KPMG partners receive record pay

KPMG’s UK partners will receive record pay averaging £816,000 following an 11% increase in pre-tax profits to £404 million.

The Big Four firm’s cost-cutting measures boosted profits after it recorded revenue growth of just 1% to £2.99bn in the year to September 2024.

To continue building a talent pipeline, the business said it promoted 10% more people than the previous year and created around 1,000 new opportunities for students. The steps taken to improve KPMG UK’s profitability meant the firm was able to increase the year-end bonus pot for staff – excluding partners – by 20%.

Jon Holt, group chief executive and UK senior partner, KPMG said: “This is a good performance in challenging market conditions. Over the past 12 months, our teams have worked incredibly hard to make sure our firm and our clients could adapt, succeed and grow in an uncertain business environment.

“While we’ve focused on managing our costs, we have positioned the business for long-term sustainable growth. We continued to invest in AI and new technologies, audit quality and our communities, and merging with KPMG Switzerland has opened up new markets and new client opportunities, to create more diverse and exciting career paths for our people.”

KPMG UK’s tax and legal business saw growth of 9% during 2024 in response to increased client demand for advice on changes to tax law and assessing and implementing advances in AI and new technologies.

Audit revenues grew by 5%, supported by the firm’s investments in audit quality and AI, but was offset by a decrease in Advisory sales of 4% against a backdrop of depressed UK and global deals markets.

KPMG UK won Organisation of the Year at the Social Mobility Awards 2024 and ranked in the top-five Social Mobility Employer Index compiled by the Social Mobility Foundation for the eighth consecutive year.

Sign up to our weekly round-up of HR news and guidance

Receive the Personnel Today Direct e-newsletter every Wednesday

Email(Required)

OptOut

From time to time, we will send you emails about selected products, events and services from Personnel Today and OHW+ - but you can choose to opt-out at any time. If you do not wish to receive these emails, please tick this box.

Name

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Δ

HR opportunities in professional services on Personnel Today

Browse more HR opportunities in professional services