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Finance career guides

Get paid what you’re worth

Straight, practical advice for senior finance professionals. No fluff, no pitch, from the people behind the UK Finance Pay Index.

Guide 1
Thinking about moving? Read this first
The five questions worth answering honestly before you start looking, from whether you're really underpaid to how to explore without putting your current job at risk.
6 min read →
Guide 2
Interviewing for a finance leadership role
What each stage is really testing, how to tell your numbers story, and the questions that mark you out as senior.
7 min read →
Guide 3
How to negotiate your offer and package
The levers beyond base salary, how to anchor on evidence, how to read your equity, and how to make one clean counter without looking junior.
7 min read →
Guide 4
What to lock down before you start
Getting everything in writing, resigning well, handling the counter-offer, and using notice wisely so the transition is easy.
6 min read →
Guide 5
Your first 90 days: how to be a success
Listen before you change anything, find an early credibility win, and build the relationship the job actually depends on.
6 min read →
Guide 6
How to get a pay rise after 12 months
Build the case all year, time it to the business, and frame it as value delivered, not need or tenure.
6 min read →
Guide 7
How to get the bonus you're owed
Get the scheme in writing, agree metrics you control, and understand the conditions before they cost you.
5 min read →

Every guide is free. The one number they all come back to, what your role actually pays right now, takes two minutes to find on the Finance Pay Index.