{"id":109454,"date":"2026-02-20T12:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lafosse.com\/?post_type=guide&#038;p=109454"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:34:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:34:44","slug":"the-la-fosse-salary-index-2026","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/www.lafosse.com\/guide\/the-la-fosse-salary-index-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The La Fosse Salary Index 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>February 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>The salary data driving smarter decisions in leadership, technology and change<\/h2>\n<p>The La Fosse Salary Index is our annual deep dive into salaries, hiring trends and workforce capability across technology, data, product and transformation. Built from live placement data across more than 5,000 roles, combined with insight from our specialist consultants, it\u2019s the market intelligence organisations and professionals need to plan, hire and compete in 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h2>The numbers that matter:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"numbers number-1\"><span class=\"fig-number\">12<\/span><span class=\"percentage\">% <\/span>salary inflation for AI, data and cyber security roles<\/li>\n<li class=\"numbers number-1\">42<span class=\"percentage\">% <\/span>of hiring managers say retention is their biggest challenge<\/li>\n<li class=\"numbers number-1\">7 weeks average time to hire for senior product leadership roles<\/li>\n<li class=\"numbers number-1\">\u00a3<span class=\"fig-number\">1<\/span><span class=\"percentage\">B <\/span>jobs globally needing reskilling by 2030<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"#download-now\">Download now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-area\">\n<h2>The 2026 market at a glance<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>This year\u2019s report reveals a market in transition. Salary inflation has cooled in generalist roles, but specialist talent in AI, data, cloud and security continues to command significant premiums. More striking is the shift in what drives talent decisions: benefits have overtaken base salary as the primary factor for senior hires, and retention has become a bigger challenge than recruitment for 42% of hiring managers.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re building your 2026 hiring strategy or benchmarking your own market value, The La Fosse Salary Index gives you the data to move with confidence.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201c2026 will reward organisations that have done the groundwork: strong leadership pipelines, teams equipped with the right skills, and a culture that retains top talent. Those still relying on reactive hiring will find themselves falling behind.\u201d <\/em><\/strong><em>&#8211;<\/em>\u00a0Ollie Whiting, Group CEO<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What&#8217;s included in the report<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>The La Fosse Salary Index 2026 provides comprehensive salary benchmarks and market insight across:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Technology and IT:<\/strong>\u00a0Cloud, Infrastructure, DevOps, InfoSec, Privacy and Governance<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data, Engineering and Digital:<\/strong>\u00a0Product, UX, Design, Software Engineering, Data and AI, IT Architecture<\/li>\n<li><strong>Projects and Programmes:<\/strong>\u00a0Change and Transformation, ERP, CRM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Corporate Functions:<\/strong>\u00a0Finance Transformation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Permanent, contract and interim rates<\/strong>\u00a0across all disciplines<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expert commentary<\/strong>\u00a0from our specialist consultants on what\u2019s driving market movement<\/li>\n<li><strong>2026 outlook<\/strong>\u00a0with actionable insight for hiring managers and candidates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Get the full report with detailed salary benchmarks, market trends and expert insight to inform your 2026 talent strategy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"download-now\">\n<script>\nvar gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,themeScriptsLoaded:!1,isFormEditor:()=>\"function\"==typeof InitializeEditor,callIfLoaded:function(o){return!(!gform.domLoaded||!gform.scriptsLoaded||!gform.themeScriptsLoaded&&!gform.isFormEditor()||(gform.isFormEditor()&&console.warn(\"The use of gform.initializeOnLoaded() is deprecated in the form editor context and will be removed in Gravity Forms 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