EUROPEAN SURVEY ON ENGINEERSOCTOBER 2010
CNISF France -VDI Germany - UK Engineering Council
Methodology• The survey was carried out in three
countries – France : with the CNISF annual survey in
march-april, collecting 47 000 responses on a broad scope questionnaire.
– UK and Germany sent a common subset of the french questionnaire to selected panels in may.• UK collected 800 responses• Ge collected 2 600 responses
– The results have been found compatible with the existing data in each country.
General conclusion There is a high degree of similarity
between the professions, which extends to the roles and the remunerations in the 3 countries.
It is possible to talk of a European profession (at least a F/Ge/UK scope).
The differences showed in this presentation are not so fundamental, however they underline gaps in the industrial landscape, mindset and working behaviours.
Who are the engineers.• In France, the title is not protected it
applies to people exercising a high level activity or graduated by an Engineering School certified by a national commission (our scope in the survey).
• In UK and Germany, people who have successfully finalized studies in engineering at various levels (bachelor, master, doctorate) may use this title. In the UK they are self registered to a national council.
Who/where are the engineers?
45
10
34
40
84
59
0% 50% 100%
F
Ge
UKCommercial(MBA)Technical(MSc)No 2d degree
17
15
9
83
85
81
0% 50% 100%
F
Ge
UK
Men Women
91
87
84
60% 80% 100%
F
Ge
UK
PrivatePublic
Double graduation (2d degree)
Who/where are the engineers?
22
26
21
19
23
18
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
F
Ge
UK0-1 employees2-249250-1999>2000
15
27
30
29
21
16
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
F
Ge
UK ExpertGeneralistTechnical MgrFunction MgrMultipleOther
Size of enterprise
Career profile
Who/where are the engineers?
The ratio Industry/Services is much higher in Ge
Who/where are the engineers?
Engineers are more spred across various activities in F
Professional satisfaction
Are the french more overloaded ?
Professional satisfaction with regard to your enterprise
Employer’s attractivenessEssential to join
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Ambiance
Remuneration
Work-life balance
Locality
Interest of job
+ responsabilities
+ knowledge
Employ Security
UKGeF
German feel better paid and are more neutral to remuneration
Enterprise (non) attractivenessStrong influence to leave
French have most sensitivity to overall « job quality »
Gross Earnings (median,€)
France paying more the oldest classes .
Earnings (€)Gross annual income including salary, bonus, overtime and commissions
UK earnings must be lowered as the sample is short of under 30 who are usually not yet registered.
Earnings dependences Activity: the ranking is similar in each
country:Management, Sales, IT, Admin, Research, Production, Teaching All pay management most. UK and Ge pay engineer doing engineering
more than F. Education: level of degree not significant
after few years except MBA (well paid mngt roles)
Size of company has a small positive effect
Earnings dependences Type of contract: UK temps higher, result
of downsizing leading to large consultants/ outsourced labour force.
Sectors : broad similarity Industry, Services, Construction, Agri
Manager/Professional profile Managers get more especially in Ge
Variable earnings: similar pattern in Ge and UK,F behind
Earnings dependences
People management
% Variable part ofEarnings
Assessment of the current economical situation
Loosing job: UK significantly greater fear of loosing (21%). F (8%) and Ge (7%) moderate
Personal effect: GE saw more increase in remuneration
accompanied by an increase in workload and responsabilities, with more short time and subcontractor cuts.
Enterprise effect UK enterprises have seen most effect : lay-offs
and salary freezes
Economical situation2010 outlook
Your enterprise will come out the « crisis »