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Tech, media and gaming industry compensation

2024 pay trends to watch

January 5, 2024

Explore insights into what organizations in the tech, media and gaming (TMG) industry are planning for this year.
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Organizations also granted higher bonus payouts for 2023, and are expected to repeat it in 2024.


Employers (60% or more) in every industry worldwide have taken or are considering taking the following measures:
  • Compensation review of specific employee populations
  • Full compensation review for all employees
  • Targeted increases for specific employee populations
  • Hire people higher in relevant salary range
Top 3 functions at professional level (P3) with the highest pay across all industries
Top 3 functions at professional level (P3) ranked according to pay across all industries. Source: WTW 2023 Global Compensation Survey Reports
Rank Brazil China (Shanghai) United Kingdom United States United Arab Emirates
1 Data Science and Business Intelligence Legal Strategic Planning/Corporate Development Research Technology/Systems consulting
2 IT Development Technology Product Development Technology Product Development IT development Business consulting
3 Sales, Marketing and Business Development IT development Financial Analysis and Tax Data science and Business Intelligence Technical Sales Support

A few skills will receive the highest pay premiums across regions
Skills that will demand the highest pay premiums across regions. Source: WTW 2023 Global Compensation Survey Reports
Region Skills Pay premium (median in percent of base salary)
Asia Pacific AI/machine learning frameworks 15%
Europe, Middle East and Africa AI/machine learning frameworks 20%
Latin America Cryptography, distributed ledger development, smart contract programming 15%
North America Cryptography, distributed ledger development, smart contract programming 15%

2023 has seen an increase in the number of unique organizations participating in WTW’s 2023 TMG surveys contributing to an 4% overall increase in data submissions.

Trends expected to shape 2024 rewards decisions

  1. 01

    Despite recent high-profile layoffs, the demand for key talent continues to outpace supply in the tech industry. Therefore, organizations will need to look beyond pay and take a holistic view of total rewards to create employee experiences that attract and retain the right talent.

  2. 02

    The dynamics of work are truly changing, and this will likely mandate greater flexibility, adaptation and innovation in Work and Rewards. In some cases, embracing flexible work, new talent sources and automation technologies are no longer optional but essential.

  3. 03

    Given increasing legislation around pay transparency, organizations must prepare now to meet regulatory requirements. Objective job and pay structures, robust data and analytics, and manager education are likely to help your organization confidently deliver a pay narrative to internal and external stakeholders.

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