UK reward metrics · Governance & Transparency

What percentage of UK organisations have time-in-grade promotion expectation in place?

Source lumi HRBase 253 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

58.9%in place

58.9% of organisations in the lumi HR community have time-in-grade promotion expectation in place; a further 0% 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 58.9% Partly in place 0% Not in place 41.1%
Share of the 253 organisations assessed, 2026 H1. Organisations answering not applicable or don’t know are excluded from the base.

What organisations answered

Time-in-grade promotion expectation: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yes – standard across organisation58.2%
Yes – varies by job family/level1.2%
No40.6%

Definition

Captures whether a minimum tenure in role or grade is required before promotion, and whether that rule is standard or varies by job family. 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/time-in-grade-promotion-expectation
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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