We’re pleased to share our 2026 Salary Benchmarking Report, one of the most comprehensive analyses of pay trends within the UK Healthcare sector. These reports provide an in-depth review of salaries across multiple functions and regions, alongside expert commentary from Head of Compass Associates, Stuart Cousins.
Salary insights broken down by role, sector and UK regional coverage:
Access the Acute Care report Access the Primary Care report Access the Consumer Care report
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“These reports are designed to benchmark salaries across all major clinical and operational functions with Acute Care, Consumer Health and Primary Care, highlighting trends in management pay, and identifying where salary inflation is emerging despite broader market restraint. The aim is to provide tangible insight to help you retain and attract the right calibre of leader and talent as the market resets. Whether you are planning succession, assessing retention risk, or noting modest increases in clinical recruitment, Compass Associates remains ready to advise, benchmark, and deliver. I would be happy to connect.”
Staurt Cousins, Head of Compass Associates
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