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Salary Survey Guide - the Netherlands 2024

Salary insights, the power of knowledge

Informed by real-world market data, analysis and insights, our Salary Survey leaves no stone unturned to reveal your industry’s:

  • Trends to watch
  • In-demand skillsets 
  • Salary expectations


We put the power in your hands with tools to drill down on the sectors, roles and stats that matter to you. So, whether you’re seeking global perspectives, national knowledge, or local intel – you’ll find it in our Salary Survey.

Get the industry insider’s insight: Your 2024 salary guide for hiring and jobs in the Netherlands 

 

The economic growth is flattening due to local political circumstances on the one hand and global circumstances on the other hand. As a result, companies are becoming more hesitant to hire new employees, which will result in less vacancies in 2024. Next to that, employees with temporary contracts - especially grads - are less likely to get a permanent contract. As a result, the labor market will be more balanced in 2024, and not exceptionally tight anymore. 

The demand for interim professionals will remain high in 2024 and is likely to increase within the Retail and Banking & Financial Services sectors. The number of interim professionals is rising as well, because the idea that freelancing can improve your income is one that more and more professionals are embracing. The income of permanent employees is unlikely to increase, as most of them received pay rises in 2023 due to inflation. This is especially the case for the public sector, because many negotiations for the salary levels in 2024 were concluded in 2023.  

Career development opportunities, remote working and flexibility will continue to be important factors to attract employees in 2024, especially young professionals. Baby boomers seem to be the only age group to place less value on flexible working. Finally, diversity is becoming more important within the workplace. More and more organisations are setting diversity quotas for their workforce, which is having quite an impact on their recruitment processes.

 

Key Salary & Compensation insights in the Netherlands

SS Blocks

%

of businesses are giving pay rises in 2023

%

of professionals are looking for a new job in 2023

1.6 Years

Average tenure of professionals

%

of professionals are confident about job opportunities in their sector

%

of professionals are expecting a pay rise in 2023

Hiring Manager? Benchmark your teams salaries

If you’re growing your team or simply need to retain the talent you have, the Salary Survey gives you the insights you need to have the right team in place to keep your business moving forward.

Candidate? Find out your salary with an individual salary guide

Whether you’re looking for a new role or preparing for your end-of-year appraisal, the Salary Survey will arm you with everything you need to know to get what you deserve.

                  

 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • ​ Why should I use a salary guide?
    To find out what a reasonable salary is for the job and industry you are in or are thinking of moving into, use a Salary Guide to discover the average pay for someone with a similar level of experience as you and view your earning potential.​
  • What are the benefits of using a salary benchmarking guide?​
    Whether you're due a pay rise, promotion, or bonus, a Salary Guide allows you to review accurate market salary and pay averages to see how you can compare to others in your sector. Having accurate data-led salary information will help identify exactly how much you should be earning so you ca prepare to negotiate your salary in your next performance review.​
  • When is the best time to negotiate my salary?​
    Salary reviews often take place during the annual and half-year employee performance review periods. Make sure you take this into consideration and time your negotiation right. If the annual pay review is in January, and you call the meeting for February, you're likely to have missed the boat. In such a case, November would be the most suitable time here.​
  • What is the salary benchmarking process and why is it important?​
    Salary benchmarking is the process of comparing salaries across the market for a particular job and providing a range and average for a particular role which can help guide an employer's decision-making on pay or bonuses during appraisal period or when making a new hire. The benchmarking process is essential for assessing and comparing pay and compensation packages in relation to the market and of those provided by competitors. Pay and compensation benchmarking can also provide significant competitor advantage, through the retention and attraction of top talent and enhancing an organisations reputation.
  • How to do salary benchmarking?​
    In partnership with a data collection specialist, a benchmarking tool offers a fully comprehensive list of salary ranges and averages based on location, experience level and more. You can view the latest salary range and averages in the 2023 salary guide.​
  • How should employers evaluate employee pay & compensation during performance reviews?​
    Salary and compensation reviews often take place during the annual and half-year employee performance reviews. In tangent with the employee performance scoring, you can use a salary benchmarking tool to inform the pay and compensation review process. The tool also gives good insight into market trends in-demand skill sets. So, use performance reviews to see where the employee fits relative to the external jobs market and avoid losing in-demand talent through effective pay and compensation strategies.​

Bespoke salary benchmarking

Using a combination of our own data, publicly available insights and our recruitment experts, we build bespoke overviews of the salaries and benefits required to attract talent.