlay.
Relocation &
Geographic Flexibility
Relocation is increasingly part of compensation conversations as employers balance remote, hybrid, and on-site needs; candidates often view relocation as a route to bigger opportunities.
AI’s Impact
on Salaries
AI skills are driving noticeable salary premiums as companies accelerate automation and data-driven decision-making. Even non-technical roles now benefit from AI fluency, making it a key differentiator in hiring.
Our Sectors
We operate across high-growth sectors at the forefront of digital innovation. Each market has its own pace, pressures, and talent challenges, and our deep sector focus allows us to understand the nuances that drive hiring decisions, skill demand, and long-term growth within each industry.
This day-to-day exposure to live hiring activity is what underpins the accuracy and relevance of our salary insights.
FinTech
FinTech remains one of the most disruptive areas of the digital economy. From payments and banking to SaaS and embedded finance, we support businesses scaling securely and compliantly, connecting them with specialist talent across product, engineering, data, risk, and growth.
SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Spanning elite sport, media, gaming, and live entertainment, this sector blends performance with innovation. We partner with organizations building fan-first digital experiences, helping them secure talent across commercial, technology, data, and content-led roles.
eTail
From global marketplaces to fast-scaling DTC brands, eTail continues to evolve at pace. We work closely with businesses navigating growth, optimization, and transformation, supporting teams across ecommerce, digital marketing, product, data, and technology.
