Method
Where do KnowQuant's figures come from?
KnowQuant research deskUpdated 1 September 2026Method 2026.1
Short answer
Vacancy counts are rebuilt from employers' own career pages, classified and de-duplicated by our research desk; pay bands are modelled market ranges compiled from publicly reported compensation data and role benchmarking. Method 2026.1, last reviewed September 2026.
Indicative market ranges, compiled from publicly reported compensation data, published market guides and role benchmarking across the hub markets we cover.
Figures are expressed as annual total compensation (base salary plus expected performance bonus) in the reference market's local currency, converted from a US dollar base. They describe typical market ranges rather than any individual offer, and exclude sign-on payments, deferred equity and carried interest. Portfolio-manager figures reflect formulaic profit-share arrangements and are therefore far more dispersed than any other role.
Where an employer states pay in the advert, the stated figure is used and labelled as stated rather than modelled. Every step of the validation is written up on the how we validate page.
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KnowQuant Quant Compensation Benchmark, Q3 2026 edition, method 2026.1. https://www.know-quant.com/answers/where-do-knowquant-figures-come-from
Free to quote and republish with attribution and a link to the source page, under our terms. Method 2026.1, last reviewed 1 September 2026. The methodology sets out how each band is built and what it excludes.
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Methodology
Figures are expressed as annual total compensation (base salary plus expected performance bonus) in the reference market's local currency, converted from a US dollar base. They describe typical market ranges rather than any individual offer, and exclude sign-on payments, deferred equity and carried interest. Portfolio-manager figures reflect formulaic profit-share arrangements and are therefore far more dispersed than any other role.
KnowQuantIndex 2026.1 · Updated September 2026
Modelled bands describe the market, not an individual offer. Where an employer states pay, the stated figure is used and labelled as such.