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Salary Survey2016

Arthur Edward passion • knowledge • success

Our Survey is compiled from the responses

of 308 individuals across the Cosmetics

Industry, we would like to thank them for

taking the time to complete this survey.

Arthur Edward are Executive Search

& Recruitment Consultants working

exclusively in the cosmetics and beauty

industry, because it’s what we love.

We are passionate about brands, product

and innovation and truly believe this is the

best industry to work in, the results of our

survey prove that you love it too!!

79% of you have been in the industry for

4 years or more and over 90% feel that

their remuneration expectations could be

met within the industry.

There has been an increase in demand

for skilled staff within all disciplines

during the last 18 months, we have seen

growing confidence with companies

creating new roles to increase their

teams and the fight for talent has pushed

salaries higher.

However, uncertainty with the post

Brexit economy in the UK and the global

trading implications of this are yet to

be fully felt within the industry, signs

of streamlining and redundancies are

already starting to show.

We are delighted to share the results from our 2016 Salary Survey for the Cosmetics, Perfume and Personal Care Industries.

Introduction OVERVIEW

Overview

Our 2016 results cover 4 core business sectors - Sales, Marketing, Scientific & Operations.

Perfumery is separated into a 5th sector.

A variety of roles and disciplines are included in each sector.

We have looked at basic salaries, salary reviews, benefits and retention.

Salary Survey 2016Arthur Edward passion • knowledge • success

BACKGROUND INFORMATION WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?

The Cosmetics industry offers

opportunities for many varied

personality types and skill sets, there

truly is something for everyone. The

employers of our respondents span

from large multinational chemical

suppliers, multinational cosmetics

giants, large international and UK

retailers, contract manufacturers,

engineering companies, medium sized

brands and manufacturers to small

boutique brands and perfume houses.

Of our 2016 respondents 43% were Male and 57% were Female.

Ages ranged from 22 up to 78, 50% of respondents fell within the

age range of 31-45 years.

85% of respondents were working full time.

63% of respondents have a degree, 26% have gone on to undertake

post graduate studies.

For 40%, their degree is directly related to their current role, highlighting

the importance of job specific qualifications in the industry.

51% of respondents work for companies based in London and the South of England.

20% are based outside of the United Kingdom.6% of respondents work for micro companies

employing up to 10 employees.

27% work for small companies of 11-100 employees.

27% work for medium sized companies

with 101-1000 employees.

13% work for large companies of 1001-10,000 employees.

27% are engaged by multinationals with over

10,000 employees.


ROLE, SENIORITY AND GENDER ROLE, SENIORITY AND GENDER

The Cosmetic industry offers incredible career prospects; it appears that progression is

not influenced by gender.

Females are seen to outnumber males for most roles, except Packaging and Perfume.

With the ongoing focus on diversity and inclusion in the workplace, our industry proves

to be a good place to work for all genders.


SALARIES

The highest salaries we identified in 2016, were within the Scientific and

Operations sectors for global companies with multiple sites. However the

lowest salaries were also identified within the Scientific sector.

SALARIES

Across the industry salaries vary widely dependent upon experience and

discipline, however it can be said that the majority of salaries fall within the

£20,000 to £50,000 range.

The average salary from our 2016 respondents across all sectors is £57,500.

This compares favourably to the average UK salary for the tax year ending 5

April 2015 at £27,600.


MARKETING

The Cosmetics industry is truly fast

moving, with innovation and consumer

demand driving growth, there are a lot

of opportunities within New Product

Development, as well as General

Marketing and Communications roles.

The 2016 respondents were evenly split

between Product (47%) and Marketing

(53%). Social Media is becoming

increasingly important within the industry,

cosmetics and their use, being ideally

suited for all things social.

Marketing Salaries range from £20,000 to £200,000, the average

Marketing Salary is £56,000.

Salaries by job title are shown in the table below. These are based on

the feed back from the survey and our industry knowledge.

MARKETING

JobTitle LowestSalary HighestSalary AverageSalary

MarketingAssistant £20,000 £30,000 £25,000

JuniorMarketing £20,000 £40,000 £30,000

NewProductDevelopment £25,000 £80,000 £52,500

ProductManager £25,000 £40,000 £32,500

BrandManager £30,000 £70,000 £50,000

PublicRelations £20,000 £60,000 £40,000

CorporateCommunications £45,000 £80,000 £62,500

StrategicMarketing £55,000 £60,000 £57,500

MarketingManager £30,000 £80,000 £55,000

MarketingConsultant £80,000 £84,999 £82,500

MarketingDirector £60,000 £200,000 £130,000


SALES

There are many opportunities within

a Sales or Commercial function in the

industry, from working directly with

consumers, to business to business sales

of raw materials, packaging or services

to manufacturers and brands, or product

sales to retail. Of our 2016 respondents

within Sales, 28% were at Director level,

with 50% at Manager level.

Sales Salaries range from £20,000 to £150,000, average Sales Salaries are £63,000.

Salaries by job title are shown in the table below. These are based on the feed back

from the survey and our industry knowledge.

SALES


SalesAdministration £15,000 £30,000 £22,500

AccountManager £20,000 £60,000 £40,000

TechnicalSales £28,000 £65,000 £62,500

SalesAnalyst £35,000 £65,000 £50,000

NationalAccountManager £35,000 £65,000 £50,000

NationalAccountController £65,000 £80,000 £67,000

BusinessDevelopmentManager £40,000 £80,000 £60,000

InternationalSalesManager £40,000 £80,000 £60,000

SalesManager £25,000 £150,000 £102,500

SalesDirector £55,000 £150,000 £102,500


OPERATIONSOPERATIONS

Roles in Operations span from Operations

Assistant through to Managing Director

and include everything along the Supply

chain including Packaging Designers and

Technologists, Purchasing, Logistics and

General Management.

Operations salaries range from £20,000 to £700,000 at Managing Director level,

average Operations Salaries are £84,166.

If you disregard the Director level roles, this reduces the average to £55,681.




Consultant £50,000 £60,000 £55,000

OperationsAssistant £20,000 £25,000 £22,500

OperationsManager £30,000 £60,000 £45,000

Planning&StrategyDevelopment £25,000 £80,000 £52,500

ProjectManager £30,000 £50,000 £40,000

PackagingDesigner £25,000 £60,000 £42,500

PackagingTechnologist £20,000 £50,000 £35,000

AssistantBuyer £25,000 £50,000 £37,500

Buyer £30,000 £80,000 £55,000

Purchasing&SupplyChainManager £30,000 £150,000 £90,000

GeneralManagement £25,000 £250,000 £137,500

ManagingDirector £95,000 £700,000 £397,500


PERFUME PERFUME

The Perfumers or Noses are the Rock Stars of our industry; successful Noses are highly

respected and command equally high salaries. 75% of Perfume respondents were

Perfumers with 24% supporting the production of Fragrance.

Perfume Salaries range from £20,000 to £450,000 for a Senior Perfumer. Average

Perfumer Salaries are £75,000.




FragranceTechnician £20,000 £25,000 £22,500

Regulatory £35,000 £40,000 £37,500

ProjectManager £25,000 £30,000 £27,500

Evaluator £20,000 £60,000 £40,000

FragranceDevelopmentManager £40,000 £200,000 £120,000

Perfumer £30,000 £55,000 £42,500

CreativePerfumer £25,000 £80,000 £52,500

ChiefPerfumer £50,000 £120,000 £85,000

MasterPerfumer £50,000 £450,000 £250,000


SCIENTIFIC

There are many different career routes within Technical and Scientific Disciplines

from Research and Formulation, through to Process, Quality, Regulatory, Safety and

Sustainability.

SCIENTIFIC SCIENTIFIC

Scientific Salaries range from £15,000 to £700,000. Average Scientific Salaries are

£66,800.




LaboratoryTechnician £15,000 £50,000 £30,000

ProcessChemist £25,000 £40,000 £32,500

ProjectManager £20,000 £40,000 £30,000

Quality £14,000 £40,000 £30,000

RegulatoryChemist £15,000 £75,000 £45,000

FormulationChemist £15,000 £80,000 £45,000

Technologist £25,000 £70,000 £47,500

TechnicalManager £20,000 £70,000 £45,000

TechnicalConsultant £80,000 £85,000 £82,500

Research&Development £16,000 £100,000 £52,000

TechnicalDirector £60,000 £150,000 £105,000

GlobalHeadofSafety&Sustainability £100,000 £150,000 £125,000

QualifiedPerson £80,000 £700,000 £200,000


You love working in the industry.

A whopping 79% of you have been in the industry for 4 years or more.

73% of you have been in your current role for up to 4 years, with 40% staying at the

same company for more than 8 years.

Typically, we see that careers are reviewed every 2-4 years within the industry.

For 92% of respondents a salary increase has taken place in the last 2 years, but 8% of

respondents have not had a pay rise for at least three years.

WORK HISTORY SALARY REVIEWS


10% of respondents saw their salary fall at their last pay review.

9% saw no change in their salary.

The remaining 81% did have a pay increase with increases of up to 5% being enjoyed

by 58% of respondents.

10% of respondents had increases in Salary in excess of 11.5%.

For one, a new role working in the UAE resulted in a 35% increase in salary.

37% enjoyed a performance related increase, 13% achieved a promotion, 6%

received a cost of living increase in line with inflation.

When asked if a salary rise was anticipated in the next 12 months, 64% of

respondents said yes.

Of those expecting a rise in the next 12 months, 70% expected an increase

between 0 and 4%.

For those who did NOT think a salary increase was likely in the next twelve

months, reasons included:

39% company performance, 3% personal performance, 7% taking benefits in

lieu of a salary increase.

OUTCOME OF LAST SALARY REVIEW

REASONS FOR INCREASES IN SALARY ARE VARIED:


BENEFITS PACKAGE

Individuals provided us with details of

the benefits included in their current

packages and what benefits they would

like included.

Of these the most common benefit was

taken in the form of the annual bonus.

A range of benefits from which employees

can design their own package is a valuable

tool for employers to improve staff

satisfaction and retention. Some benefits

can be of low cost to employers, but

incredibly valuable to employees.

Interestingly, there can be a tendency for

employees to undervalue benefits given as

part of a package if they have not chosen

them themselves.

The most popular benefits that people

would like to be added to their packages

are flexible working and flexi time,

followed by annual bonus and profit share.

These desired benefits reflect on the wish

for a better work life balance and the

opportunity to invest in your company’s

futures.

Benefits Benefits included in

your current package

Benefits Additional benefits you would like to

receive

Annual bonus 69% Flexible working 26%

Contributory pension 64% Flexi time 26%

Medical cover self 38% Annual bonus 24%

Death in service cover 36% Profit share 24% Discounted merchandise/services

33% Medical cover self

21%

Flexible working 33% Share options 21%

Medical cover family 23% Paid overtime 20%

Mileage allowance 21% Medical cover family 19%

Car allowance 20% Final salary pension 18%

Company car 18% Health screening 18%

Flexi time 18% Ad hoc rewards 17%

Health screening 17% Car allowance 17%

Share options 15% Paid travel season ticket 16%

Ad hoc rewards 14% Contributory pension 15%

No benefits 10% Company car 14%

Profit share 10% Commission 13%

Travel season ticket loan 9% Mileage allowance 12%

Final salary pension 9% Travel season ticket loan 8%

Commission 6% Death in service cover 8%

Paid overtime 5%

Discounted merchandise/services

7%

Paid travel season ticket 4% Non contributory pension 3%

Non contributory pension 4% No benefits 1%

Salary and Package Compared to Others

33% would describe both their Salary and Package as being Excellent or Good and 35%

considered it to be on a par when compared to both the cosmetics industry and wider

economy.

Only 9% thought their salary and package was poor, although 23% thought their salary

and package were below average.


SALARY AND GENDER

Although the cosmetics industry is a great place for all genders, with females and males

enjoying similar salaries throughout junior and management roles.

Higher salaries do still seem to favour males, with 77% of respondents enjoying salaries

above £85,000 per annum being male.

Of the 22% of respondents who have taken a career break, 16% were male but the

majority, 84%, were female. On a positive front, 87% of those who have returned to

work have done so at the same or higher salary level.

Of the 7% of respondents who are working Part time, 84% were female and 16% male.

LOCATION AND SALARY

Location does not seem to be a major

influence on salary level, within the

industry globally. However over 50%

of our 2016 respondents were based in

London or the South of England, where

many of the brand companies and retailers

are based, although manufacturers are

more evenly spaced around the UK, where

cheaper rent, rate and living costs are

available.


HOW DOES SALARY RELATE TO YOUR HIGHEST QUALIFICATION

Across all salary bandings degrees or higher qualification such as an MA or PhD are held.

It can certainly be said that further education qualifications are important to the industry,

and, with tough competition in the workplace, are probably even more important now

than they have been in the past.

However, lack of qualifications are not necessarily a barrier to entry into or progression

within the industry, with one respondent attaining a £149,999 salary through career

progression, without an industry related degree.

Highest Qualif ication Lowest Salary

Highest Salary

Average Salary

O levels £25,000 £150,000 £62,500 A levels £20,000 £80,000 £40,000 GCSE £25,000 £60,000 £47,500 Degree-directly related to role £15,000 £200,000 £50,000 Degree-not directly related to role £16,000 £150,000 £45,500 Postgraduate MA /MSC £15,000 £700,000 £67,500 PhD £15,000 £150,000 £70,000 NVQ £30,000 £65,000 £44,500 HND/HNC £20,000 £700,000 £102,500 CIM Diploma £35,000 £65,000 £50,000 SCS Diploma £25,000 £200,000 £58,500 Other Diploma - directly related to role £25,000 £90,000 £53,500 Other Diploma £25,000 £150,000 £58,000

SALARY EXPECTATIONS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY

Over 90% of respondents felt that their expectations of Salary and Rewards could be

met by staying within the Cosmetics industry.

Only 5% of our respondents were considering a move outside of the industry.

A move to another sector within FMCG or a science based industry were the most likely

options, with 24% being open to consider any industry.


REASON FOR NEXT CAREER MOVE

Career Progression (36%), is more of a driver to change jobs than a bigger financial

reward (17%).

14% of Individuals cite the reason for their next career move as a desire to create a

better work life balance and flexibility.

Interestingly our Work Life Balance Survey undertaken in 2014, highlighted a huge

90% of respondents would have moved company to achieve a better work life balance,

although of those, 59% would not have taken a cut in salary to achieve this.

There are also many other contributing factors motivating people to make the next

move.

Others mentioned specifically by respondents included brand appeal, moving to a new

sector and self- respect.

Only 5 respondents were not currently considering a move.


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IN SUMMARY

The majority (85%) work full time.

63% have a degree or higher qualification.

50% work for companies based in London or the South of England.

Over half work for small-medium sized companies.

Average Salary is £57,500.

79% have worked in the industry for four or more years.

92% had a salary increase in the last two years.

Over 90% felt their remuneration expectations could be met within the industry.

Career prospects are good for both genders until Senior Management, with 77% of

salaries over £85,000 being earned by men.

IN CONCLUSION

Salary is a key factor in staff attraction and

retention, although with the luxury of a

comfortable salary to fit lifestyle choices,

work life balance and flexibility becomes

increasingly more important.

Whilst Salary is important, other factors

including workplace culture, brand appeal,

career progression and opportunities for

self-development are all important in our

choice of who we work for.

Average salary across the industry at

£57,500 compares most favourably with

the UK average of £27,600 showing that

there is potential to be well rewarded in

the industry we all love.


IN CONCLUSION DISCLAIMER

Post Brexit, the cost and potential barriers

to overseas trade and imports, implications

of changes to European and global

legislation, movement within the currency

markets and possibility of rising inflation

are likely to bring further uncertainty,

especially for UK companies.

We could see recruitment and investment

plans put on hold, pay freezes or cuts in

real terms, over the next few years.

Or we could find that the cosmetics

industry remains resilient, due to the

lipstick effect we saw in the last recession.

We are lucky to work in a feel-good

industry and thankfully consumers love to

buy product to cheer themselves up at the

end of a long week.

This survey contains data specific to the Cosmetics and Personal Care industries and

reflects only the responses obtained from respondents who we requested to participate

and our own views. Arthur Edward expressly disclaims all liability of any kind from third

party use of the data contained within this document.


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