UK reward metrics · Incentives & Recognition

Do UK organisations operate sales commission or commission-based incentive plans?

Source lumi HRBase 267 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

87.3%No

87.3% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on sales commission plans (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

Yes 12.7% No 87.3%
Sales commission plans (base: 267 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Sales commission plans: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yesrare12.7%
Nocommon87.3%

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 the organisation runs any sales commission or commission-based incentive scheme; a simple yes/no gate. 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/sales-commission-plans
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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