# Kage Partnership reports average 1% rise in London fundraisers’ salaries

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/02/london-fundraisers-salaries-rise-just-one-percent/
- Published: 2016-02-02T13:26:41+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Fundraisers in London last year received an average 1% increase in their salaries,
according to the latest annual analysis from recruitment specialists Kage Partnership.**

This increase was almost the [same as that reported in 2014](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/02/04/fundraisers-salaries-rose-less-1-last-year-says-kage-partnership/).

Kage compiled data on over 300 fundraising vacancies registered with them by 120
charities during 2015. Salaries all include London weighting.

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## Salary increases

There were increases in average salary in seven of their 14 categories of fundraiser,
with three seeing no change. Trust Managers enjoyed the largest average increase
at 7% followed by Events Officers at 5.5%.
Average salary increases were highest
at Manager level across all fundraising disciplines.

Directors or Heads of Fundraising salaries ranged from £45k to £77k with an average
of £55k.

![Chart in Kage Partnership's Fundraising Salary Survey 2016](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.
cloud/2016/02/kage-partnership-fundraising-salaries-2016-chart.jpg)

_Salaries advertised for fundraising Manager and Senior positions in London in 2015–
Kage Partnership_

## More jobs on offer

Kage reports that, like last year, there are more jobs around, so job-seekers have
more choice.
While there are more candidates available at Manager level, the agency
has noted a shortage of candidates in most Officer level categories.

## Recruitment practices

Kage found that recruitment managers at charities are still using salary scales 
but acknowledge that they may need to appoint at the top of their scale in order
to secure an applicant.

They are also keen to interview promptly so as not to lose applicants.

There is still a tendency to only select candidates with not-for-profit experience.

Kage Partnership point out that “as usual, the results are intended as a general
guide and are based on advertised rather than actual salaries”.

**You can [download the Kage Partnership Fundraising Salary Survey 2016](http://www.kagep.com/stop-press#fundraising-salaries)
in PDF.**
  

 * **[Fundraisers’ salaries rose by less than 1% last year, says Kage Partnership](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/02/04/fundraisers-salaries-rose-less-1-last-year-says-kage-partnership/)(
   4 February 2015)**

 * **[Trends in UK charity salary and organisational culture released by CharityComms](https://fundraising.co.uk/2026/05/14/trends-in-uk-charity-salary-and-organisational-culture-released/)(
   14 May 2026)**
     

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