Rewards & benefits
Related information
For further information on the capabilities we assess read our graduate capabilities.
Related information
The Staff Handbook provides a guide to our 'people' policies.
With your work…comes reward. Our success depends on the quality and performance of our people. We want to ensure that we attract and retain the right people by offering a competitive 'total reward' package. Some of the rewards that you can expect are set out here:
Salary and Bonus
The starting salary for graduates joining us in September 2006 is £27,500, plus a sign-on bonus and a flexible benefits package. In addition, you can earn a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary. We focus on rewarding our highest performers.
Learning, development and other rewards
But, of course, working at the FSA is not all about financial rewards. It also gives you:
- unique insight into the full breadth of financial services;
- the chance to contribute first-hand to the financial well-being of millions of UK consumers and to the health of our financial markets;
- access to excellent learning and development opportunities;
- a wide range of interesting jobs and varying career paths;
- a reasonable balance between work and home life, including flexible working arrangements; and
- support for you to achieve both your personal and professional development objectives.
Benefits
We operate a generous benefits package that includes as standard:
20 days holiday (you can extend this to 35 days as part of our flexible benefits scheme);
- a highly competitive non-contributory pension scheme;
- life assurance;
- private medical insurance;
- permanent health insurance;
- occupational sick pay;
- employee assistance programme
- health screening
- interest-free season ticket loan up to the value of £5,000
and, at our Headquarters building,
- subsidised restaurant; and
- subsidised gym
To add to this, we offer an attractive flexible benefits allowance that allows you to opt for dental cover, childcare vouchers, travel insurance and top-ups on other benefits including holiday and pension. If you don't want to buy any extra benefits with your allowance, then you can simply have the cash.