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  • Pay trends 2026 | July Report

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    Pay trends 2026 | July Report

    Discover the latest UK pay trends for July 2026. Median pay award remains resilient, despite a significant number of settlements falling below 2025 levels.

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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 …
HR News

Most employees not expecting Christmas bonus

Most employees (60%) are not expecting a Christmas bonus, while just 8% anticipate a bigger payout this year.
Press releases

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, …
HR News

UK labour market outlook uncertain post budget

The UK's labour market outlook is uncertain following October's budget announcement, data from Indeed has indicated.
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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 …

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