Updated to include the Brightmine pay settlement data for the three months to the end of June 2025. Brightmine will publish the next pay figures on 20 August 2025.
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.
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.