44.7%No – flat or near-flat
44.7% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No – flat or near-flat” on pay increases differentiated by performance rating (base: 257 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 |
|---|---|
| Yes – strongly differentiatedrare | 18.7% |
| Yes – moderately differentiatedalternative | 36.6% |
| No – flat or near-flatcommon | 44.7% |
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 pay rises vary with performance rating, and how strongly, versus a flat award for everyone. 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/pay-increases-differentiated-by-performance-ratingLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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