Cogito Reward was created to solve a problem, overcoming the generic nature of large pay data platforms to help companies find reliable and relevant benchmarking data for niche and specialist roles.
Since then, our tailored research approach has evolved to deliver consultative reward projects which provide context, clarity and a foundation for organisations to make evidence-based reward decisions.
Our pay benchmarking projects are completed comprehensively through a mix of desk-based and telephone research. This means that whether it’s a niche role or you want some business, geographical or competitor context consider, our team tailor the data gathering approach to you. Cogito’s research team will collate relevant data from previously completed projects, industry contacts, salary benchmarking databases and other open-source platforms. Perfect for single roles through to insights for Annual Pay Reviews.
Our Contractor Rate Benchmarking service offers precise, market-aligned insights to help you make confident, evidence-based decisions about contingent workforce pay. By sourcing first-hand data and matching it directly to your job descriptions, we ensure genuine ‘like-for-like’ comparisons. We analyse patterns across geography, sector, and contract duration to uncover trends and provide actionable intelligence that supports rate setting, renegotiations, and strategic workforce planning — helping you maintain competitiveness and control costs while attracting top contractor talent.
Our Reward Consultancy service blends the power of Cogito’s market-leading insights with the expertise of seasoned reward specialists to design fair, equitable, and inclusive pay frameworks. We partner with organisations to create data-driven reward strategies that balance competitiveness with sustainability — from establishing robust pay bandings through job evaluation to developing transparent, values-led reward structures. By aligning insight, equity, and business ambition, we help leaders build frameworks that attract, retain, and motivate talent while fostering trust and inclusion across the workforce.
We help organisations understand and strengthen the competitiveness of their employee benefits proposition. By combining external market benchmarking with deep employee insight, we identify how well your current offer aligns with both industry standards and workforce expectations. Through tailored surveys and analysis, we uncover what employees truly value today — and what will matter most in the future. The result is a clear, evidence-based strategy and set of recommendations that enable you to evolve your benefits offering to attract, retain, and engage diverse talent in a sustainable and inclusive way.
"Cogito have been an incredible partner for us. Their salary benchmarking goes deeper than numbers — it reflects thoughtful analysis of our industry, competitors, and how we position ourselves in the candidate market. The insights we’ve gained have helped us make smarter, clearer decisions. They are consistently helpful, proactive, and a pleasure to work with."
Andrea Ptohopoullos
Group Head of People, Territory Studio
"The team at Cogito who have supported us have acted with integrity and professionalism throughout, ensuring our Executive Leadership Team had a wealth of data supported with theory, research, best practise and expertise allowing them to make a strategic decision in relation to how we position our pay and reward offer."
Victoria Roden
Director of People, Citizen Housing
"We have been very impressed with the data gathered and the in-depth analysis provided. Not only has this been produced on customisable dashboards, but the insights data presented to us provide us with total confidence. They will transform how we approach our salary reviews across the business."
Lee Smith
Retail and HR Director, Russell & Bromley
"Cogito's ability to present their findings in a clear and concise way has provided us with information and confidence we required to make effective commercial decisions moving forward. We now consider Cogito as a key partner."
Rhys Mitchell
Head of Commercial Contract Management, Companies House
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Telephone: 0117 456 3390
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Cogito Reward is a division of Cogito Talent Limited, a limited company registered in England and Wales with company number 09101894. Registered address Cogito Talent Limited, BLOCK, The Fairfax, Pithay Court, Bristol, BS1 3BN.