UK reward metrics · Incentives & Recognition

Do UK organisations operate an all-employee share plan (SAYE/Sharesave or SIP)?

Source lumi HRBase 184 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

83.7%Neither

83.7% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Neither” on all-employee share plan (SAYE or SIP) (base: 184 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

SAYE 11.4% SIP 3.8% Both 1.1% Neither 83.7%
All-employee share plan (SAYE or SIP) (base: 184 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
All-employee share plan (SAYE or SIP): share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
SAYErare11.4%
SIPrare3.8%
Bothrare1.1%
Neithercommon83.7%

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 which all-employee tax-advantaged share plans are operated — SAYE (Sharesave), SIP, both, or neither. 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/all-employee-share-plan-saye-or-sip
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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