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Salary Benchmarks

Salary Survey 2008/2009

The salary information below was calculated by collating information from the market in Japan. It is best used as a guide for our clients outside of Japan as a perspective on the market place. For candidates interested in benchmarking their own value in the workplace, it is recommended that you speak to an Adept Consultant to arrange a consultation. This service is free and allows you to create a plan to manage your career as well as set and achieve your goals, both for salary levels and career progression.

[All Figures in JPY (Japanese Yen)]

Sales and Revenue-Related Positions:
Base Salary/Incentive Salary splits start from 50/50 and vary up to 70/30, with the mean being 65/35.

Sales/Management
*Country Manager Japan 18M- 50M
Team Size Revenue Generated Salary Range (OTE)
1-2 Team Up to 300M 18M-25M
2-5 Team Up to 1000M 22M-32M
5+ Team Over 1000M 25M-50M
*Sales Director (with Sales Team Management) 18M – 28M
Team Size Revenue Generated Salary Range (OTE)
1-2 Team Up to 300M 18M-25M
2-5 Team Up to 1000M 20M-28M
*Senior Sales Manager/Sales Director (Individual Contributor) 16M-24M
*Senior Account Manager (Individual Contributor) 12M-20M
*Sales Manager (Team Member) 11M-16M

Technical/Systems Engineering (SE)
*Technical Director/SE Manager (Managing SE Team) 13M-19M
Team Size Detail Salary Range (OTE)
1-2 Pre or Post Sales 13M-15M
2-5 Pre and Post Sales 15M – 19M
*SE Manager/Senior SE (No Team) 12M-16M
*SE (Presales) 8M-14M
*SE (Postsales/Customer Support) 6M – 11M

Project Management
*Programme Manager (Managing Project Managers) 14-17M
*Project Manager (Non Technical) 12-15M
*Project Manager (Technical/Implementation) 9M-16M
*Business Analyst/Systems Analyst 10M-15M
*Implementation Engineer 6M-9M
*Help Desk Support Engineer 4M-10M
*Tier 3 4M-7M
*Tier 2 (Escalation/ Team Leader) 7M-9M
*Tier 1 (Onsite Firefighter) 8M-10M

Development
*Team Leader 12M-18M
*Team Member 7M-11M

Professional Services
*Professional Services Director 20M-25M
*Professional Services Manager 16M-20M
*Service Delivery Manager 14M-18M
*Technical Account Manager/Client Relationship Manager 14M-20M

Marketing
*Marketing Director (Full Mix and Team Manager) 16M-24M
*Marketing Director (Channels) 15M-21M
*Marketing Manager (Channels) 12-16M
*Marketing Manager (Promotion/Communications) 9M-14M
*Marketing Specialist (Promotion/Communications) 6M-8M
*Lead Generation Manager 7M-10M
*Lead Generation Staff 5M-8M

*Administration/Office Manager 3M-7M