Wage radar electrical engineering and energy sector
The wage radar launched by Electrosuisse, the association for electrical, energy and information technology, is the first industry wage study of the electrical engineering and energy sector and for the first time provides industry-wide orientation and transparency in the wage area.
As a supplement to existing studies, the Electrosuisse salary radar enables an assessment of the situation within the industry. The salary study shows financial perspectives that are realistic in the industry and can be influenced by factors such as further training. In addition, the magazine contains current personnel topics and trends.
"Transparency creates trust, which is the best basis for high-quality work and promotes the innovative strength of companies. Our salary radar supports both employees and employers in determining where they stand2, emphasizes Markus Burger, Managing Director of Electrosuisse.
Lived knowledge transfer
The Electrosuisse salary study has emerged from the close exchange mainly with personal members who participated in the survey. Furthermore, member companies and institutions were strongly involved in the development by providing an insight into practice with editorial contributions.
The guiding theme of the first issue is "Positioning and trends". The various perspectives show how companies and institutions deal in practice with the issues of young talent, executives or labor market trends and assess the current situation in their respective environments.
The heart of the Electrosuisse salary radar is the salary study itself. It consists of clear graphics with corresponding interpretations and shows interesting evaluations from apprenticeship and university graduates to management and that in the five specialist areas of automation, industrial electronics/hardware, installation/building technology, IT/software development, distribution networks/electricity plants.
An overview of some of the findings from the 2017 survey "Positioning and trends":
- Further education pays off more and more with increasing experience: In the 55+ age category, UAS graduates earn 50% more than their colleagues with vocational training.
- In Switzerland as a whole, wages in the industry are relatively balanced.
- The highest salaries are paid in the canton of Zurich and in northwestern Switzerland.
- There are only minor wage differences between SMEs with up to 250 employees and companies with more than 250 employees.
- On average, the difference in the industry across all disciplines is only 5.8 percent.
The study is bilingual in German and French and will be expanded in the future to include other professional fields within the electrical engineering and energy sectors. Details can be found at Wage Radar
