Pay‑in‑Plain‑Sight: Firms Must List Salary Ranges in Job Ads

When the Treasury announced that firms will soon have to include salary information in every job advert, the government framed the change as a way to help jobseekers and to curb pay discrimination.

The new legislation will oblige recruiters to list both the base salary and any bonus or commission ranges, meaning vague “competitive salary” language can no longer hide the numbers.

Recruiters are now figuring out how best to comply – from bold typefaces that shout the figure to plain‑text bullet points that keep it tidy.

Critics argue the measure is more about transparency than a cure‑all for inequality, but officials maintain it is a practical step toward fairer hiring.

As the deadline approaches, HR teams are busy updating their adverts, and job seekers can finally compare offers more easily – perhaps even against the price of a coffee in the City.