UK reward metrics · Governance & Transparency

What do UK organisations use to run pay review cycles?

Source lumi HRBase 263 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

63.1%Spreadsheets

63.1% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Spreadsheets” on pay review system (base: 263 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Dedicated comp tool 11% HRIS module 16.3% Outsourced 9.5% Spreadsheets 63.1%
Pay review system (base: 263 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Pay review system: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Dedicated comp toolrare11%
HRIS modulerare16.3%
Outsourcedrare9.5%
Spreadsheetscommon63.1%

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

What technology supports pay review cycles, from dedicated compensation software or an HRIS module to outsourcing or spreadsheets. 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/pay-review-system
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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