UK reward metrics · Pay

Do UK organisations pay a premium specifically for AI skills?

Source lumi HRBase 265 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

92.5%No

92.5% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on aI-skills pay premium (base: 265 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Yes 7.5% No 92.5%
AI-skills pay premium (base: 265 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
AI-skills pay premium: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yesrare7.5%
Nocommon92.5%

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

Whether the organisation pays an additional premium to attract or retain employees with AI skills. 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-skills-pay-premium
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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