UK reward metrics · Pay

Which location is typically used to determine base pay for remote roles?

Source lumi HRBase 223 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

57%National pay rate (location-agnostic)

57% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “National pay rate (location-agnostic)” on location typically used to determine base pay for remote roles (base: 223 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Employee home location 4.9% Contracted office location 22.4% National pay rate (location-agnostic) 57% Role market only (location not conside 5.4% Varies by role or team 10.3%
Location typically used to determine base pay for remote roles (base: 223 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Location typically used to determine base pay for remote roles: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Employee home locationrare4.9%
Contracted office locationalternative22.4%
National pay rate (location-agnostic)common57%
Role market only (location not considered)rare5.4%
Varies by role or team10.3%

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

Which location reference sets base pay for remote roles — home, contracted office, a national rate, or the role's market. 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/location-typically-used-to-determine-base-pay-for-remote-roles
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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