UK reward metrics · Governance & Transparency

Do UK organisations use an external benefits broker or adviser?

Source lumi HRBase 264 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

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

Full-service broker 24.2% Project-based adviser 32.6% None 43.2%
External benefits broker or adviser (base: 264 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
External benefits broker or adviser: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Full-service brokeralternative24.2%
Project-based adviseralternative32.6%
Nonecommon43.2%

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.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/external-benefits-broker-or-adviser
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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