How Holly Makes Comparison Easy
Holly pulls in data from your internal classifications and external comparator organizations to make it easy to understand where your job specification sits relative to both your organization and the broader market.
This comprehensive benchmarking approach gives you the context needed for informed classification and compensation decisions by combining:
Internal compression analysis with your own classifications
External market positioning with comparable organizations
Detailed similarity analysis explaining relationships
Salary comparison data for both internal and external perspectives
Using the Internals Tab
The Internals tab shows all your internal classification matches above a 60% similarity threshold at a glance.
Main purposes:
Merge identification - Identify and select classifications that have become similar enough to consolidate, reducing duplication in your classification system
Series management - For specifications that belong to a job series, understand salary progression and internal equity across grade levels
What you'll see:
All classifications scoring above 60% similarity to your selected specification
Similarity percentages for quick identification of merge candidates
Salary comparison data for internal equity analysis
Direct access to merge functionality for selected classifications
Internal Compression Analysis
For specifications that belong to a job series, Holly automatically calculates salary progression between consecutive grade levels (e.g., Administrative Services Manager I vs II vs III).
What's analyzed:
Percentage differences in minimum, midpoint, and maximum salaries between grade levels
For example, in the above screenshot, the minimum salary for the Administrative Services Manager II is 10.8% higher than that of the Administrative Services Manager I, and the Administrative Services Manager III salary is 15.5% higher than that of Administrative Services Manager II.
Series assignment: Specifications are automatically assigned to series based on title logic. To add specifications to a series or modify assignments, contact [email protected]. Platform-based series editing will be available soon.
Using the Market Tab
The Market tab provides comprehensive external market analysis to help you understand how your specification compares to similar roles in comparable organizations.
Market salary overview: At the top of the Market tab, Holly displays comprehensive salary information for all your external comparisons, including minimum, maximum, and percentile data. This gives you immediate insight into competitive positioning and market trends across your comparator jurisdictions.
Your comparison basket: Below the market overview, you'll see a table displaying all comparators in your basket. Built into this table are several tools to help you refine and customize your analysis:
Add comparators - Search and select additional external matches from your comparator jurisdictions using Holly's enhanced search capabilities, or toggle off / remove comparators that are less relevant.
View detailed information - Click the dropdown caret for each comparator to see the full class specification, pay schedule, similarity analysis, and links to relevant salary schedules and MOUs
Add notes - Document your observations and analysis for collaboration with your team
Jurisdiction filtering - Focus on specific peer groups or expand to broader comparison sets (if configured for your organization)
For more on how Holly identifies and scores these matches, see Understanding Similarity Analysis. For detailed guidance on refining your comparison basket, see Adding and Managing Comparators.