The 2025 Finance into Funds Compensation Report has been created to bring clarity to that uncertainty. Built on extensive first-hand market conversations, this report provides a grounded, credible view of what finance professionals are actually being paid, how hiring dynamics are shifting, and where leverage truly sits across Private Equity, Private Credit and Real Assets in the UK.
Whether you are hiring into your finance team, reviewing compensation frameworks, or assessing your own career and market value, this report offers the context and benchmarking needed to make informed decisions in an increasingly competitive landscape.
This report is informed by direct conversations with more than 250 finance professionals and hiring organisations, conducted in 2025.
Rather than relying on advertised salaries or incomplete datasets, the analysis reflects:
Accepted offers and live hiring processes
Compensation negotiated in competitive situations
Differences between large-cap, mid-market and boutique firms
The realities of asset-class-specific hiring requirements
The focus is exclusively on UK in-house finance roles within private markets, providing a clear and relevant benchmark for professionals and employers operating in this space.
Dartmouth Partners founded the Finance into Funds practice in response to the growing complexity and specialisation of private markets finance hiring.
The team operates across mid- to executive-level roles, supporting clients and candidates with data-led advice, precise benchmarking and asset-class-specific insight. Combined with Dartmouth’s wider Classroom to Boardroom approach, the practice offers continuity from early career through to leadership appointments.
