UK reward metrics · Governance & Transparency

Does AI proficiency influence base pay review outcomes for any population?

Source lumi HRBase 267 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

89.1%No

89.1% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on aI proficiency in base pay reviews (base: 267 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Yes formally 4.1% Yes informally 2.6% No 89.1% Planned 4.1%
AI proficiency in base pay reviews (base: 267 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
AI proficiency in base pay reviews: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yes formallyrare4.1%
Yes informallyrare2.6%
Nocommon89.1%
Plannedrare4.1%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Captures whether an employee's AI proficiency factors into base pay review decisions — formally, informally, not at all, or planned. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/ai-proficiency-in-base-pay-reviews
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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