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Issue 42, September 2025
https://www.incomesdataresearch.co.uk/resources/pay-climate/issue-42-september-2025

This issue is all about planning ahead for pay decisions in 2026. It contains findings from our survey of employers’ reward plans, including for pay rises.



Median pay award at lowest level since 2021
https://www.incomesdataresearch.co.uk/resources/press-releases/median-pay-award-at-lowest-level-since-2021

The median pay award across the economy fell from 3.4% to 3.0% in the three months to July 2025, according to the latest monitoring figures from Incomes Data Research (IDR).



UK pay settlements drop to lowest since December 2021 | press mention
https://www.incomesdataresearch.co.uk/resources/insights/uk-pay-settlements-drop-to-lowest-since-december-2021

British employers offered the lowest pay settlements in more than three-and-a-half years in July and hiring continued to slow - albeit by less than in previous months - according to surveys of employers and recruiters released on Monday.


Pay awards feeling tightest squeeze since December 2021 | press mention
https://www.incomesdataresearch.co.uk/resources/insights/pay-awards-feeling-tightest-squeeze-since-december-2021

Pay awards felt the squeeze in the three months to July, coming in at a median of 3%, down from 3.4%, the lowest they have been since December 2021, according to latest monitoring figures from Incomes Data Research (IDR).


Pay rises set to remain steady in 2026
https://www.incomesdataresearch.co.uk/resources/insights/pay-rises-set-to-remain-steady-in-2026

An overview of the findings from IDR's survey of employers' reward intentions for 2026



Pay rises set to remain steady in 2026 despite evidence of labour market softening
https://www.incomesdataresearch.co.uk/resources/press-releases/pay-rises-set-to-remain-steady-in-2026-despite-evidence-of-labour-market-softening

Most employers expect that pay will grow at much the same rate next year as it has done so in 2025, according to the findings of IDR’s latest survey of employers’ pay and reward intentions for 2026.





Standby, Call-out & Shift Pay 2025
https://www.incomesdataresearch.co.uk/reports/standby-call-out-shift-pay-2025

Standby, Call-out and Shift Pay 2025 offers authoritative analysis of how organisations across the UK structure and reward non-standard working hours.