Figures vs PayScope U

Figures is a compensation-management platform for mid-market and enterprise companies. Figures Benchmark provides 500,000+ compensation data points, including real-time fixed and variable pay, company-profile filters, and data-quality indicators; setup requires job levels. Structure adds salary bands, Pay Equity Foundations, compliant gender-pay-gap reports, automated employee information letters, and analytics. Companion adds annual and off-cycle compensation reviews, decision-history tracking, secure manager access, and advanced analytics showing review impact on pay equity. Pay Equity Expert provides advanced pay-gap analysis, worker-category breakdowns, remediation scenarios, and, depending on plan, automated remediation review campaigns. Figures connects with 30+ HRIS and review systems and supports SSO, role-based access, and least-privilege controls. The company says data is stored in Europe through AWS using aggregated de-identified benchmark data. Figures states SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certification and GDPR compliance.

PayScope U turns UK job-advert data and benchmarks into pay insights by role and location. It is a web-based tool for examining market pressure and supporting salary reviews, vacancy pay rates, hard-to-fill roles, regional comparisons, workforce budgeting, and leadership recommendations. Pay Maps shows regional differences, demand, and underlying job data. Pay Explorer compares advertised pay with ONS earnings, alongside sample sizes and caveats. Recruiter Radar puts a recommended pay band, market demand, competition, and typical pay direction into a one-page view. Analytics lists median pay by role and location, the middle-50% spread, trends, market pressure, and hiring activity. AI-generated summaries help interpret the dataset. PayScope says its cleaned and standardised UK advert data can include client data and is benchmarked against sources such as ONS. Typical pay means the median hourly rate; spread covers P25–P75, while range includes the full market and outliers. Results show sample size and coverage, with caveats when data is limited. PayScope describes its insight as decision support, not a fixed recommendation or guarantee. Pricing is on request; the product page invites visitors to request a demo.