IPE System

The International Position Evaluation System, known as IPE, is a method from Mercer for analysing job roles inside an organisation. It scores roles on four factors: impact, communication, innovation and knowledge. HR teams use the results to compare positions on a common scale.

What IPE System offers

• Role analysis — assesses jobs against the four IPE factors.
• Comparison across the organisation — positions can be placed side by side.
• Link to pay data — Mercer also supplies salary surveys and benchmark databases for compensation work.

Who it works with

Employers managing a workforce across many industries and locations. Mercer describes itself as one of the larger sources of employer-reported compensation data.

Key facts

• Vendor: Mercer
• Related products: Mercer Benchmark Database and industry compensation surveys