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A quick guide to salary benchmarking exercises

Salary benchmarking exercises help ensure fair and competitive pay for all employees. Review the key steps involved in running a successful salary benchmarking exercise.

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Pay trends 2025 | April report

Despite UK GDP rising 0.5% in February, employers show restraint on pay decisions amid broader economic pressure.

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Pay trends 2025 | March report

Businesses reducing budgets, delaying pay decisions and considering pay freezes ahead of NIC increases

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Pay trends 2025 | February report

Pay increases hold steady at 3% while labour turnover pressures continue to impact businesses across the UK

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Pay Awards Drop to 3.3% in Final Quarter of 2024

New data from Brightmine reveals that pay rises for the three months to the end of December 2024 …

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Pay trends 2024 | December report

New data reveals changing practices in a more complex landscape. Review our latest pay trends as we wrap …

Commentary and Insights

The impact of the NIC increase on 2025 pay reviews

Businesses are changing their 2025 pay rise plans as a result of the NIC increase. In this resource, …

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How to choose the best salary benchmarking tool

A salary benchmarking tool can help your organisation ensure competitive pay, equity and more. Learn how to choose …

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Pay trends 2024 | November report

Pay rises stagnated in Q3. According to the latest pay trends 2024 analysis from Brightmine, employers should continue …

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Pay trends 2024 | October report

The Brightmine 2025 pay forecast highlights business performance and affordability as main factors to negatively impact UK pay …