Updated to include the Brightmine pay settlement data for the three months to the end of May 2025. Brightmine will publish the next pay figures on 23 July 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.
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 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.