UK reward data, cited
Free analyses from the lumi benchmark — what UK organisations pay, offer and plan across reward. Every figure carries its sample size; nothing shown below three organisations.
Enhanced maternity pay in the UK: what employers actually offer in 2026
The share paying above the statutory minimum — and the median 12 weeks of enhanced pay behind it.
August 2026 · n=257How big will UK pay rises be next year? The 2026 benchmark
The median planned award for the next review.
August 2026 · n=214How many days of annual leave do UK employers give in 2026?
The median allowance excluding bank holidays — and how buy/sell, carry-over and long service move it.
August 2026 · n=261What do UK employers contribute to pensions in 2026?
Typical employer contributions by seniority, matching structures, and where auto-escalation has landed.
August 2026 · n=270Sick pay after the April 2026 SSP reform: how many UK employers enhance?
The share still offering statutory sick pay only — just as the reform moves the floor underneath them.
August 2026 · n=258Pay transparency in the UK: who’s ready in 2026?
The share with a documented approach in place — with the EU directive already reshaping the agenda.
August 2026 · n=270Figures are shares, medians or quartiles, as stated against each figure, computed across the reward data of UK organisations that shared it with lumi directly, quality-assured metric by metric against our anchor register of graded published UK sources. As members join, their answers join the same pool — read the methodology. Analyses are refreshed as the benchmark grows.
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UK reward benchmark research
One paper per topic: the exact question asked, the number of organisations answering it, the full distribution of answers, and a data appendix carrying every question used.
Collection window 2026 H1UK reward and HR policy guides
Step-by-step guides to the decisions reward teams make, with the law checked at source and dated, benchmark figures for market practice, and design choices set out as options.
UK law as at 20 September 2026Occupational sick pay policy template
A UK policy template updated for the April 2026 SSP reform, each design decision set out as options with the benchmark figure beside it. Free Word download, no sign-up.
Review by 6 April 2027These are the benchmark-wide numbers.
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