UK reward metrics · Pay

How do UK organisations handle typical standby payment for one weeknight of cover?

Source lumi HRBase 131 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

32.1%No standby allowance paid

32.1% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No standby allowance paid” on typical standby payment for one weeknight of cover (base: 131 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

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

How UK organisations answered

No standby allowance paid 32.1% Under £20 9.2% £20 to £29 16.8% £30 to £39 18.3% £40 to £59 15.3% £60 or more 8.4%
Typical standby payment for one weeknight of cover (base: 131 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Typical standby payment for one weeknight of cover: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
No standby allowance paidcommon32.1%
Under £20rare9.2%
£20 to £29rare16.8%
£30 to £39rare18.3%
£40 to £59rare15.3%
£60 or morerare8.4%

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

Typical standby payment for one weeknight of cover 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/typical-standby-payment-for-one-weeknight-of-cover
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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