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Purpose-built for Local Government

Built around the structures, job families and pay frameworks councils actually use. Trusted by over 200 councils across England.

One-Click Benchmarking

Compare yourself against the latest data from councils like yours, the moment your return is complete — no formulas, no spreadsheets.

Quick & Simple Data Collection

Upload your data in a simple, intuitive format with built-in validation — most surveys take just one return a year.

Insight-Rich Reporting

Interactive explorer dashboards, scorecards and AI-powered insights, alongside tailored PDF reports and Excel downloads.

Direct Employment: Pay bill (exc. on-costs) Select metric
2025/26 Select period

Esterwilde's pay bill of £4,814,669 falls in the second quartile of all boroughs, and for the entire east region. It has fallen by 14.5% since the last survey in 2024/25, when it was £5,631,192. This compares with a median average change of -4.1% for the region since 2025/26.

Data at your fingertips

Jump straight to the data you're looking for without any formulas or processing. Start benchmarking as soon as you complete your return, and compare with councils like yours across the country.

A wide range of visualisation options is available:

Pay & Benefits Explorer 2025/26
Region I II III IV Match
Councils 142
Median Salary £39,600
Records 312
Whole view filtered
Click a bar to drill into a job family
Salary by Job Family
Salary by Region
Council Salary Match
Northgate£31,200M
Riverside£33,800M+
Esterwilde£30,100M

Drill down into any category — drill through to filter everything.

Explore Your Data

Purpose-built explorer dashboards for Pay & Benefits, Chief Officer Pay, Social Workers and more. Click to drill from job families into levels, then focus the entire view on a single role to see council-by-council detail.

  • Drill down from summary categories into the levels beneath — without leaving the chart.
  • Drill through to filter KPIs, regional charts, maps and data tables in one click.
  • Filters, maps and exportable tables stay in sync as you explore.

Let the data speak to you with prescriptive insights.

Instantly see what's changing and why it matters, or where you stand out from similar councils.

Get insights at the click of a button, helping you understand the context behind the numbers and identify areas that need attention.

Workforce
Staff Retention Rate
-2.8% vs previous period
Insights available

Sickness Absence
Days Lost Per FTE
-1.3 below median for similar councils
Insights available
Pay & Reward
Gender Pay Gap
-2.1% improved since last year
Insights available

Reports

Generate tailored reports for immediate download in PDF format.

Bespoke reports with your logo and colours, including an annotated summary of the data including trend analysis.

Customise report contents and add your own annotations and commentary.

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Custom Dashboards

Build your own views with drag-and-drop simplicity.

Create personalised dashboards combining the metrics that matter most to you. Drag, resize and arrange charts freely to build the perfect overview.

Headcount Trend
Absence by Type
Pay Distribution
Gender Split

Q4 Working Patterns Survey

Esterwilde Council · 3 days ago · 17 responses New data

We're reviewing flexible working arrangements ahead of the new policy rollout. Please share your current working patterns and preferences...

Training Needs Assessment

Sleekfalls Council · 1 week ago · 29 responses New comments

Help us plan the 2026/27 training programme by identifying skills gaps and development priorities across departments...

The central hub for ad-hoc data requests with your local government colleagues.

Quickly gather information from colleagues in other councils with custom surveys. Results update live as responses come in.

Discuss findings and share context, turning simple polls into collaborative insights.

Compare like-for-like

Find your closest comparators, so charts, reports and insights are measured like-for-like, against a meaningful peer group.

Statistical neighbours Councils most similar to yours across key national metrics, using customisable, weighted similarity models.
Geographic neighbours Bordering councils and their neighbours, for like-for-like comparison with those closest to you.

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Granular Permissions

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Data Mobility

Export your data anytime in Excel or CSV format

Simple Access

Browser-based, no installation, fully platform independent

Scorecards

Printable A3 summaries comparing your metrics at a glance

Geographic Views

Interactive maps showing regional comparisons

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Multi-Year Trends

Track changes with historical comparisons

Data Validation

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Custom Groupings

Create bespoke comparison groups

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