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Salary survey report: social & policy research
June 2026 salary benchmarks and hiring trends for social and policy research within UK market research agencies.
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Hiring & inclusion
A guide to inclusive hiring →
Practical ways to make a hiring brief, outreach, assessment and onboarding more inclusive.
Hiring & inclusion
The Bell Curve is Killing Talent →
Everyone seems to be talking about how AI will transform recruitment. I'm more concerned about what it is quietly destroying.
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Older, wiser professionals are essential in the AI age →
Liz Norman on why wisdom, lived context and critical judgement matter as AI reshapes the insight profession.
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Ageism: under the EDI radar →
Only 3% of permanent-role respondents to ENI’s salary survey were aged 55 or over. Why the insight profession is missing a trick on age.
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Creating an inclusive workplace for neurodiverse employees →
Practical adjustments at the advert, interview and onboarding stages that help neurodiverse employees, and others, do their best work.
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Why scorecards create a more inclusive interview process →
How interview scorecards focus hiring on the few skills a role really needs, adding transparency and removing bias.
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5 tips on writing inclusive job ads →
Practical tips for job adverts that attract a wider range of candidates, from dropping unnecessary requirements to advertising the salary.
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IR35: what clients and contractors should check →
Who decides IR35 status, and what clients and contractors should check under the off-payroll working rules.
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How to grow the pool of talent for data and AI →
Insight needs more people with data and AI skills. Liz Norman argues that many are already in the research industry, if we make it easier for them to move.
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