News
Private sector pay awards hold at 3.5% in March – IDR
The proportion of pay awards worth 4% or more increased, rising from 16% in February to over one fifth in the latest sample.
IDR
News
Over two-fifths of employers expect pay rises to match 2025 levels in 2026 – IDR
More than three-fifths of pay awards are likely to fall between 3% and 3.99%.
Compensation & Benefits
Pay rises of 4% or more now account for over a third of awards – IDR
The median pay increase for the period (three months to September 2025) stayed at 3.0%, unchanged for the third quarter in a row.
Employee Relations
Median pay awards fall to 3% for first time since 2021 – IDR
The biggest group of pay awards, at 53%, were in the 3% to 3.99% range, up from 35% last month.
News
HR director pay surges by almost 21% over the past year, finds latest study
HR director pay has surged by 20.9% over the past year - far outpacing both the rest of the HR function and the wider economy - according to Incomes Data Research.
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Majority of employers anticipate lower pay rises in 2025, IDR poll reveals
80% of employers anticipate awarding lower pay increases in 2025 compared to 2024, according to IDR's latest poll.