{"id":10539,"date":"2016-11-10T09:13:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T09:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migqxjzty5-staging.onrocket.site\/blog\/?p=10539"},"modified":"2023-01-12T10:42:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T10:42:26","slug":"tips-for-negotiating-a-salary-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/tips-for-negotiating-a-salary-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for negotiating a salary increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Once you&#8217;ve read our guide why not take a look at our email template which helps you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/career-tips\/planning\/how-to-ask-for-a-pay-rise-email-template\/\">ask for a pay rise<\/a>?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our recent look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/11\/08\/the-jobs-with-the-biggest-salary-growth\/\">which jobs have seen the biggest salary increases<\/a> over the past 10 years shows that over time there can be dramatic shifts in the value of certain skills. But you shouldn\u2019t just assume that your employer will hand out salary increases in line with your rising market value \u2013 sometimes you need to ask for it.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure whether you\u2019re due a pay rise? An easy way to find out is to upload your CV to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/jobs\/value-my-cv\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=tips-negotiating-infographic\">ValueMyCV<\/a>\u00a0and get an estimate of what your skills are currently worth on the job market &#8211; just remember to update it first! You&#8221; find more tips in the\u00a0infographic below. Looking for negotiation tips for a completely new job? We&#8217;ve got a guide for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-ask-for-a-pay-rise\/\">negotiating a higher starting salary<\/a> too.<\/p>\n<p><em>Having trouble reading the infographic? Scroll to the bottom of the page to read the text version. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Negotiating-a-pay-rise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Negotiating-a-pay-rise.jpg\" alt=\"negotiating-a-pay-rise\" width=\"1000\" height=\"6838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Negotiating-a-pay-rise.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Negotiating-a-pay-rise-44x300.jpg 44w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Negotiating-a-pay-rise-768x5252.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Navigating your way to a salary raise<\/h4>\n<p>Salary negotiations can be a lot like a game. Use this guide to make sure you get a high score.<\/p>\n<h5>Timing<\/h5>\n<p><em>When Should I Ask For A Raise?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Good Reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;re consistently over-performing<\/li>\n<li>Your job description has changed<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;re underpaid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bad Reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;ve been there an arbitrary amount of time<\/li>\n<li>You need more money<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even if you&#8217;re in a good position to ask for a raise, pick your moment carefully.<br \/>\nConsider when budgets are set and if your company is celebrating a recent success or facing financial challenges.<\/p>\n<h5>Preparing<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Know your market value<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What are similar positions at other companies paying? What are your skills worth? Online tools make this easier than ever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gather evidence of your success<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get hard numbers that show the difference you&#8217;ve made: how you have increased revenue, made efficiencies, or improved customer satisfaction for example.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be ready to show your future value<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t live on past glories. Show you can offer more value to your company in the future, by talking about new responsibilities you can own and the skills you will develop.<\/p>\n<h5>Before the meeting<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Coffee\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Skip coffee, which has high amounts of anxiety-inducing caffeine &#8211; &#8220;negotiators who feel anxious &#8230; ultimately obtain worse outcomes&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Power Poses<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Power Poses won&#8217;t make you feel any worse &#8211; so what&#8217;s the harm in trying? You might even benefit from a lovely placebo effect.<\/p>\n<p><em>Oct. &#8217;12 &#8211; TED Talk makes Power Poses study famous. <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sep &#8217;16 &#8211; Study co-author claims research was fatally flawed.<\/em><\/p>\n<h5>Negotiating<\/h5>\n<p><em>The Three Salary Negotiation Myths<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t get emotional<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why:\u00a0Getting emotional distracts you from the task at hand, and is a sign of weakness.<\/p>\n<p>Actually:\u00a0Changing your emotional state can make the other negotiator feel like they have less control, resulting in them making more concessions, according to research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t make the first offer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why: Your employer might have been planning to offer more.<\/p>\n<p>Actually:\u00a0Employees who make low offers don&#8217;t know f their market value. If your employer makes a low first offer this will act as the anchor, and you might find it difficult to negotiate back up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t make personal pleas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why:\u00a0Your boss doesn&#8217;t care; you should show you deserve a pay rise.<\/p>\n<p>Actually:\u00a0Studies have shown &#8216;low-power negotiators&#8217; can achieve better outcomes if they are able to elicit sympathy in the other negotiator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Never<\/strong> Make threats or ultimatums<\/p>\n<p><strong>Always\u00a0<\/strong>Focus on how you can serve the company and your boss&#8217;s interests<\/p>\n<h5>The Result<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Success<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, you&#8217;ve earned it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Didn&#8217;t get what you wanted?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remain professional and don&#8217;t make any rash decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Thank your manager for their time and ask what you would need to do to be successful in future.<\/li>\n<li>If you don&#8217;t think you&#8217;re being paid a fair salary, consider looking for a new job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once you&#8217;ve read our guide why not take a look at our email template which helps you ask for a pay rise? Our recent look at which jobs have seen the biggest salary increases over the past 10 years shows that over time there can be dramatic shifts in the value of certain skills. But<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/tips-for-negotiating-a-salary-increase\/\"> Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":10548,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pay-benefits"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}