London - Salaries and Bonuses

Hi folks - I'm a first year analyst working at an Elite Boutique in NYC (Think Moelis, Lazard, Evercore, Blackstone) and am considering to move to London soon - if anyone could provide some details on what base analyst salaries and/or bonuses are (or expected to be) even approximate ranges, that would be very helpful in my decision.

I've read too many rumors about base ranges from 42k to 60k and if anyone had some more specific numbers, I'd appreciate it. For bonuses, I'm hearing things between 20k and 60k and can't really conclude much from that, any color would be greatly appreciated.

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Not another yank who's going to come over to London, to moan about the weather and service and say how great 'Merica is - GO BACK THEN!!!

"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper
 

I'm at a EB in London, so might give some insights.

Base for us is 45, however people are expecting the industry standard raise in the coming weeks. Right now it is kind of a mess since some banks raised and others didn't, so banks pay 45 or 50 (or a little more for a selected few).

Our bonuses last year were 90-110% of base, I'll update with this year's numbers.

 
"above_and_beyond"

I'm at a EB in London, so might give some insights.

Base for us is 45, however people are expecting the industry standard raise in the coming weeks.
Right now it is kind of a mess since some banks raised and others didn't, so banks pay 45 or 50 (or a little more for a selected few).

Our bonuses last year were 90-110% of base, I'll update with this year's numbers.

For first years market average base is between 45 - 50k, but I call definite BS on guy's claim of 90-110% in bonuses. For a first year, market average (excluding sign-on) is like 70-75k,ie. bonus is c.50% of base.

As a second year, market average is curreently 50-55k, with average bonus of 35-40k, ie. c.70% of base.

Generally speaking you dont make bonuses of 100% or more until you hit Associate levels.

You know you've been working too hard when you stop dreaming about bottles of champagne and hordes of naked women, and start dreaming about conditional formatting and circular references.
 
"above_and_beyond"

Sorry to hear that it isn't the same for you guys. Oh and I couldn't care less if you agree or not, I know that my firm pays above market, so do other EBs.

my bad. but my comment is more jab at the sort of people who would rather resort to pretty antics like throwing monkey shit when they dont agree with what's being said, than actually commenting and engaging in what could be a constructive argument.

I still dont buy your claim though. If market average for a first year is 75k, based on numbers you've posted you're basically saying the average 1st year at your shop got paid about 20k more than the market, which find difficult to believe.

You know you've been working too hard when you stop dreaming about bottles of champagne and hordes of naked women, and start dreaming about conditional formatting and circular references.
 
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Zweihander
above_and_beyond: Sorry to hear that it isn't the same for you guys. Oh and I couldn't care less if you agree or not, I know that my firm pays above market, so do other EBs.

my bad. but my comment is more jab at the sort of people who would rather resort to pretty antics like throwing monkey shit when they dont agree with what's being said, than actually commenting and engaging in what could be a constructive argument.

I still dont buy your claim though. I worked at a boutique in my first year and they paid above market (I made about 5k more than my friends at BBs did on average), but what you're suggesting is just illogical. If market average for a first year is 75k, based on numbers you've posted you're basically saying the average guy at your shop got paid about 20k more than the market, which find difficult to believe.

You're hilarious, constructive argument, like:
Zweihanderlol mate instead of being a pussy and throwing monkey shit at me, if you got a problem with what I'm saying why dont you say it to my face

and then you don't debate the numbers, you just call him a liar again with the "if i haven't seen it it doesn't exist" heuristic

"After you work on Wall Street it’s a choice, would you rather work at McDonalds or on the sell-side? I would choose McDonalds over the sell-side.” - David Tepper
 
"Zweihander"
above_and_beyond: Sorry to hear that it isn't the same for you guys. Oh and I couldn't care less if you agree or not, I know that my firm pays above market, so do other EBs.

my bad. but my comment is more jab at the sort of people who would rather resort to pretty antics like throwing monkey shit when they dont agree with what's being said, than actually commenting and engaging in what could be a constructive argument.

I still dont buy your claim though. If market average for a first year is 75k, based on numbers you've posted you're basically saying the average 1st year at your shop got paid about 20k more than the market, which find difficult to believe.

There are firms which pay way above market (maybe you heard the name Centerview before), so while it doesn't seem to make commerical sense to Zweihander from WallStreetOasis, it is still happening out there.

 
"above_and_beyond"

I'm at a EB in London, so might give some insights.

Base for us is 45, however people are expecting the industry standard raise in the coming weeks.
Right now it is kind of a mess since some banks raised and others didn't, so banks pay 45 or 50 (or a little more for a selected few).

Our bonuses last year were 90-110% of base, I'll update with this year's numbers.

it rubs the lotion on its skin, or else its gets the hose again

You know you've been working too hard when you stop dreaming about bottles of champagne and hordes of naked women, and start dreaming about conditional formatting and circular references.
 
"TheSanchize"

This should give you all the info you need regarding salaries and bonuses: http://www.arkesden.com/research#.VcaGaxNVikp

Says that they'll send you a link to download the reports, but I tried two different reports and didn't work for me. Is anyone able to view the reports?

You know you've been working too hard when you stop dreaming about bottles of champagne and hordes of naked women, and start dreaming about conditional formatting and circular references.
 
WinstonWolf

Bump.

Can the London crowd comment on base salary being offered for FT IBD analysts? Also the progression from 1st year/2nd/3rd? With the pound so weak, comp seems pretty meager in usd terms compared to what US analysts are getting.

A1 c. 50 depending on bank. Some of the EBs / large advisory firms are paying 55. MMs paying 45. Progression is usually around 5-7k per year salary. Bonuses range from high teens to mid 20s on average. http://news.efinancialcareers.com/uk-en/255551/pay-for-bankers-in-londo…

The pound relative to other currencies is irrelevant. Compensation will be based on local cost of living and what competitors are paying.

 

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