89.1%DC
89.1% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “DC” on pension scheme type (main population) (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
| Answer | Share of organisations |
|---|---|
| DCcommon | 89.1% |
| DBrare | 9.4% |
| Hybridrare | 1.5% |
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
Identifies the pension design for the main employee population: defined contribution, defined benefit, or a hybrid of the two. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.
Read more
- Workplace pension contributions: UK benchmark 2026: the research paper this question is analysed in, with the full distribution, the legal context and what it means for reward decisions.
- Pensions & savings: research, guides and metrics: everything lumi publishes in this area.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/pension-scheme-type-main-populationLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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