57.1%Below midpoint (minimum to mid)
57.1% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “Below midpoint (minimum to mid)” on starting-salary positioning policy (base: 212 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 |
|---|---|
| Below midpoint (minimum to mid)common | 57.1% |
| Anywhere in rangerare | 14.2% |
| No policyalternative | 28.8% |
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
Captures where new hires are typically placed within the pay range, from below the midpoint to anywhere in range. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/starting-salary-positioning-policyLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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