32.8%Shared HR/reward role
32.8% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Shared HR/reward role” on dedicated reward team size (FTE) (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
| Answer | Share of organisations |
|---|---|
| No dedicated reward resourcealternative | 23.4% |
| Shared HR/reward rolecommon | 32.8% |
| 1 dedicated FTEalternative | 20.8% |
| 2-4 dedicated FTErare | 18.9% |
| 5+ dedicated teamrare | 4.2% |
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
The size of the organisation's dedicated reward function, from no resource or a shared HR/reward role up to five or more FTE. 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/dedicated-reward-team-size-fteLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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