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
| Answer | Share of organisations |
|---|---|
| Noalternative | 33.8% |
| In progresscommon | 36.9% |
| Partiallyalternative | 20.9% |
| Fullyrare | 8.4% |
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.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/equal-value-role-grouping-readinessLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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