Annual review of pay trends 2012

As the bargaining year draws to a close, we present our analysis of the state of pay bargaining over the past year. 

The resources available here include our latest quarterly statistics, a review of basic pay deals over the past year, a feature on performance-based pay deals, and updated inflation and earnings forecasts. Our analysis is based on details of pay settlements covering more than a quarter of all UK employees. 

Analysis: review of pay settlement trends

Our in-depth analysis looks at what has happened to pay awards over the past year. It is based on details of 1,341 pay settlements. 
 

 
> Benchmark rise for the year is 2.5%

 
> Performance-based pay increases worth 2.9%

Data: latest quarterly pay figures from XpertHR

Pay awards continue a moderate path, with the headline pay award standing at 2.4% over the three months to the end of August 2012. 

 
> Pay trends September 2012

 
> Find out how we collect and analyse pay data



Settlements by sector

We review pay trends across the private sector as a whole, and in 12 individual sectors:

 
> Private-sector pay trends

 
> Pay trends by sector

 

Forecasts

From the most respected economic forecasters, all in one place. 

 
> Inflation and earnings forecasts

 
> HM Treasury and other bodies


Benchmarking

Resources to help benchmark pay rates. 

 
> Official data from National Statistics

 
> Pay and benefits benchmarking

 
> Salary survey data

Archives

Visit our comprehensive archive of pay data. 

 
> Pay trends articles

 
> Pay awards by sector

 
> Annual review of pay trends 2011