A few years ago, I wrote an article speaking of How much you can win as a L&D consultant. I did not know, but apparently it helped people and it was widely shared. I stopped following my blog statistics and everything that has to do with the scope a long time ago, so I couldn't even tell you about commitment statistics.
It is logical to also talk about how much you can win in an L&D role. Now, before you start, there is a lot of variance in role titles. An apprenticeship manager for a charity, a hospital, a financial service company, a pharmaceutical, a manufacturer, a technological start-up, will all have different definitions and very different levels of responsibility.
Confusedly, an apprenticeship manager in company A, can be the same as the principal apprenticeship consultant in company B, such as the director of apprenticeship in company C, the learning manager in the company D or the learning trading partner in the company E. There is no consistency in learning roles, and that does not help when it comes to finding roles. So, if anything, do not reduce roles according to their titles. Look at the JD, which will give you a better idea of the work.
Even more confusion and very useless, is the lack of appreciation for transferable skills. Biases are strong in job managers and recruiters. If you have developed a career in the local government, the roles that you are likely to be recommended concern other local government organizations. The same is true if you are in legal, financial services, technological companies, on the side of sellers, etc., etc. Whenever I seek my next career move, I made a personal choice to continue to move the sector and the industry. Personally, I think it made me a better l & der. But it is difficult to break the recruitment mold.
Ok, these are the warnings.
If you are in an entry -level role, you look at £ 18,000 to 22,000. The entry levels are equal:
- administrative work
- LMS management
- content management
If you are doing a design work, you are looking for between £ 25,000 and 45,000. The design work is equal:
- Real design of learning solutions
- Use of creation tools
- Perhaps advice on possible alternatives to online learning or workshops
If you are in a consulting type role, you are looking for between £ 30,000 and 50,000. The consultation work includes:
- Learning solutions design
- act as a consultant to define learning needs and learning solutions
- Use of a variety of tools to provide learning solutions
- Training and / or facilitation experience
If you are in a managerial role, it could be £ 35,000 to £ 65,000. The manager's roles are incredibly varied:
- Design, delivery and management of learning programs
- LMS management
- budget control
- team management
- Responsible for the learning strategy
If you are in a leadership role, money is starting to get big. We are talking about £ 60,000 to £ 100,000. We are talking:
- Decide tools, innovation and delivery
- Ownership of the learning strategy and learning programs
- Leadership of the expert team
- is part of a management team
- Probably part of an HR management team
If you are in a director / VP / manager of the role, we are talking about £ 90,000 to £ 150,000:
- Certainly in a management team
- lead other leaders
- Involved in corporate work / inter-organization
- responsibility for all learning and development
- Probably responsible for inclusion and diversity, commitment, culture and talent development
The above is all the large brush features. Do not take it like the Gospel. I missed many description lines. Obvs, all of this is a British salary, so if you are in another country, make your best adjustments. I also missed a plethora of roles and niche work.
The above is my own observations and experiences. It is not based on evidence with a market study. I could be far in my estimates. If you do not agree with what I wrote, that's good.
The more we can be opened and transparent when we talk about money, the more we help people make good career decisions that suit them.
Finn founded Learnopoly to provide unbiased, in-depth online course reviews, helping learners make informed choices. With a decade in financial services, he developed strategic partnerships and business development expertise. After a frustrating experience with a biased course review, Finn was inspired to create a trusted learning resource.