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  • Pay trends 2026 | August Report

    Pay trends 2026 | August Report

    Discover the latest UK pay trends for August 2026. Median pay awards remain broadly stable, although more than a third of matched settlements are lower than last year.

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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.

Press releases

Pay trends 2024 | November report

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

Press releases

Pay trends 2024 | October report

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

Press releases

Pay trends September 2024: Pay rises decline as awards hit 2-year low

The latest data from HR data and insights provider Brightmine shows that UK pay rises have hit the …

Company News

Pay awards 2024 | Latest pay award news: September 2024

The latest analysis of UK pay data signals a further decline in pay award levels in the second …

Press releases

Median pay award falls back to 4.5%, matching the lowest level seen this year, Brightmine finds

Latest data from Brightmine shows median basic pay award in the three months to the end of July …

Company News

Latest pay awards news: August 2024

The latest Brightmine pay awards data reveals the median basic pay award has returned to the lowest level …

Press releases

Pay Trends July 2024: National Living Wage changes keep pay awards at 4.9%

The latest Brightmine data reveals deals collected in a matched sample analysis are worth less than that awarded …

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