# Competences — compensation analyst

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1fce1be0-bf52-449b-9a2b-3f2cc710290a).

## Essential

- **analyse financial performance of a company** (skill/competence)
- **business analysis** (knowledge)
- **business processes** (knowledge)
- **business valuation techniques** (knowledge)
- **calculate compensation payments** (skill/competence)
- **calculate employee benefits** (skill/competence)
- **company policies** (knowledge)
- **corporate social responsibility** (knowledge)
- **determine salaries** (skill/competence)
- **employment law** (knowledge)
- **estimate profitability** (skill/competence)
- **financial analysis** (knowledge)
- **financial capability** (knowledge)
- **human resource management** (knowledge)
- **labour market** (knowledge)
- **personnel management** (knowledge)
- **promote equal pay** (skill/competence)
- **provide cost benefit analysis reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- actuarial science (knowledge)
- analyse unemployment rates (skill/competence)
- business loans (knowledge)
- calculate dividends (skill/competence)
- carry out job analysis (skill/competence)
- control financial resources (skill/competence)
- develop employee retention programs (skill/competence)
- financial forecasting (knowledge)
- human resources department processes (knowledge)
- manage payroll reports (skill/competence)
- manage staff (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 51 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- compensation analysis — **49 %**
- data analysis — **45 %**
- job evaluation — **35 %**

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