UK reward metrics · Governance & Transparency

What percentage of UK organisations have promotion equity monitoring in place?

Source lumi HRBase 253 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

12.3%in place

12.3% of organisations in the lumi HR community have promotion equity monitoring in place; a further 78.7% have it partly in place (base: 253 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How the base splits

In place 12.3% Partly in place 78.7% Not in place 9%
Share of the 253 organisations assessed, 2026 H1. Organisations answering not applicable or don’t know are excluded from the base.

What organisations answered

Promotion equity monitoring: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yes – routinely12.3%
Sometimes36.4%
Planned but not yet42.3%
No9.1%

Definition

Captures whether the organisation analyses promotion rates across protected characteristics to detect equity gaps; the answer reflects how regularly this is done. 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/promotion-equity-monitoring
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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