Reward Analyst: Pay Benchmarking & Analysis

CMS UK; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid working policy

Generous bonus scheme

Up to 25 days holiday (rising to 28)

Job summary

CMS UK is looking for a Reward Analyst to join the Reward & Benefits team. You will support job evaluation, benchmarking, pay analysis and reward projects, developing specialist knowledge in reward and compensation while collaborating with experienced colleagues.

The role offers a flexible, hybrid working policy and exposure to salary benchmarking, annual reward processes and pay governance within a busy transformation programme.

Qualifications

• Experience of job evaluation and role benchmarking.
• Experience with stakeholders in reward, people analytics or similar analytical role.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify trends.
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Good problem-solving and time-management skills.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Support job evaluation reviews by analysing role profiles and maintaining evaluation records.
• Assist with reward activity linked to organisational and business change, including preparing data and supporting analysis.
• Support pay analysis by collating pay, grade and role data and preparing insights for review by senior reward colleagues.
• Contribute to market benchmarking by reviewing job evaluation outcomes and preparing comparison data.
• Support annual reward activities, including salary reviews, bonus reviews, pay gap reporting and EU pay transparency requirements.
• Help maintain accurate reward data and support ongoing reward projects.

Skills

Job evaluation

Benchmarking

Data analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Tools

Power BI

SQL

VBA

Job description

CMS UK is looking for a Reward Analyst to join the Reward & Benefits team. You will support job evaluation, benchmarking, pay analysis and reward projects, developing specialist knowledge in reward and compensation while collaborating with experienced colleagues.

The role offers a flexible, hybrid working policy and exposure to salary benchmarking, annual reward processes and pay governance within a busy transformation programme.