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Benchmarking Service

16 September 2026

Benchmarking Service

What is our Benchmarking Service?

Introducing our complimentary Full Benchmarking Service, designed to provide you with insights into current market salary, benefits and flexibility trends. For over 20 years we’ve advised businesses of all shapes, sizes and industries on salaries and benefits for their teams.

Our six-step process is designed to provide you with a seamless and comprehensive approach to understanding and optimising your hiring compensation strategy. By combining a personalised consultation with detailed research and actionable insights, we ensure that your organisation remains competitive in attracting and retaining top talent while aligning your compensation packages with current market trends and business objectives.

This service is provided at no cost and is part of our commitment to supporting your organisation’s success. Our team is committed to helping you attract and retain top talent by ensuring your compensation packages are competitive and aligned with current market standards.

Benefits of Benchmarking:

  • Attract Top Talent: Competitive packages are key in attracting qualified candidates. ​
  • Retain Employees: Fair and competitive salaries boost employee morale and job satisfaction, which could lead to improved performance and employee retention. ​
  • Ensure Pay Equity: Benchmarking supports fair pay policies. ​
  • Compensation Strategy: Accurate data helps with pay strategies and adhering to hiring budgets. ​

By using our Full Benchmarking Service, you can ensure your organisation remains competitive in the market, helps support employee satisfaction, and meets industry expectations.

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Our Six-Step Process

1. Submit Your RequestTo get started, please fill out the form below with the details of the roles you wish to benchmark. 2. Initial ConsultationOur team will contact you to gather detailed information about your specific needs and objectives.
3. ResearchWe will conduct research tailored to your requirements, including salary ranges, regional variances, benefits and flexibility options. 4. AnalysisWe compile the research findings into a detailed report, ensuring all aspects of your specified criteria are addressed.
5. ConsultationWe’ll reach out to arrange a meeting where we present our findings and provide expert advice based on the data collected. 6. ResultsAfter our meeting, you’ll receive the complete benchmarking report, equipping you with the insights needed to make informed decisions.

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THE ONE GROUP

Where we're from,
and how we got here

Twenty years of specialist recruitment in the East – and a lot of small decisions that added up.

TOG started in Peterborough in 2004 with a small team and a simple idea: that recruitment is a people business, done best by specialists who stay in their sector long enough to know it properly.

More than two decades on, we've grown into four offices across the East of England and Home Counties. We recruit for finance leaders, HR directors, engineering managers, tech founders, scientists, and the commercial teams that keep businesses running day to day. Between us, we've built up over 258 years of collective recruitment experience across our specialist divisions, and a network of more than 150,000 candidates we've placed, coached, or come to know across two decades in the region.

The founding principle hasn't changed. Recruitment as it should be.

OUR STORY

Key events timeline

2004

Doors open in Peterborough.

Our first office launches with a team of six on Lynch Wood. Cambridge follows the same year, giving us two offices before our first anniversary.

2015

Northampton makes it three.

Our third office opens with a team of five, quickly growing to eleven consultants covering the wider Midlands region.

2017

Peterborough moves across the road.

The team has outgrown the founding office. We move into Arena House on Lynch Wood, big enough for a growing consultant base and the back-office team that supports the whole group.

2018

Cambridge moves too.

Our second office relocates to Cambourne Business Park, giving the growing Cambridge team the space it now needs.

2023

Four offices, three counties, one very good year.

The Hertfordshire & Essex office opens in Potters Bar, extending our footprint into the Home Counties.

In the same year, we're named Business of the Year in Northamptonshire, and Employer of the Year in both Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire at the regional SME Business Awards. Three counties, three panels.

TODAY

Still growing.

Four offices, more than 258 years of collective recruitment experience across our specialist divisions, and a network of over 150,000 candidates.

Same founding principle.

SPECIALISTS BY DESIGN

What we do

We're specialists, not generalists. Every consultant at TOG focuses on one sector and stays in it. Not because it's the only way to do recruitment, but because it's how you build the depth to spot the difference between a strong CV and a strong hire.

It's also why so many of our clients come back to us years, even decades, after a first placement.

01
Accountancy & Finance
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 02
Human Resources
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 03
Commercial Office
Administration, customer service, project management and more
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 04
Technology
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Engineering & Manufacturing
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Scientific
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Sales, Marketing & Creative
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Executive Search
Across all of the above
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Beyond the recruitment itself, we produce annual salary guides, regional market reports, and the practical resources our clients and candidates turn to when they want a clearer view of what's happening in their sector.

THE WAY WE WORK

How we work

Four principles show up in every conversation and every process.
01

Be curious.

We stay interested in the market we work in, and in the people who work in it.

02

Keep it human.

We remember your kids' names and know how you take your coffee. That's just how we work here.

03

Make a difference.

We're here to help people build careers they love and businesses they're proud of.

04

Enjoy the ride.

Recruitment is a career, but it should be fun too. If it isn't, we've done something wrong.

WHAT COMES NEXT?

Recruitment
as it should be.

Hire with TOG → Looking for a role →
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