UK reward metrics · Incentives & Recognition

Do UK organisations operate any long-term incentive or equity plans for any levels?

Source lumi HRBase 267 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

63.3%No

63.3% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on long-term incentive or equity plans (base: 267 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Yes 36.7% No 63.3%
Long-term incentive or equity plans (base: 267 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Long-term incentive or equity plans: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yesalternative36.7%
Nocommon63.3%

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

Whether the organisation operates any long-term incentive or equity plan for any part of the workforce. 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/long-term-incentive-or-equity-plans
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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