Survey analysis

All items: Pay and benefits

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Pay awards: Manufacturing and production

    Charts summarising pay awards across the manufacturing and production sector monitored by the Brightmine pay databank.

  • Pay awards: Not-for-profit

    Charts summarising pay awards across the not-for-profit sector monitored by the Brightmine pay databank.

  • Pay awards: Public services

    Charts summarising pay awards across the public services sector monitored by the Brightmine pay databank.

  • Pay awards: Private-sector services

    Charts summarising pay awards across private-sector services organisations monitored by the Brightmine pay databank.

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