# UK reward and benefits benchmarking for reward teams · lumi > Pension, leave, family policy, health cover, incentives — everything except base pay, benchmarked against UK organisations, with every figure's sample size. Source: https://lumihr.co.uk This is the page's own text as plain markdown, made from the page each time it changes. --- **Founding places** Open until 31 December 2026 Until 31 Dec 2026 ## The rest of reward, benchmarked. Benefits, pension, leave, wellbeing and pay policy: your whole package on one page, against the UK employers you choose. Every figure shows its sample size. [Book a call with David](https://lumihr.co.uk/book-a-call) [Try the sandbox](https://lumihr.co.uk/try) [Or ask for free access, nothing to sign](https://lumihr.co.uk/book-a-call?want=access#request) UK reward benchmark · the live pool **423** metrics · **14** sectors · eight areas ### Where do you stand? One page tells you. Thornbridge Retail Group plc is a fictional company. 1 in 3 proposed benefit changes are rejected by management for lack of data. REBA / Howden Benefits Design Research 2025, 360 organisations So every figure in lumi shows how many employers sit behind it. ### 423 metrics. Eight areas. Nothing below three. UK organisations that shared their reward data with us directly, quality-assured against our anchor register of graded published UK sources. Nothing scraped, nothing bought. 288 contributing UK organisations 14 sectors, manufacturing to charity 50–10k+ employees Answer any metric that has a market to compare against, and the overview places you on it. **93** Pay practice **32** Pensions & savings **62** Time off & family **62** Incentives & recognition **64** Governance & transparency **55** Benefits & lifestyle **36** Health & protection **19** Wellbeing #### One dot for every employer, by headcount **The floor: nothing shown below three.** Fewer than three in a group and nothing is shown. 50–249 **50** 250–999 **52** 1,000–4,999 **65** 5,000–9,999 **70** 10,000+ **50** No band holds fewer than 50 organisations or more than 70. 185 have 1,000 or more employees. ### [69.2%](https://lumihr.co.uk/research/maternity-adoption-pay-2026) of UK employers top up maternity and adoption pay. The median is [12 weeks](https://lumihr.co.uk/research/maternity-adoption-pay-2026), counting those that give none. From our 2026 benchmark: n = 256 for the 69.2%, and n = 261 for the 12 weeks. #### Where would you sit? n = 261 median 12 0 16 52 weeks **you · 10 weeks** At 10 weeks, at least a quarter of employers give fewer weeks, and at least half give more. Weeks of enhanced maternity and adoption pay. Drag the dot to your own number, or use the arrow keys. The shaded box is the middle half of employers, 0 to 16 weeks. Nothing leaves this page. ### What UK employers do on reward. From our 2026 research. Every number shows how many employers answered. [24 days the median, excluding bank holidays How many days of annual leave do UK employers give? n = 260](https://lumihr.co.uk/research/annual-leave-holiday-2026) [56.0% pay more than statutory sick pay What percentage of UK employers pay more than statutory sick pay? n = 257](https://lumihr.co.uk/research/occupational-sick-pay-2026) [69.5% offer private medical insurance What percentage of UK employers offer private medical insurance? n = 269](https://lumihr.co.uk/research/pmi-health-benefits-2026) [All 23 papers](https://lumihr.co.uk/research) ### What’s changed, and what’s coming. Every change in the law moves the market. Our papers show where employers stood when each one arrived. Now #### Since 6 April 2026 - [Statutory sick pay from the first full day of sickness, with no lower earnings limit, read the paper](https://lumihr.co.uk/research/occupational-sick-pay-2026) - [Paternity and unpaid parental leave from day one, read the paper](https://lumihr.co.uk/research/paternity-shared-parental-leave-2026) - [Gender equality and menopause action plans, voluntary for now, read the paper](https://lumihr.co.uk/research/fertility-menopause-support-2026) 2027 #### Dates to be confirmed - [Gender equality and menopause action plans due to become mandatory, read the paper](https://lumihr.co.uk/research/fertility-menopause-support-2026) - [Due: statutory bereavement leave, including for pregnancy loss, read the paper](https://lumihr.co.uk/research/carers-bereavement-leave-2026) From our 2026 papers. ### One questionnaire. Your whole package, placed. lumi is a UK reward benchmarking community. The questionnaire is about your policies, not your people. #### Answer once, set your aim Fill in the questionnaire once, then tell us where you want to sit in each area: lead, match or lag the market. #### See every metric placed Below, on or above the peers you pick, with how many employers sit behind each one. #### Act on what stands out Signals find what sits outside your aim. Model a change first, then export the overview for finance or the board. **No data yet on a question? Ask the community.** [Pulse](https://lumihr.co.uk/faq) puts a short question to the membership, and the answers join the benchmark. Screens from a fictional demo company. ### Two ways in. Both free until 31 March 2027. The same terms for everyone. The founding agreement is six pages. Free access #### lumi on your own figures Freeuntil 31 March 2027, nothing to sign · then £5,000 + VAT a year to stay **See the full terms** **Then** Access ends on 31 March 2027 unless you become a member **To stay** £5,000 + VAT a year, from 1 April 2027 **To keep results** Answer 80% of the core questions, in every area, within 30 days of starting **Users** Unlimited [The terms in full](https://lumihr.co.uk/pricing) [Ask for free access](https://lumihr.co.uk/book-a-call?want=access#request) Founding place · first 20 · closes 31 Dec 2026 #### Join as a founder £5,000 for two years + VAT, one invoice in April 2027 · free until then · a two-year commitment **See the full terms** **Which is** Two years for the price of one **You commit to** The two-year term, with no exit once signed; 80% of the questions within 30 days of signing; your logo within 30 days and a short video testimonial by 31 March 2027 (written if your policy bars video); three introductions by 31 March 2029 **If the logo or testimonial is missing on 31 March 2027** The two years are invoiced at the standard £5,000 + VAT a year **After** Renews at £5,000 + VAT a year from 1 April 2029; cancel with 30 days’ notice **To sign** The six-page agreement, by 31 December 2026 [The terms in full](https://lumihr.co.uk/pricing#fp-commit-h) [Reserve a founding place](https://lumihr.co.uk/pricing#fp-next-h) ### See it on your sector first. Thirty minutes with me, on your sector and a package like yours. No sales pitch. [Book a call with David](https://lumihr.co.uk/book-a-call) [Try the sandbox](https://lumihr.co.uk/try) > “That’s not a benchmark. That’s a rumour with a spreadsheet next to it.” **David Whitfield**, who built lumi