31.9%3x-4x
31.9% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “3x-4x” on average redundancy cost (x monthly base salary) (base: 235 UK organisations, 2026 H1).
Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.
How UK organisations answered
| Answer | Share of organisations |
|---|---|
| Less than 1xrare | 9.8% |
| 1x-2xrare | 15.7% |
| 2x-3xalternative | 22.6% |
| 3x-4xcommon | 31.9% |
| 4x-5xrare | 13.6% |
| More than 5xrare | 6.4% |
| No redundancies in the period | 0% |
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
Average total cost of one redundancy over the last completed year, as a multiple of the employee's MONTHLY base salary. Include statutory and enhanced redundancy pay, pay in lieu of notice and settlement sums. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/average-redundancy-cost-x-monthly-base-salaryLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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