Make the case for a pay rise or promotion

What AI actually does here

• Compares what you actually do with your job description, and lists the responsibilities and results that have grown.
• Structures a one-page case: what has changed in your role, the evidence and what you’re asking for.
• Rehearses the conversation by playing your manager, including likely objections such as budget or timing.

Tools to look at

• General assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)
• National Careers Service job profiles and ONS earnings statistics, for pay information you can check rather than AI estimates

Named tools are examples, not endorsements. We have no paid relationships with them at the moment; see our disclosure.

What you need first

• This isn’t financial or legal advice. If you think you’re paid unfairly compared with others, for example on equal pay grounds, read Acas’s guidance or contact the Acas helpline.
• Pay information from a source you can name. AI tools can state salary figures confidently and still be out of date or wrong, so never quote a figure just because an AI gave it to you.
• Your employer’s pay or promotion process, if there is one: when decisions are made, who makes them and what evidence they expect.
• Your own words, not internal documents: describe your results rather than pasting confidential material.

How to tell if it’s working

• Whether your case fits on one page, with evidence behind every point.
• The outcome, and any next step or review date agreed in writing.
• What you learned about the process for next time, even if the answer is “not yet”.

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What the evidence says

We don’t cite pay figures, because they vary by role, location and employer and go out of date quickly. National Careers Service job profiles include typical salary information for many jobs, and the ONS publishes official earnings statistics. Check any figure there before you rely on it.

Help me prepare a calm, evidence-based case for a [pay rise / promotion]. This is preparation, not advice.

MY JOB DESCRIPTION:
"""[paste it]"""

WHAT I ACTUALLY DO NOW, AND RESULTS (no confidential details):
"""[paste notes]"""

PAY INFORMATION I'VE CHECKED (with sources):
"""[paste, or write NONE]"""

1. List where my current work goes beyond my job description, quoting my notes.
2. Draft a one-page case: summary of the request, what has changed, three to five pieces of evidence, and what I'm asking for.
3. Do NOT suggest salary figures yourself. If I haven't given a sourced figure, write [CHECKED FIGURE NEEDED].
4. Play my manager: raise the three most likely objections, one at a time, and let me answer each.
5. Suggest a short opening line for the conversation.
Plain British English. Firm, not confrontational.

Sources

1. National Careers Service, Explore careers (job profiles) Government guidance
2. ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (latest release) Official statistics
3. Acas, Equal pay Public body guidance

Last updated 29 October 2026. Spotted something out of date? Email support@aiforthisjob.com. How we research and check playbooks.