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- Date:
- 24 September 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
As inflation dipped in 2025, the value of pay awards followed suit. We look at our pay settlement data in detail to reveal the differences between sectors and industries over the past year.
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- Date:
- 15 August 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
Pay award levels have remained consistent throughout 2025 so far and show no sign of moving. The latest Brightmine pay award analysis explores the trends in pay deals, as organisations and collective bargaining units continue to settle for 2025.
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- Date:
- 23 July 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
Standing steady at a 3% median, pay awards have remained consistent so far in 2025. As public-sector pay deals have started coming into effect, we are seeing these awards remain higher than the private sector, a trend we have recorded consistently since mid-2023.
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- Date:
- 25 June 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
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.
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- Date:
- 21 May 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
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.
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- Date:
- 23 April 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
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.
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- Type:
- How to
Updated to reflect the increase to the statutory maternity pay rate from 6 April 2025.
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- Date:
- 19 March 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
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.
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- Date:
- 19 March 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
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.
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- Date:
- 19 February 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
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.