UK reward metrics · Governance & Transparency

How do UK organisations handle equal-value role grouping readiness?

Source lumi HRBase 263 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

36.9%In progress

36.9% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “In progress” on equal-value role grouping readiness (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

No 33.8% In progress 36.9% Partially 20.9% Fully 8.4%
Equal-value role grouping readiness (base: 263 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Equal-value role grouping readiness: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Noalternative33.8%
In progresscommon36.9%
Partiallyalternative20.9%
Fullyrare8.4%

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 far the organisation can group roles into equal-value categories (skills, effort, responsibility, conditions) for equal-pay comparison, from not at all to fully. 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/equal-value-role-grouping-readiness
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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