When are annual bonuses typically paid relative to year end?

55.1%Within 3 months of year end

55.1% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Within 3 months of year end” on bonus payment timing after year end (base: 263 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

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

How soon after the performance year ends annual bonuses reach employees, banded by months elapsed. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.