As the UK’s leading specialist L&D recruitment agency, Blue Eskimo has brought together insights from over 1,000 data points, combining real-world hiring data with responses from over 500 L&D professionals. The result is the most comprehensive L&D salary benchmarking resource available in 2025.
What the Report Offers:
The report identifies and categorises the most in-demand L&D roles into structured job families, cutting through the confusion caused by over 300 unique job titles in the sector. These job families include:
- Learning Design, Development & Technology
- L&D Management & Consulting
- Project & Product Management
- Learning Deliver
- L&D Support Roles
- Sales & Marketing for Learning Services
- Executive Leadership in L&D
Each section outlines not only job responsibilities and in-demand skills but also presents clear salary benchmarks using the 25th, 50th (median), and 75th percentiles. This data-driven approach allows employers to offer competitive salaries and align their talent strategies with current market realities.
Emerging Themes and Key Insights:
Convergence of Skills: Learning design roles now demand technical, creative, and AI-driven capabilities, merging previously separate skill sets into unified, hybrid positions.
Strategic Focus: Senior L&D professionals are increasingly expected to align learning with business transformation, ROI, and change leadership.
Commercial Roles in Growth: The importance of sales and marketing roles in learning services especially in digital learning and SaaS continues to grow, commanding premium salaries.
Blue Eskimo’s report also reflects how location, sector, and specialism influence salary ranges, helping employers to tailor offers appropriately and attract top tier L&D talent.
If your organisation is hiring in L&D, Blue Eskimo’s unmatched sector expertise and this market-leading guide offer a critical advantage.
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