An online survey of 373 medical professionals was conducted between April 18-29, 2016 to understand salaries, benefits, job satisfaction, and future career intentions. Key findings included: - Less than 40% were satisfied with their total remuneration package. - Almost half anticipated a 12% pay rise would motivate them to stay in their current role, while a 31% increase would motivate them to change roles. - Over 80% were actively looking or considering changing jobs in the next 12 months, with almost three-quarters open to relocating internationally.

1. Odyssey Recruitment
Medical Professionals Salary Survey
May 2016

2. Approach & Methodology
 An online survey was developed by Odyssey Recruitment to better understand the
global medical employment marketplace
 The survey covered a number of key areas including salaries, benefits, moving job roles,
job security and recruitment challenges
 The survey was distributed via email to respondents in the medical profession -
fieldwork took place between 18th – 29th April 2016
 A total of 373 respondents completed the survey
 Survey design, fieldwork, analysis & reporting was handled by Robust Insight Ltd, a third
party market research agency
 The following report details the aggregated results from the survey
 Sub group analysis has also been conducted using gender, age, time in medicine,
country of work (top 5) and medical speciality (top 5)
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3. Executive Summary
 Less than four out of ten medical professionals surveyed were satisfied with their total
remuneration package
 Almost half had received a pay increase in the last 12 months, whilst one in ten had
received a pay cut
 Almost half anticipated a pay increase in the next 12 months - on average a 12% pay rise
was considered acceptable to stay in the same role and a 31% pay increase would be
enough motivation to move job roles
 Over a quarter received a bonus in the last year - the average bonus was 26% of basic pay
 Medical professionals were most likely to have found their current position through a
direct approach from the organisation or a personal contact
 Salary and location were the two main reasons why medical professionals left their last job
 Over eight out of ten were actively looking or were considering a new role in the next 12
months - almost three quarters of these would consider relocating internationally
 They were most likely to use a recruitment company, personal contacts or networking to
look for a new role
 The most important benefits for medical professionals were 25 days paid annual leave,
medical cover and malpractice insurance
− Although salary / income was the most important factor in accepting a job offer
 Poor financial remuneration and poor management were seen as the two biggest
recruitment challenges for hospitals and clinics
3

4. Respondent Demographics
4
88%
12%
42% 36%22%
Gender Age
21-39 40-49 50+
Time in Medicine
25%
11-16 yrs
17%
10 yrs or less
58%
Over 16 yrs
Country (Top 5)
14%
13%
13%
12%
5%
Consultant
73%
Job Title (Top 3)
GP
6%
Director
9%
Medical Speciality (Top 3)
15%
General Surgery /
Family Medicine
Intensive Care
7% 7%
Paediatrics
Please see Appendix for full
demographic breakdown

5. Employment Status & Working Hours
 Most medical professionals were employed on a full time basis (95%) and received
some form of salary (87%)
 Females were significantly more likely than males to work part time hours (9% vs. 2%)
 Medical professionals in the USA (22%) were significantly more likely than those
working in UAE (4%) or KSA (0%) to be employed on a fee for service contract
52%
20%
14%
13%
Salary
Salary with benefits package
Salary with incentive scheme
Fee for Service
How are you employed?
95%
3%
2%
Full time (30 hours per week or
more)
Part time (less than 30 hours
per week)
Flexible locum
What are your typical working hours?
5Sample size n=373

6. Annual Salary
Basic annual salary & total annual salary including bonus
6
Top 5 currencies Sample size
Basic Annual Salary Annual salary including bonus
Mean Median Mean Median
EUR 66 € 169,198 € 77,500 € 138,636 € 92,500
USD 57 $300,619 $300,000 $320,513 $334,000
GBP 52 £90,624 £85,000 £106,234 £99,000
AED 51 AED 619,108 AED 400,000 AED 702,079 AED 650,000
SAR 50 SAR 522,141 SAR 360,000 SAR 525,800 SAR 500,000
NB: Due to small sample size (n=<20) other currencies could not be analysed

7. Benefits
 Medical professionals were
most likely to receive medical
cover (47%) and malpractice
insurance (38%) as benefits
 Over a quarter (27%) received
no benefits
 Those who had worked in the
profession for more than 16
years were significantly more
likely than those who had
worked in the profession for 10
years or less to receive
accommodation (36% vs. 21%)
and flights (36% vs. 25%)
7
47%
38%
32%
32%
31%
27%
17%
10%
8%
27%
Medical cover
Malpractice insurance
Accommodation
Flights
Education allowance
Transport allowance
Relocation allowance
Utility allowance
Other
I do not receive any benefits
Do you receive any of the following benefits?
Sample size n=373

8. Satisfaction with Pay Increase
 Almost half had received a pay increase in
the last 12 months
 Those aged 21-39 were significantly more
likely than those aged 40 or older to have
received a pay increase (59% vs. 43%)
8
47%
53%
Did you receive a pay increase in the
last 12 months?
Yes
No
13% 17% 30% 29% 11%
How satisfied were you with your pay increase?
Very dissatisfied Fairly dissatisfied Neither Fairly satisfied Very satisfied
 Four out of 10 were fairly or
very satisfied with their pay
increase
 Those aged 21-39 were
significantly more likely than
those aged 40 or older to be
satisfied (53% vs. 35%)
Sample size n=373
Sample size n=174

9. Pays Cuts and Increases
 Only 1 out of 10 had received a pay cut in the last 12 months – those working in the UK
were the most likely to have received a pay cut (14%)
 Almost half anticipated a pay increase in the next 12 months – those working in the USA
were the most likely to anticipate a pay increase (60%)
9
47%
53%
Do you anticipate a pay increase in the next
12 months?
Yes
No
10%
90%
Have you experienced a pay cut in the last
12 months?
Yes
No
Sample size n=373

10. Acceptable Pay Rise
 On average respondents felt a 12% pay rise would be acceptable
 Females demanded significantly higher pay rises than males (16% vs. 11%)
10
5%
29%
27%
16%
8%
3%
2%
9%
Less than 3% 3-5% 6-10% 11-15% 16-20% 21-25% 26-30% Above 30%
What percentage of your annual basic salary would you consider acceptable as a pay rise?
12%
Average acceptable
pay increase
Sample size n=373 Average based on midpoints

11. Acceptable Pay Increase To Move
11
1%
2%
7%
11%
20%
13%
6%
15%
25%
Less than 3% 3-5% 6-10% 11-15% 16-20% 21-25% 26-30% 31-50% Above 50%
If you were considering changing your job, what would be an acceptable pay increase to
motivate you to move?
31%
Average acceptable
pay increase to move
 On average respondents felt a 31% pay increase would be acceptable motivation to
move job roles
 UK-based medical professionals demanded the largest average pay increase to move
(40% compared to 22% in USA)
Sample size n=373 Average based on midpoints

12. Bonus
 Over a quarter received a bonus in the last year
 Those working in the USA were the most likely to
have received a bonus (62% vs. 4% in the UK)
 The average bonus was 26% of basic pay
 Seven out of 10 of those who had received a
bonus said it had remained the same as last year
12
27%
73%
Did you receive a bonus this year?
Yes
No
10%
71%
19%
How did that differ from last year’s
bonus?
Increased
Remained the
same
Decreased
28%
24%
18%
11%
4%
7% 7%
Less than
10%
10-19% 20-29% 30-39% 40-49% 50-59% 60% or
more
What percentage of basic pay was the bonus?
Sample size n=373 Sample size n=99
Sample size n=99
Average based on midpoints

13. Satisfaction with remuneration package
 Less than 4 out of 10 medical professionals (38%) were
satisfied with their total remuneration package
 A further quarter were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
(25%) and 37% were dissatisfied
13
13% 24% 25% 30% 8%
How satisfied are you with your total remuneration
package?
Very dissatisfied Fairly dissatisfied Neither Fairly satisfied Very satisfied
MOST LIKELY GROUPS
TO BE SATISFIED
- USA 62%
- Intensive Care 56%
- Aged 21-39 46%
- Males 39%
LEAST LIKELY GROUPS
TO BE SATISFIED
- Aged 50 or older 33%
- Females 30%
- UK 22%
- General Surgery 20%
Sample size n=373

14. Current Medical Position
 Over half (55%) had been in their current job role for less than 5 years
 It took an average of 7 months for medical professionals to find their current position
14
11%
21%
23%
13%
9%
4%
19%
Less than a year
1-2 years
3-4 years
5-6 years
7-8 years
9-10 years
Over 10 years
How long have you been in your current
role?
24%
28%
20%
10%
8%
11%
Up to 1 month
1-3 months
4-6 months
7-12 months
1-2 years
Over 2 years
How long did it take to find your current
position?
Sample size n=373 Average based on midpoints

15. Finding Current Position
 Over a third of medical
professionals were approached
directly for their current
position (36%) and a quarter
used a personal contact (24%)
 Less than 1 out of 20 found
their current position through
LinkedIn or other social media
websites (4%)
 UK medical professionals were
the most likely to have found
their current position through
online advertising (46%
compared to 7% in USA)
15
36%
24%
16%
15%
10%
8%
7%
6%
3%
1%
3%
2%
Direct approach
Personal contact
Recruitment agency
Advertising online
Networking
Headhunting
Internal promotion
Advertising print media
LinkedIn
Social media other than LinkedIn
Other
Don't know / can't remember
How did you find your current position?
Sample size n=373

16. Reasons for Leaving Last Job
 Salary (31%) and location
(26%) were the two main
reasons why medical
professionals left their last job
 A further quarter left for
personal reasons (24%) and
18% sought better benefits
 Those aged 21-39 were
significantly more likely than
those aged 50 or older to
leave due to lack of training
opportunities (29% vs. 4%),
stress of the job (16 vs. 6%) or
culture (16% vs. 5%)
16
31%
26%
24%
18%
14%
12%
11%
11%
8%
8%
8%
5%
3%
2%
6%
3%
Better salary
Location
Personal reasons
Better benefits
Career change
Training opportunity
Promotion
Stressful job
Contract expired
Move to private practice
Cultural Fit
Better bonus
Move to fee for service
Redundancy
Other
Don't know / can't remember
What were the main reasons you left your last job?
Sample size n=373

17. Job security
 Over half (57%) felt fairly or very secure in their job
 A further quarter (27%) were neutral and 17% felt insecure
17
5% 12% 27% 33% 24%
How would you rate your current job security?
Very insecure Fairly insecure Neutral Fairly secure Very secure
MOST LIKELY GROUPS
TO FEEL SECURE
- USA 80%
- Paediatrics 72%
- Aged 50 or older 59%
- Males 58%
LEAST LIKELY GROUPS
TO FEEL SECURE
- Aged 21-39 53%
- Females 50%
- General Surgery 43%
- KSA 48%
Sample size n=373

18. Career in 5 Years’ Time
 Around two-thirds expected to
continue in their same job role
in 5 year’s time
 Almost 1 out of 10 planned to
apply for a managerial role
 Those with 10 years
experience or less were
significantly more likely than
those with over 16 years
experience to move from
general practice to specialist
training (8% vs. 0%)
18
64%
8%
2%
1%
1%
0%
9%
15%
Continue in the same role
Leave clinical medicine for a
managerial role
Move from general practice to
specialist training
Change speciality
Leave medicine altogether
Move from specialist training to
general practice
Other
Don’t know
Where do you see your career in medicine in 5 years’
time?
Sample size n=373

19. Changing Job Role
 Over 8 out of 10 medical professionals (83%) were actively looking or were considering
a new role in the next 12 months
− UK medical professionals were the most likely to be actively looking or considering a new role
(92% compared to 74% in KSA)
 Almost three quarters would consider relocating internationally for a new role
− UK medical professionals were the most likely to consider relocating internationally for a new
role (85% compared to 65% in UAE) 19
31%
52%
17%
Yes, I will actively look for a
new role
Maybe, I may consider a
new role if the right job
arises
No, I will not look for a new
role
Do you anticipate changing jobs within the
next 12 months?
Sample size n=373
74%
23%
2%
Yes
Maybe
No
Would you consider relocating
internationally for a new role?
Sample size n=311

20. Looking for a New Role
 Medical professionals actively
looking or considering a new
role in the next 12 months were
most likely to use a recruitment
company (66%), personal
contacts (50%) or networking
(45%)
 Medical professionals in
different countries used
alternative methods for looking
for a new role:-
- UK: BMJ (70% vs. 3% USA)
- UAE: LinkedIn (42% vs. 22% UK)
- KSA: Recruitment Company (82% vs.
56% USA)
- USA: Networking (53% vs. 44% UAE)
20
66%
50%
45%
30%
26%
10%
4%
3%
2%
7%
6%
Recruitment Company
Personal contacts
Networking
LinkedIn
BMJ
Social Media other than LinkedIn
Lancet
New England Journal of
Medicine
CMAJ
Other
Don’t know
Where would you look for a new role?
Sample size n=311

21. New Role Preferences
 Over 7 out of 10 (72%) preferred a salary package in their new role
 Almost 6 out of 10 preferred (58%) to work in the public sector and 36% preferred the
private sector
− Those working in KSA (81%) or UK (74%) were the most likely to prefer the public sector,
whilst those working in USA were the most likely to prefer the private sector (50%)
21
72%
10%
18%
Salary
Fee for service
No preference
Which package would you prefer in your
new role?
58%
36%
6%
Public hospitals
and clinics
Private hospital
sector
In house company
work e.g. oil
company
Which sector would you prefer in your new
role?
Sample size n=311

22. Importance of Benefits
 The most important/
vital benefits for medical
professionals were 25
days paid annual leave
(86%), medical cover
(80%) and malpractice
insurance (78%)
 Medical cover, housing
and flights were
significantly more
important to medical
professionals in KSA
 A retention bonus was
significantly more
important to medical
professionals in USA
22
2%
4%
5%
8%
9%
10%
14%
14%
19%
10%
18%
12%
16%
17%
21%
25%
26%
24%
25%
20%
32%
28%
34%
34%
35%
38%
38%
49%
40%
38%
40%
42%
42%
52%
46%
42%
34%
28%
15%
21%
23%
21%
16%
13%
25 days paid annual leave
Medical Cover
Malpractice Insurance
Accommodation
Housing Contributions
Incentive Scheme
Education Contributions
Flights
Pension scheme
Retention Bonus
Sign Up Bonus
How important are the following benefits to you?
Not important Quite important Important Vital
Sample size n=373

23. Most Important Factor
 Almost half of medical
professionals felt salary / income
was the most important factor in
accepting a job offer
 Males were significantly more
likely than females to select salary
/ income (50% vs. 33%)
 Whereas females were
significantly more likely than
males to select career change
(11% vs. 2%)
 Those aged 21-39 were
significantly more likely than those
aged 40 or older to select training
opportunities (15% vs. 2%)
23
48%
11%
9%
8%
6%
5%
5%
3%
3%
1%
0%
Salary / income
Job security
Location
Benefits package
Family reasons
Training opportunities
Company culture
Career change
Promotion
Private practice
Other
What is the ONE most important factor in
accepting a job offer?
Sample size n=373

24. Medical Team
 There were an average of 20 people in each medical team
 Over half (51%) expected their medical team to grow this year
24
25%
22%
15%
9%
28%
Less than 5
6-10
11-19
20-29
30 or more
How many people are in your medical
team?
7%
42%
28%
17%
7%
Decreased head count
No head count growth
1-5% growth
6-10% growth
Above 10% growth
How do you expect headcount to change
this year?
Average based on midpointsSample size n=373

25. Recruitment Challenges
 Poor financial
remuneration (43%) and
poor management (42%)
were seen as the two
biggest recruitment
challenges for hospitals
and clinics
 A third also mentioned
either organisational
culture (33%), lack of
career progression (33%)
or lack of financial
resources (33%)
25
43%
42%
33%
33%
33%
31%
30%
22%
8%
1%
6%
Poor financial remuneration
Poor management
Organisation culture
Lack of career progression
Lack of financial resources
Lack of skilled staff
Poor working conditions
Poor training opportunities
Outsourcing
Other
Don't know
What do you think are the biggest recruitment challenges
for hospitals and clinics?
Sample size n=373

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Appendix

27. Gender and Age
27
88%
12%
What is your gender?
Male
Female
2%
20%
42%
31%
4%
1%
21- 29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-64
65 and over
What age category do you fall within?
Sample size n=373

28. Time in Medicine
28
0% 0%
3% 5% 5% 4%
6%
3%
7% 8%
58%
Less than
1 year
1-2 years 3-4 years 5-6 years 7-8 years 9-10 years 11-12
years
12-13
years
13-14
years
15-16
years
Over 16
years
How long have you practiced medicine?
Sample size n=373

29. Country of Work
29
14%
13%
13%
12%
5%
3%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
8%
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
England
United States of America
Italy
France
Canada
Spain
Pakistan
Australia
India
Qatar
Germany
Republic of Ireland
Greece
South Africa
Switzerland
Sweden
Denmark
Portugal
Oman
Kuwait
Lebanon
New Zealand
Belgium
Norway
Jordan
Tunisia
Singapore
Other
Which country is your current role located?
Sample size n=373

30. Job Title
30
5%
2%
7%
54%
17%
3%
1%
6%
1%
5%
Professor
Clinical Director
Medical Director
Consultant
Associate Consultant / Specialist
Registrar / Assistant Consultant
Senior House officer / Resident
General Practitioner / Family Physician
Hospitalist
Other
Which of the following best describes your job title?
Sample size n=373

31. Medical Speciality
31
8%
7%
7%
7%
6%
6%
6%
5%
4%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
5%
General Surgery
Family Medicine / General Practice
Intensive Care Medicine
Paediatrics
Anaesthesia
Radiology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Emergency Medicine
Ophthalmology
Neurology
Urology
Oncology
Neurosurgery
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Plastic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
ENT Surgery
Cardiology
Pulmonology
Nephrology
Gastroenterology
Psychiatry
Cardiac Surgery
Endocrinology
Allergy and Immunology
Rheumatology
Dermatology
Public Health Medicine
Haematology
Geriatrics
Thoracic Surgery
Infectious Diseases Medicine
Other
In which speciality do you work?
Sample size n=373