UK reward metrics · Pay

Do UK organisations pay a premium or retention bonus for seasonal peaks?

Source lumi HRBase 100 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

31%Peak premium

31% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Peak premium” on seasonal-peak premium or retention bonus (base: 100 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

Peak premium 31% Completion bonus 30% Both 9% Neither 30%
Seasonal-peak premium or retention bonus (base: 100 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Seasonal-peak premium or retention bonus: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Peak premiumcommon31%
Completion bonusalternative30%
Bothrare9%
Neitheralternative30%

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 extra pay rewards staff through seasonal peaks, via a premium during the peak, a completion bonus, or neither. 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/seasonal-peak-premium-or-retention-bonus
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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