Survey analysis

All items: Pay and benefits

  • 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.

  • Pay trends March 2025: Clear trend of lower pay awards than last year continues

    Date:
    19 March 2025

    The Brightmine headline measure of pay awards remains stable in the three months to the end of February 2025, confirming the downward trend in pay settlement levels.

  • Forecasts for pay awards in 2025

    Date:
    19 March 2025

    At the start of 2025, pay awards have dropped to their lowest level since 2021 - but will this decline continue? Our latest data offers insights into expected pay deals for the year ahead and the key factors shaping them, from affordability to national insurance changes and the national minimum wage.

  • Pay trends February 2025: Pay awards drop back to lowest level since 2021

    Date:
    19 February 2025

    January is a popular month for pay awards, providing insight into where settlements are likely to sit for the year ahead. Our latest data reveals a marked slowdown in pay growth.

About this category

Survey analysis: HR and legal information and guidance relating to pay and benefits.