Rutherford is a boutique legal and compliance recruitment firm based in London and New York. For years, we have been publishing our annual Compliance Salary Survey, which has a focus on asset management compliance salarys and global head of compliance salaries. Our insights are based on market samples of numerous compliance candidates across financial services sectors taken at a given moment in time.
The below salary survey looks at the salary bands of Heads of Compliance within different sectors in financial services. If you have any questions, please get in touch with our legal recruitment firm or send us an email at enquiries@rutherfordsearch.com
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Investment Management | Basic Salary Banding/GBP Sterling |
Global Head of Compliance for Large Investment Manager | £170 - £500K |
EMEA Head of Compliance for Large Investment Manager | £160 - £230K |
UK Head of Compliance for Large Investment Manager | £150 - £180K |
Global Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Investment Manager | £155 - £210K |
EMEA Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Investment Manager | £140 - £175K |
UK Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Investment Manager | £115 - £155K |
Bonuses | 25 - 65% |
Hedge Funds | Basic Salary Banding/GBP Sterling |
Global Head of Compliance for Large Hedge Fund | £180 - £500K |
EMEA Head of Compliance for Large Hedge Fund | £170 - £250K |
UK Head of Compliance for Large Hedge Fund | £165 - £190K |
Global Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Hedge Fund | £160 - £220K |
EMEA Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Hedge Fund | £155 - £170K |
UK Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Hedge Fund | £95 - £160K |
Bonuses | 40 - 150% |
Private Equity | Basic Salary Banding/GBP Sterling |
Global Head of Compliance for Large Private Equity Firm | £170 - £500K |
EMEA Head of Compliance for Large Private Equity Firm | £165 - £250K |
UK Head of Compliance for Large Private Equity Firm | £155 - £185K |
Global Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Private Equity Firm | £170 - £215K |
EMEA Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Private Equity Firm | £155 - £180K |
UK Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Private Equity Firm | £105 - £160K |
Bonuses | 30 - 200% |
Private Wealth | Basic Salary Banding/GBP Sterling |
Global Head of Compliance for Large Wealth Manager | £165 - £240K |
EMEA Head of Compliance for Large Wealth Manager | £155 - £210K |
UK Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Wealth Manager | £145 - £170K |
Global Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Wealth Manager | £155 - £200K |
EMEA Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Wealth Manager | £145 - £165K |
UK Head of Compliance for Small-Mid Wealth Manager | £90 - £150K |
Bonuses | 15 - 55% |
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