91.7%in place
91.7% of organisations in the lumi HR community have total rewards strategy refresh recency in place (base: 252 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 |
|---|---|
| Within last 12 months | 11.9% |
| 12–24 months ago | 22.6% |
| 25–36 months ago | 38.5% |
| More than 3 years ago | 18.7% |
| No formal strategy / not reviewed | 8.3% |
Definition
Recency of total rewards strategy refresh/review. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.
Read more
- Reward strategy and communication: UK benchmark 2026: the research paper this question is analysed in, with the full distribution, the legal context and what it means for reward decisions.
- Governance & transparency: research, guides and metrics: everything lumi publishes in this area.
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Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/total-rewards-strategy-refresh-recencyLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
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