Annual review of pay trends and prospects for 2010/2011

This month's pay review resources contain a package of tools and data to help pay and benefits professionals to plan for the year ahead. Browse this slideshow for a quick summary of our research findings. 

These include not just our latest quarterly statistics, but the findings of a major survey of employers on pay prospects for the year ahead, updated forecasts, a review of how basic pay deals have weathered the recession and a feature on performance-related pay deals. Our analysis is based on the largest sample of pay deals available, with 1,415 settlements on our databank for the year to August 2010. 

Outlook: pay awards in 2010/11

Private sector employers predict a median 2% pay rise for the year ahead. Fewer than one in 10 pay groups are forecast a pay freeze. 

Outlook: the economy in 2010/11

Detailed analysis of the economic outlook plus updated forecasts. 


Analysis: review of pay settlement trends

Our in-depth analysis looks at what has happened to pay during the recession, based on 1,415 deals settled over the past year. 
 

Data: latest quarterly pay figures from XpertHR

Our analysis of pay awards in the three months to the end of September 2010 shows pay awards at 2%. 
 

Pay-setting tools

Other data and tools to help you conduct a pay review. 
 
 

Settlements by sector

On 5 November 2010 we will publish a sector-by-sector review of pay trends. See also: