{"id":11216,"date":"2025-12-01T10:55:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T09:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edl-consulting.com\/?p=11216"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T09:56:14","slug":"compensation-trends-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edl-consulting.com\/en\/compensation-trends-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Compensation Trends 2026: What HR and Leadership Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title author=&#8221;off&#8221; categories=&#8221;off&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;background&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; meta_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; meta_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,127,127,0.96) 0%|rgba(5,186,176,0.91) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;175px||234px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;100px||200px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;50px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-2784e1ce-2768-4fd5-82f8-c8810b7e6154%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1080%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-200px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;6px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.edl-consulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/verguetungstrends-2026-1-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;vergu\u0308tungstrends-2026&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#424242&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text quote_border_color=&#8221;gcid-2784e1ce-2768-4fd5-82f8-c8810b7e6154&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; quote_text_color=&#8221;gcid-2784e1ce-2768-4fd5-82f8-c8810b7e6154&#8243; quote_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;gcid-f7ac8586-8e78-4ff7-ba3b-b014d456e962&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-f7ac8586-8e78-4ff7-ba3b-b014d456e962%22:%91%22header_3_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-2784e1ce-2768-4fd5-82f8-c8810b7e6154%22:%91%22quote_text_color%22,%22quote_border_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>After years of uncertainty, crises, and cost pressure, the European labor market \u2014 especially in tech \u2014 is finally finding its footing again. But this calm is deceptive: with the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence, the way companies approach compensation, career paths, and benefits is being redefined. The new Ravio Compensation Trends Report 2026 reveals where salaries, talent markets, and HR strategies are heading \u2014 and what companies should do now to stay ahead.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.89em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;gcid-2784e1ce-2768-4fd5-82f8-c8810b7e6154&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;gcid-f7ac8586-8e78-4ff7-ba3b-b014d456e962&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-f7ac8586-8e78-4ff7-ba3b-b014d456e962%22:%91%22header_3_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-2784e1ce-2768-4fd5-82f8-c8810b7e6154%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Stability \u2014 but with the brakes on<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.89em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;gcid-2784e1ce-2768-4fd5-82f8-c8810b7e6154&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;gcid-f7ac8586-8e78-4ff7-ba3b-b014d456e962&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-f7ac8586-8e78-4ff7-ba3b-b014d456e962%22:%91%22header_3_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-2784e1ce-2768-4fd5-82f8-c8810b7e6154%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>After two turbulent years, the market is leveling out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Salary increases<\/strong> remain stable at around <strong>5%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attrition<\/strong> is down to <strong>17%<\/strong>, showing greater job security and retention.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hiring rates<\/strong> are steady at <strong>29%<\/strong>, signaling slower but more sustainable growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The market may be calmer, but the underlying dynamics are shifting rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.89em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;gcid-2784e1ce-2768-4fd5-82f8-c8810b7e6154&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;gcid-f7ac8586-8e78-4ff7-ba3b-b014d456e962&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-f7ac8586-8e78-4ff7-ba3b-b014d456e962%22:%91%22header_3_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-2784e1ce-2768-4fd5-82f8-c8810b7e6154%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>The AI boom changes everything<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.89em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;gcid-2784e1ce-2768-4fd5-82f8-c8810b7e6154&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;montserrat-variablefont_wght||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;gcid-f7ac8586-8e78-4ff7-ba3b-b014d456e962&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-f7ac8586-8e78-4ff7-ba3b-b014d456e962%22:%91%22header_3_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-2784e1ce-2768-4fd5-82f8-c8810b7e6154%22:%91%22header_2_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The report makes it clear: <strong>Artificial Intelligence is the number one driver of new compensation dynamics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AI-related hires are up <strong>88% year-on-year<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>AI professionals earn <strong>3\u201317% salary premiums<\/strong> compared to similar roles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>AI skills are becoming the new competitive currency. 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