The job site conducted research amongst more than 2400 UK professionals this winter to determine how UK workers feel about workplace perks offered by their employers. Survey findings reveal:

Only 22.5% of engineering employees receive perks at work, lower than the national average of 24.3%, yet the overwhelming majority (84.3%) of industry workers believe businesses should offer workplace perks.

• Early finishes rank top on the list of favourite perks among engineering professionals:
  • Early finishes – 22.5%
  • Free food (e.g. breakfast/lunch) – 21.1%
  • More holiday – 19.7%
• Over a third (35.2%) of engineering professionals would feel happier if their employer offered more perks

Despite being excited about workplace perks, when asked to choose between perks at work and a pay rise, 85.7% of engineering workers would opt for the money. Furthermore, 69% of sector professionals don’t believe workplace perks are important when considering new career opportunities. 

Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library comments: “When operated effectively, workplace perks can go great lengths to creating a happy and productive workforce. However, it’s important that perks aren’t used as a replacement for fair salaries and bonus schemes, especially if you’re bringing staff on-board in January, when many employees experience a funding-drought after the Christmas period. Engineering professionals have revealed that higher salaries and bonuses are more important than workplace perks, and businesses need to take this into consideration when recruiting for their engineering vacancies.”