UK reward metrics · Benefits & Lifestyle

What proportion of employees are eligible for employer-funded PMI?

Source lumi HRBase 185 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

71.9%10–24%

71.9% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “10–24%” on employer-funded PMI eligibility rate (base: 185 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

<10% 4.9% 10–24% 71.9% 25–49% 14.6% 50–74% 1.1% 75%+ 7.6%
Employer-funded PMI eligibility rate (base: 185 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Employer-funded PMI eligibility rate: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
<10%rare4.9%
10–24%common71.9%
25–49%rare14.6%
50–74%rare1.1%
75%+rare7.6%

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 share of the workforce eligible for employer-funded PMI. 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/employer-funded-pmi-eligibility-rate
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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