Advisory·Compensation & Benchmarking
Compensation
Independent compensation benchmarking across digital assets, crypto and Web3. Drawing on market evidence from multiple sources, we assess salaries, bonuses, equity and token-based remuneration across roles, teams and international markets to inform hiring budgets, reward strategies and workforce decisions.
Compensation benchmarking from £750
Brief builder · Compensation
Published fee
Compensation benchmarking from £750
01 · Benchmarking
FeesFrom £750
Compensation Benchmarking
- Roles
- Teams
- Functions
- Markets
02 · Intelligence
FeesFrom £499
Market Intelligence
- Compensation
- Competitors
- Locations
Capabilities
Digital asset benchmarking, from one role to an organisation.
Total Compensation
Salary · Bonus · Benefits
Equity · Tokens · LTIP
Role Benchmarking
Roles · Teams · Functions
Technical · Specialist · Leadership
Workforce Reviews
Pay Reviews · Retention · Restructuring
Hiring · Promotion · Succession
Up to
1,000
People per exercise
Benchmarking at Scale
Individual · Team · Organisation
What we benchmark
30 benchmark areas, from exchanges to smart contracts.
Sector & Market
10 areas- 01Exchanges & Trading
- 02Payments & Stablecoins
- 03Tokenisation & RWA
- 04DeFi & Protocols
- 05Digital Asset Banking
- 06Custody & Infrastructure
- 07Market Making & Liquidity
- 08Investment & Funds
- 09Web3 & Consumer
- 10Institutional Digital Assets
Functional
10 areas- 01Legal, Compliance & Risk
- 02Finance & Treasury
- 03Risk & Governance
- 04Growth & Commercial
- 05Operations
- 06People & HR
- 07Strategy & Corporate Development
- 08Client Services
- 09Board & C-Suite
- 10Functional Leadership
Technical & Product
10 areas- 01Engineering
- 02Product
- 03Blockchain & Protocol
- 04Data & AI
- 05Cybersecurity
- 06Infrastructure
- 07DevOps & SRE
- 08Smart Contracts
- 09Quant & Trading Technology
- 10Technical Leadership
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The team
Led by a Fellow Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Member of the CIPD.
Founder, Executive Search
PaulOwen
- Fellow Chartered Accountant, ICAEW
- Oxford Saïd FinTech Programme
A Fellow Chartered Accountant with senior finance and operating leadership experience across FTSE 100 and complex international businesses.
Leads Finance, Governance and Leadership appointments across crypto, Web3 and digital assets.
Speak to PaulDirector, Recruitment
PennySommerfeld
- Chartered Member, CIPD
- Thomas PPA Psychometric Assessor
A Chartered Member of the CIPD with experience across recruitment, executive search, HR, consulting and assessment.
Works across Legal, Compliance & Risk, Finance, Growth and Leadership appointments in the UK, Europe, the US and international markets.
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What clients say.
RecruitBlock’s experience and market knowledge meant they understood our business needs clearly.
Lyudmyla Kortelyova
Managing Director, CCO, Gate.io
Engagement
Published fees for intelligence and support.
Market Intelligence
From £499
Bespoke and ongoing digital asset intelligence
Compensation Benchmarking
From £750
Roles, teams, functions, and markets
Flexible Support
£1,500
Per 10 hours of search support
Embedded Support
From £5,000
Per month, embedded in your team
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