Salary Trends
Local pay awards in 2025 and looking ahead to 2026
ECA Webinar
18 November 2025
Watch the recording of ECA's webinar on Salary Trends
Pay trends are evolving. Some regions are experiencing clear real growth, while others continue working toward full recovery, with inflation remaining an important factor in the overall picture
Neil Ashman, Analytics Manager – Location Insight, and Grace Petrova, Business Development Manager, unpacked the latest findings from our Salary Trends Survey, exploring how local pay awards are evolving in 2025 and what’s on the horizon for 2026.
In just 35 minutes, they shared:
- How actual and forecast pay awards rank across key global markets
- What ‘real’ salary growth looks like once inflation is taken into account
- How inflation trends are influencing pay forecasts for the year ahead
- What to expect in 2026