UK reward metrics · Pensions & Savings

Do UK organisations operate auto-escalation of pension contributions (e.g. save-more-tomorrow)?

Source lumi HRBase 266 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

65%No

65% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on pension contribution auto-escalation (base: 266 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Yes default 19.5% Yes opt-in 15.4% No 65%
Pension contribution auto-escalation (base: 266 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Pension contribution auto-escalation: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yes defaultrare19.5%
Yes opt-inrare15.4%
Nocommon65%

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

Indicates whether pension contributions automatically step up over time, either by default or as an opt-in feature. 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/pension-contribution-auto-escalation
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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