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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
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.
Careers
Six ways to strengthen your LinkedIn profile →
Six ways to make your LinkedIn profile work harder, starting with your photo and banner.
Hiring & inclusion
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.
Hiring & inclusion
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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Career map: roles and routes in insight and analytics →
Explore the role families, workplaces and skills that shape a career in insight and intelligence.
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Moving from agency insight to client-side analytics →
Andrew Orr moved from a field marketing agency to Samsung’s commercial team. He explains what changes client-side and why analysts don’t need to be mathematicians.
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How to find your first job in insight →
How to choose the area of insight that suits your skills, and how to start looking for your first role.
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Qualitative research and the UX overlap →
Michael Thompson moved from qualitative research into UX at MTM. He explains what UX research really covers, how the work differs and how qual researchers can make the move.
Hiring & inclusion
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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Writing a CV for an insight role →
How to write a clear CV for an insight role: what to include, how to show your contribution and what to check before you send it.
Hiring & inclusion
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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The evolution of insight →
ENI tracked down 46 researchers it had placed in 2003. Their job titles 16 years later show how far data and technology had changed the insight industry.
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