43.2%None
43.2% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “None” on external benefits broker or adviser (base: 264 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 |
|---|---|
| Full-service brokeralternative | 24.2% |
| Project-based adviseralternative | 32.6% |
| Nonecommon | 43.2% |
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
Whether the organisation engages an external benefits broker or adviser, on a full-service basis, for projects, or not at all. 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/external-benefits-broker-or-adviserLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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