Energy Industry Surveys

Surveys by Region | Surveys by Industry Segment

Asia

Europe, Middle East and Africa

Global

Canada

US

Asia

• China Petroleum Industry Survey
  This survey is the premier source of information on competitive pay for the companies in oil and gas and oilfield services in China. The statistics include a valuation of long-term incentives and benefits for each position. A detailed policy and practice report is provided for company information, short-term incentives, long-term incentives and benefits.
• China Energy Industry Survey
  This survey is the premier source of information on competitive pay for the companies in wind power, nuclear power and power transmission and transformation in China. The statistics include a valuation of long-term incentives and benefits for each position. A detailed policy and practice report is provided for company information, short-term incentives, long-term incentives and benefits.

Europe, Middle East and Africa

• European Middle East & Africa Energy Centre of Excellence
  Mercer's IPS EMEA Energy Centre of Excellence provides high quality, in-depth compensation & benefits information and analysis across the breadth of the energy value chain.
• Global Energy Trading Survey
  The survey was designed in partnership with key industry players, providing a comprehensive study of compensation packages specifically focused on energy trading.
• Nordics Exploration & Production Survey
  The Nordics Exploration & Production Survey provides comparative information on pay and benefits for executives, management, professionals and para-professionals in 13 technical, commercial and support functions in companies engaged in oil and gas exploration and production.
• Middle East - Gulf Oil Companies Survey (Club Survey)
  This custom survey for six National Gulf Oil based companies collects positions that are benchmarked uniquely to match energy sector jobs. Customized reports cover all forms of cash remuneration.
• UK Exploration & Production Survey
  The UK E&P survey provides comparative information on pay and benefits for executives, management, professionals and para-professionals in 13 technical, commercial and support functions in companies engaged in oil and gas exploration and production.
• UK Oilfield Engineering & Contracting Survey
  The UK Oilfield Engineering & Contracting survey provides comparative information on pay and benefits for executives, management, professionals and para-professionals in 31 different technical, commercial and support functions amongst the engineering, contracting and services companies in the UK oil industry.
• UK Power Generation Survey
  The UK Power Generation survey is the premier source of information on competitive pay for power generation businesses in gas, coal, oil, nuclear, and hydro electricity generation plants in the United Kingdom.
• Russian Oil and Gas Survey
  This survey includes general benchmark jobs, as well as oil and gas sector specific positions. Receive consistent and accurate market data, covering the full reward package, including all forms of cash remuneration, long-term incentives and benefits.
• Yemen Oil and Gas Club
  Mercer's European, Middle East & African Energy Centre of Excellence works in partnership with the 16 oil and gas organisations in this club to provide an annual compensation survey for this expanding market. Pre and post surveys are held as well as one to one job matching meetings in Yemen to ensure a high quality and consistent database.

Global

• IAGC Survey
  Mercer operates this annual survey of seismic and other geophysical data acquisition, data ownership and licensing, geophysical data processing and interpretation roles on behalf of the International Association of Geophysical Contractors. Participation is open to IAGC members and by invitation only to non-members.
• Mercer Oilfield Services Survey (MOSS)
  Mercer runs an annual Oilfield Services Survey on behalf of a club. The countries surveyed rotate on an annual basis. This survey covers 27 countries and collects data on an incumbent level for employees in the oilfield services sector.

Canada

• Canadian Mercer Total Compensation Survey (MTCS) for the Energy Sector
  MTCS provides you with the most comprehensive perspective on the energy sector in Canada.
  Modules include:
  • General Benchmark – Shared-services functions such as HR, accounting and IT, as well as other general industry benchmarks.
  • Cross-segment – Core jobs such as engineers, joint ventures representatives, geologists and geophysicists and technician/technologist roles.
  • Policy – Each participant receives a detailed corporate policy report, which summarizes key policies in such areas as compensation practices, long-term incentives, staffing practices and more.
  • Benefits (every other year) – This module includes benchmarking of traditional employee benefits that will allow you to measure your competitive position and assist you in making decisions regarding your benefit package.
  • Upstream/Midstream – Functional executive, managerial and professional roles, including top land executives, exploration and production executives and managers.
  • Downstream and Oilfield Services – Includes professional, managerial and executive roles specific to the downstream sector, and oilfield services. Examples of jobs in this module include refinery managers, product plus category managers, and field service supervisors.
  • Utilities – Includes utility specific executive roles and transmission and distribution roles on the ground. Examples are utilities executives, rate analysts, service dispatchers and energy programs representatives.
  • Field/Hourly Module – Compensation data for non-managerial positions in non-corporate/office environments such as oil fields, plants, refineries, terminals, or along pipelines. Examples of benchmarks in this module include maintenance/trades positions, plant operators, field operators and equipment operators.
  • Workforce Planning Module – This individualized report allows you to analyze your organization's internal labour market demographics, overall talent strategy and make assessments about the current state of your labour force.
  • Field Site Policy Module – This report summarizes key policies for field employees at the site level, in such areas as joint councils and employee associations, living and other types of allowances, overtime, breaks, call-out policies and much more.

US

• US Mercer Total Compensation Survey (MTCS) for the Energy Sector
  MTCS provides you with the most comprehensive perspective on the energy sector for all sizes of companies from local to integrated multinationals.
  Modules include:
  • General Benchmark – Shared-services functions such as HR, accounting and IT, as well as other general industry benchmarks.
  • Cross-segment – Core jobs such as engineers, joint ventures representatives, geologists and geophysicists and technician/technologist roles.
  • Policy – A detailed corporate policy report, which summarizes key policies in such areas as compensation practices, long-term incentives, staffing practices and more.
  • Benefits – This module includes benchmarking of traditional employee benefits that will allow you to measure your competitive position and assist you in making decisions regarding your benefit package.
  • Upstream/Midstream – Functional executive, managerial and professional roles, including top land executives, exploration and production executives and managers.
  • Downstream and Oilfield Services – Includes professional, managerial and executive roles specific to the downstream sector, and oilfield services. Examples of jobs in this module include refinery managers, product plus category managers, and field service supervisors.
  • Utilities – Includes utility specific executive roles and transmission and distribution roles on the ground. Examples are utilities executives, rate analysts, service dispatchers and energy programs representatives.
  • Field/Hourly Module – Compensation data for non-managerial positions in non-corporate/office environments such as oil fields, plants, refineries, terminals, or along pipelines. Examples of benchmarks in this module include maintenance/trades positions, plant operators, field operators and equipment operators.