2012 was a good year for job-seeking corporate fundraisers, with nearly twice as many positions on offer as the next most in-demand specialism and with salary levels growing in a year which otherwise saw fundraising salaries flat.

According to the annual Kage Partnership survey of advertised fundraising positions in 2012, salaries were generally flat but overall there was an 8 per cent increase in the number of jobs available over the year.

But while generally salaries were stable, Kage reported a year-on-year increase in corporate fundraising manager advertised salaries of 8 per cent; followed by an increase in direct marketing positions salaries of 4 per cent. However, the recruitment company points out this relatively large increase for corporate could be the result of one or two large charities advertising for very senior positions.

Corporate fundraising managers are the equal best paid of ‘manager-level’ fundraising disciples, tied with major donor fundraising managers at an average of £39,000 per annum.

Trust fundraisers were, on average, the best paid of the ‘officer/executive/senior executive’ level positions, recording an average salary of £29,500. The lowest paid in this category was events fundraising and community/regional fundraising positions. In the manager category, community/regional fundraising managers were again – on average – the lowest paid, recording an average salary of £35,500. Community and regional managers, along with fundraising administrators and senior (that is director or ‘head of’) roles recorded the largest declines in salary – with an average year-on-year drop of between 5 and 6 per cent.

Kage Partnership studied 360 advertised fundraising positions in compiling the data for the survey, and note that the report is meant as a guide rather than a definitive study of all present salaries in fundraising. 

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