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Compensation in the energy and natural resources industry

2024 pay trends to watch

January 31, 2024

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 Compensation Survey Reports (August-September 2023)
Rank Mexico Malaysia United Kingdom United States
1 IT development Geosciences Energy trading Energy trading
2 Technical sales support Engineering Environmental health and safety Energy marketing
3 Legal Well operations Project/Program management Data science and business intelligence

A few skills will receive the highest pay premiums across regions
Skills that will demand the highest pay premiums across regions
Source: 2023 Digital Transformation Practices report
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 programing 15%
North America Cryptography, distributed ledger development, smart contract programing 15%

Twenty-two percent increase in the number of unique organizations participating in WTW’s 2023 Energy and Natural Resources Survey, and a 25% overall increase in data submissions.