Survey analysis

Expert interpretation of HR and employer survey results, on topics ranging from pay and benefits to training and development.

Articles within this tool:

  • Set out the main findings and key data from the survey.
  • Explain the implications for employers of the survey findings.

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Latest items in Survey analysis

  • HR and line management research 2025

    Date:
    8 July 2025

    Line managers play an important role in shaping the employee experience of their reports as well as implementing HR processes and policies. Strong relationships between line managers and HR departments are key to success. This report explores how employees in the two roles can work together and collaborate effectively, as well as reflecting on the challenges HR professionals face when working with line managers.

  • Pay trends June 2025: Pay deals hit six-month mark of stability

    Date:
    25 June 2025

    Pay awards are firmly settled at a median 3%, with no change in the Brightmine headline measure for six rolling quarters. Above-average awards in the public sector keep the sector firmly ahead of the private sector.

  • Recruitment and workforce planning research 2025

    Date:
    19 June 2025

    Workforce planning is essential for ensuring that an organisation has the right talent and capabilities to ensure long-term workforce sustainability. In this report, you are able to benchmark your organisation against key recruitment metrics, understand how other organisations are dealing with hiring challenges, and get insights into priorities for workforce planning in 2025.

  • Employee benefits research 2025

    Date:
    2 June 2025

    Organisations are focused on building employee engagement with their benefits offering, while making sure that the overall package remains competitive as well as affordable. The range of benefits offered remains wide, aiming to provide something for everyone.

  • Pay trends May 2025: Pay deals remain at 3%

    Date:
    21 May 2025

    The latest Brightmine analysis shows no change in the direction of pay awards in 2025. With April being the busiest month of the year for pay awards, the pattern of pay deals is becoming clear for 2025.

  • Occupational sick pay research 2025

    Date:
    24 April 2025

    Many organisations opt to provide sick pay that exceeds the statutory minimum as a benefit for employees. This Brightmine research report outlines the standard rates and eligibility requirements for enhanced occupational sick pay schemes, allowing you to see how your organisation compares.

  • Sickness absence rates and management research 2025

    Date:
    24 April 2025

    Absence rates indicate the health and wellbeing of your workforce, and collecting data on sickness leave can help to identify areas with high absence within your organisation. In this report, understand how your organisation's absence rates compare to others and hear from HR professionals on topics including initiatives to minimise absence and working with line managers to effectively manage the absence process.

  • Pay trends April 2025: First quarter pay awards settle at 3%

    Date:
    23 April 2025

    Pay settlement levels remain stable across the first quarter of the year, with more of the same predicted as we head into the most common month of the year for pay awards to take effect.

  • Pay transparency research 2025

    Date:
    9 April 2025

    How transparent are UK organisations about pay? Our research explores this question, examining salary disclosures in job adverts, internal practices, and the potential impact of the EU Pay Transparency Directive on UK employers.

  • Pay gaps research 2025

    Date:
    9 April 2025

    With pay gap analysis back in the spotlight, our research examines current practice in UK organisations - including employee data collection and types of pay analysis undertaken, as well as employer readiness for ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.

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Brightmine research surveys cover all aspects of HR practice - see the full list of topics covered here. Our survey programme includes a mix of annual surveys on key HR metrics (eg absence, labour turnover, benefits and allowances, etc) and timely surveys on topics where HR practice changes more gradually. Each survey is open to all UK HR professionals with practical experience of the topic covered by that survey.

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