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Compensation IQ
London, England, United Kingdom
What it is
Compensation IQ is a web-based pay intelligence platform for People teams, with tools for job architecture, salary benchmarking, and EU Pay Transparency compliance. Its Salary Benchmarking combines job postings, self-reported data, real-time customer data, and optional Mercer survey datasets. Stated coverage spans 5m+ companies, 80k+ job titles, 100+ countries, and 100+ industries. The tools include precision filters, a salary band builder, pay review functions, and audit trails on bands. Job Architecture includes 14 levels, 3 tracks, 34 job families, 21,000+ job titles, and 30+ external frameworks. The EU compliance product generates Article 7 responses, all seven Article 9 metrics, adjusted and unadjusted gender pay gaps, and Article 18 traceability records across all 27 EU Member States. The platform lists 50+ HRIS integrations, with CSV upload also available. Subscriptions include guided onboarding, 1:1 training, a dedicated Customer Success Manager, and UK business-hours product help. Job Architecture and Levelling is offered free with no time limit; Salary Benchmarking has no self-serve free trial. Listed annual plans start at £2,500 for Job Architecture & Levelling; Global Salary Benchmarking is £4,200 and EU Pay Transparency is £5,200.
For and against
For
- Benchmark coverage includes 100+ countries and industries.
- Job architecture includes 30+ external frameworks.
- Lists 50+ HRIS integrations and CSV upload.
- Includes guided onboarding and a dedicated Customer Success Manager.
Against
- Salary Benchmarking has no self-serve free trial.
- Listed annual plans start at £2,500.
- Salary Benchmarking begins through a demo.
The verdict
Compensation IQ brings job architecture, benchmarking, and EU reporting functions into one pay intelligence platform. Job Architecture and Levelling is free without a time limit, but salary benchmarking customers must start through a demo.
Who it suits
Compensation IQ is aimed at HR, Reward, and People Operations teams at companies with 100 to 5,000+ employees. Its functions may suit teams working on job structures, salary bands, or EU pay transparency reporting.
Plans and prices
Job Architecture & Levelling
100 - 200 employees · 1 super user
Read 30 Sep 2026 · compensation-iq.com
Global Salary Benchmarking
100 - 200 employees · 2 super users · 50+ HRIS integrations
Read 30 Sep 2026 · compensation-iq.com
EU Pay Transparency
100 - 200 employees · 27 EU Member States · 7 Article 9 metrics
Read 30 Sep 2026 · compensation-iq.com
On the record
- Benchmark coverage
- Salary Benchmarking covers 5m+ companies, 80k+ job titles, 100+ countries and 100+ industries.compensation-iq.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Benchmark sources
- The platform combines job postings, self-reported data, real-time customer data and optional Mercer survey datasets.compensation-iq.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- EU compliance
- EU Pay Transparency generates Article 7 responses, all seven Article 9 metrics, adjusted and unadjusted gender pay gaps and Article 18 traceability records.compensation-iq.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Geographic compliance
- The EU Pay Transparency product covers all 27 EU Member States and supports multi-country, multi-language and multi-currency pay data.compensation-iq.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Compensation IQ offers 50+ HRIS integrations, including HiBob, BambooHR, SAP and Personio, with CSV upload also available.compensation-iq.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Job architecture
- Job Architecture provides 14 levels, 3 tracks, 34 job families, 21,000+ job titles and 30+ external frameworks.compensation-iq.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- Compensation IQ is a pay intelligence platform for People teams covering job architecture, salary benchmarking and EU Pay Transparency compliance.compensation-iq.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Salary bands
- Salary Benchmarking includes precision filters, an in-platform salary band builder, pay review tools and audit trails on bands.compensation-iq.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Security
- The company says its practices align with ISO 27001 and its policies and procedures comply with GDPR, and it displays SOC 2 and Cyber Essentials badges.compensation-iq.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Subscriptions include guided onboarding, 1:1 training, a dedicated Customer Success Manager, UK business-hours product help and no implementation fees.compensation-iq.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Target customers
- The platform is built for HR, Reward and People Operations teams at companies of 100 to 5,000+ employees.compensation-iq.com · read 30 Sep 2026
- Trial policy
- There is no self-serve free trial for Salary Benchmarking; customers start through a demo, while Job Architecture and Levelling is offered free with no time limit.compensation-iq.com · read 30 Sep 2026
