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Our story

Pay transparency can have a huge, positive impact - but only if it is easy for employers to implement.

Pay transparency can have a huge, positive impact - but only if it is easy for employers to implement.

Are we ready for pay transparency?

That is the question HR teams need to answer.

Getting there means knowing which jobs to compare, understanding differences in pay and keeping evidence behind your decisions.


For a small HR team, the challenge is finding the time and expertise to do that work alongside everything else.

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We built SkillsTrust to make that work manageable.

Job evaluation and pay analysis have often meant a substantial project: writing profiles, evaluating jobs, assembling payroll data and maintaining the results.

We saw HR teams who needed to prepare but could not take on that workload.

So we built a platform with a different starting point: job profiles and evaluations that are already there.

Your team reviews how they fit your organisation, handles the exceptions and moves into pay analysis. Our specialists can support implementation where you need them.

Michelle Dervan

Founder & CEO, SkillsTrust

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How we work

T

Transparency

Transparency is our business, so we practice it. We share what's really happening so we can learn, decide, and improve.

R

Radical Integrity

We do the right thing, even when it's hard. No outcome is worth compromising our ethics.

U

Urgency

We move quickly and bias toward action. Progress matters more than perfection.

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Simplicity

We make the complex clear and usable. Being an expert means being able to cut through the noise and explain things clearly. If it's confusing, we haven't finished the job.

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Thoughtfulness

We put ourselves in our customers' shoes. We go beyond the obvious to find ways to help them succeed and seek new ways to solve their problems.

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See how SkillsTrust would work for your company.

Talk through your jobs, pay data and starting point. We’ll explain the setup options and what your team would need to contribute.

See how SkillsTrust would work for your company.

Talk through your jobs, pay data and starting point. We’ll explain the setup options and what your team would need to contribute.

See how SkillsTrust would work for your company.

Talk through your jobs, pay data and starting point. We’ll explain the setup options and what your team would need to contribute.

The information on this page is not intended to serve and does not serve as legal advice. All of the content, information, and material on this website are only for general informational use.

Copyright © 2026 SkillsTrust. All Rights Reserved.

The information on this page is not intended to serve and does not serve as legal advice. All of the content, information, and material on this website are only for general informational use.

Copyright © 2026 SkillsTrust. All Rights Reserved.

The information on this page is not intended to serve and does not serve as legal advice. All of the content, information, and material on this website are only for general informational use.

Copyright © 2026 SkillsTrust. All Rights Reserved.

The information on this page is not intended to serve and does not serve as legal advice. All of the content, information, and material on this website are only for general informational use.

Copyright © 2026 SkillsTrust. All Rights Reserved.