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We are the market research division of AIMS Romania.

Twice a year we bring you the pay market (salary benchmarking) survey AIMS SalaryMap, as well ​as other types of surveys and analyses, to help you make sense of the current state of the labour ​market.

AIMS SalaryMap (Manufacturing, Software Development / IT Services, Outsourcing), as well ​as compensation & benefits consulting

Pulse Surveys - You can browse the reports from recent pulse surveys, by clicking on the ​links below:

• The Next Normal – a series of 2 surveys, conducted in 2020

(#TheNextNormal ... loading and #TheNextNormal ... back in business)

• Salary Increases in 2022 - conducted in October 2021
  
• Projections for 2023 - conducted in November 2022
• Impact of New Tax Measures in IT and Perspectives for 2024 - conducted in November ​2023
  

Customised labour market analyses

Employee opinion and engagement surveys

Employer branding & talent management surveys

AIMS SalaryMap analyses

the compensation and benefits market for

3 types of business sectors:

• industrial production - SalaryMap Manufacturing
• IT services / software development / tech - IT SalaryMap
• outsourced services (BPO) - SalaryMap Outsourcing

A bit of ... history

First edition of our compensation and benefits survey - the year 2000, ​with just 12 participant companies and 65 analysed jobs.

We've come a loooong way ...

Back to today!

2024 (Winter/Spring edition):

• almost 600 participant companies (in all 3 surveys - Manufacturing, IT ​and Outsourcing)
• 1161 analysed jobs (in all 3 surveys - Manufacturing, IT and Outsourcing)

For the WINTER EDITION (January-April 2024), the SalaryMap Manufacturing report package consists of:

• Pay / salary report for 615 positions (separate Excel sheets for monthly base salary January 2024, total gross income ​for 2023 and variable income components for 2023). All salary data is presented both in LEI and EURO.
  
• Labour Market Dynamics Report
  
• Bonuses Structure

For the SUMMER EDITION (July-September 2024), the SalaryMap Manufacturing report package consists of:

• Pay / salary report for 615 positions (monthly base salary July 2024)
• Labour Market Dynamics Report
• Benefits Report
  

THE SALARY REPORT covers

615 positions from 16 departments:

1. General Management
   
2. Administrative
   
3. Human Resources
   
4. Finance
   
5. Production
   
6. Maintenance
   
7. Quality Management
   
8. Engineering
   
9. Continuous Improvement
   
10. Program-Project Management
    
11. Supply Chain Management
    
12. Procurement
    
13. Information Technology
    
14. Health, Safety & Environment
    
15. Commercial
    
16. Design & Development
    

Click here for the full list of positions analysed in 2024.

Download Manufacturing SalaryMap Types of Reports & Prices (for participants and non-participants).

The document also contains the detailed reports’ structure and how we can save you time.

Better still, watch the brief walk-through videos below to get a glimpse into the look and feel of a ​Manufacturing SalaryMap report.

Actually, although we talk about a report, what you get is a package, regardless of the type of report you ​choose.

The samples are from:

• GENERAL Manufacturing 2023 report, Winter edition, released in April 2023, after completion of Winter ​edition 2023
• GENERAL Manufacturing 2023 report, Summer edition, released in September 2023, after completion of ​Summer edition 2023.

For 2024 you should expect similar content, plus various updates.

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BENCHMARK 2023

PARTICIPANT COMPANIES

WINTER - 291 companies - see full list

SUMMER - 291 companies - see full list

For the WINTER EDITION (January-April 2024), the IT SalaryMap report package consists of:

• Pay / salary report for 220+ positions (separate Excel sheets for monthly base salary January 2024, total gross ​income for 2023 and variable income components for 2023). All salary data is presented both in LEI and EURO.
  
• Pay / salary report on main programming languages (each programming language is presented on 5 seniority ​levels: Junior / Advanced Junior / Mid / Senior / Expert Developer).
  
• Labour Market Dynamics Report (includes an overview on bonuses and incentives - variable income)

For the SUMMER EDITION (July-September 2024), the IT SalaryMap report package consists of:

• Pay / salary report for 220+ positions (monthly base salary July 2024)
• Pay / salary report on main programming languages
• Labour Market Dynamics Report
• Benefits Report
  

THE SALARY REPORT covers

220 positions from 12 job families:

1. Software Development (other than embedded): Desktop, Mobile, Front-end, ​Back-end, Full Stack, AR/VR or Game development)
2. AI, Machine Learning & Data Science
3. Embedded Systems (Embedded Software, Function and Algorithm ​Development, Hardware Development, Functional Safety, System / ​Requirements Engineering, Software / System Integration)
4. Testing & Quality Assurance Systems
5. Product Design
6. Product and Project Development / Management
7. Technical Management
8. Finance
9. Human Resources
10. Administration
11. Sales, Marketing & Customer Experience
12. IT Services (Support & Infrastructure)

Click here for the full list of positions analysed in 2024.

Download IT SalaryMap Types of Reports & Prices (for participants and non-participants).

The document also contains the detailed reports’ structure and how we can save you time.

Better still, watch the brief walk-through videos below to get a glimpse into the look and feel of an IT ​SalaryMap report.

Actually, although we talk about a report, what you get is a package, regardless of the type of report you ​choose.

The samples are from:

• GENERAL IT 2023 report, Winter edition, released in April 2023, after completion of Winter edition 2023
• GENERAL IT 2023 report, Summer edition, released in September 2023, after completion of Summer edition ​2023.

For 2024 you should expect similar content, plus various updates.

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Check out IT 5-in-1 report, as ​well, which allows you to filter ​the salary information on ​cities/regions, as it brings ​together information ​from 5 ​salary reports (General, Timiș, ​Cluj, Iași and Central Romania: ​Brașov, Sibiu & Mureș).

Especially useful for ​companies ​recruiting remotely, from ​all over ​Romania.

BENCHMARK 2023

PARTICIPANT COMPANIES

WINTER - 179 companies - see full list

SUMMER - 186 companies - see full list

DELIVERABLES

(REPORT STRUCTURE)

For the WINTER EDITION (January-April 2024), the SalaryMap Outsourcing (BPO) report package consists of:

• Pay / salary report for 326 positions (separate Excel sheets for monthly base salary January 2024, total gross income ​for 2023 and variable income components for 2023). All salary data is presented both in LEI and EURO.
  
• Labour Market Dynamics Report
  
• Bonuses Structure

For the SUMMER EDITION (July-September 2024), the SalaryMap Outsourcing (BPO) report package consists of:

• Pay / salary report for 326 positions (monthly base salary July 2024)
• Labour Market Dynamics Report
• Benefits Report
  

THE SALARY REPORT covers

326 positions from 12 business services::

1. General Management
2. Process Management
   
3. Procurement Services
   
4. Finance Services
   
5. Human Resources Services
   
6. Supply Chain Services
   
7. Customer Services
   
8. Sales and Marketing Services
   
9. Data Management Services
   
10. Local Information Technology Department
    
11. Local Human Resources Department
    
12. Local Administrative Department
    

Click here for the full list of positions analysed in 2024.

Download Outsourcing SalaryMap Types of Reports & Prices (for participants and non-participants).

The document also contains the detailed reports’ structure and how we can save you time.

Better still, watch the brief walk-through videos below to get a glimpse into the look and feel of an ​Outsourcing SalaryMap report.

Actually, although we talk about a report, what you get is a package, regardless of the type of report you ​choose.

The samples are from:

• GENERAL Outsourcing 2023 report, Winter edition, released in April 2023, after completion of Winter edition ​2023
• GENERAL Outsourcing 2023 report, Summer edition, released in September 2023, after completion of ​Summer edition 2023.

For 2024 you should expect similar content, plus various updates.

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BENCHMARK 2023

PARTICIPANT COMPANIES

WINTER - 57 companies - see full list

SUMMER - 57 companies - see full list

Why choose AIMS SalaryMap?

Mihaela Tudoran – Finance Director

Preh Romania

"AIMS SalaryMap este unul dintre cele mai relevante studii pentru industria și aria în care ne desfășurăm ​activitatea, atât prin prisma acurateții datelor furnizate, cât și a numărului mare de participanți.

Este instrumentul pe care îl folosim la actualizarea politicilor salariale, comparația cu organizațiile concurente, ​dar și în analizele privind oportunitățile de dezvoltare în alte zone din piață.”

Loredana Ghițuică – former HR Director

Joyson Safety Systems

‘’SalaryMap a fost mereu un instrument de bază în stabilirea și orientarea politicii noastre salariale. De-a lungul ​anilor, am apreciat câteva elemente la SalaryMap:

• grupul constant de clienți pe care a reușit să-i fidelizeze
  
• structura de poziții complexă, dar care în același timp nu e excesivă și dificil de procesat
  
• legătura constantă cu noi ca și client pentru calibrarea pozițiilor din companie cu cele din studiu (ceea ce ​cu noi a fost o muncă semnificativă în fiecare an, pentru că avem 600 de poziții de calibrat)
  
• flexibilitatea de a introduce în fiecare an poziții noi, ținând pasul cu evoluția pieței muncii din Vest, una ​dintre cele mai dinamice piețe din România
  
• flexibilitatea rapoartelor specifice – am avut de fiecare dată un sprijin esențial în aceste rapoarte, care ne-​au prezentat informația în forma cea mai semnificativă și ușor de folosit pentru noi
  
• formatul clar și “user friendly” al raportului, care conține o serie complexă de date într-o formă clară și ​foarte accesibilă.
  

Felicit din toata inima echipa de proiect pentru calitatea și consistența SalaryMap.’’

What our clients say

Angela Deiac – HR Business Partner

Bosch Romania

“Noi, la Bosch, apreciem foarte mult studiile salariale de la AIMS, pentru că ​oferă informații complete, centralizate atât pe arii și servicii, cât și pe nivele de ​senioritate, ceea ce le face ușor de urmărit și utilizat. Din rolul meu de ​consultant intern, le folosesc ca bază pentru analizele salariale efectuate de-​a lungul anului în cadrul organizației și, de asemenea, îmi oferă o imagine de ​ansamblu asupra dinamicii pieței de muncă.

În plus, apreciez suportul primit din partea consultanților AIMS atât în timpul ​procesului de analiză a pozițiilor din companie, de mapare a acestora, de ​completare a datelor, cât și în interpretarea acestora.

Este un instrument foarte util și așteptăm cu mare interes fiecare nouă ediție.''

For the sake of authenticity, we left the testimonials in the original language

they were written in.

Cosmina Năznean - L&D Europe & North America ​Leader, Ness Digital Engineering

''Aș putea spune că folosesc studiul de salarizare IT ​SalaryMap de la AIMS de când există pe piață și l-am ​asimilat ca pe un “must have” pentru procesul de planificare ​bugetară, dar nu numai.

Rapoartele complexe, cuprinzând date ce pornesc de la ​analiza salariilor de pe piață (“Pay levels”), a pachetelor de ​bonusuri și beneficii, până la date despre ratele actuale de ​fluctuație de personal, tendințe și previziuni (“Labour market ​dynamics”) sunt de un real folos în practica de HR ​management. Iar faptul că avem o “radiografie” a pieței ​forței de muncă de 2 ori pe an, e unic și de mare ajutor în ​contextul actual.

Cei 20+ de ani de studii de salarizare marca AIMS confirmă ​cu prisosință valoarea acestora.”

Roxana Buta - former HR Coordinator

Telenav Software

“De câțiva ani buni, apelăm cu încredere la studiul salarial ​AIMS datorită informațiilor relevante pe care le obținem, ​precum și a paletei largi de companii care participă la ​acesta. Structura studiului este ușor de urmărit și facil de ​integrat în analizele pe care le pregătim.

Pe lângă datele salariale punctuale pe care le obținem, ​studiul ne oferă și o serie de alți indicatori relevanți care ne ​ajută să ne formăm o imagine de ansamblu mai clară ​asupra pieței și a schimbărilor care intervin.

La aceasta contribuie și frecvența colectării datelor care ne ​ajută să luăm pulsul pieței constant, fără a avea decalaje ​mult prea mari de timp. Totodată, avem o colaborare super ​reușită cu echipa AIMS, formată din profesioniști.”

For the sake of authenticity, we left the testimonials in the original language they were written in.

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