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How Mature Is Your Pay Strategy?
Take the free 3-minute pay maturity quiz and get your personalised score
Benchmark your pay practices across 5 levels – from reactive to strategic
Spot hidden risks in your current pay strategy
Get practical, expert advice to improve pay fairness, equity, and governance
Most UK organisations aren’t confident in their pay decisions
Are you stuck reacting or planning ahead with insight?
Even large employers often make reward decisions based on:
Outdated pay bands and salary structures
Hiring manager preferences, not data
Old salary benchmarks from static surveys
As an HR leader, it’s sometimes tough to see clearly where you stand or how to move forward.
LEVEL 5
Proactive: Integrated and future focused
LEVEL 4
Strategic: Aligned and data-led
LEVEL 3
Organised: Structure, but not fully embedded
LEVEL 2
Basic: Some structure, limited consistency
LEVEL 1
Ad hoc: Reactive and unstructed
Understand your pay maturity in minutes
The Pay Maturity Quiz helps HR and Reward teams benchmark where they stand on:
Pay governance and equity
Benchmarking and performance alignment
Transparency and communication
Data quality and decision-making
You’ll receive:
A personalised maturity score (from Level 1 to Level 5)
Targeted next steps to reach the next level
Instant actions you can take — no expensive tools required
Why your pay maturity matters
Spot hidden risks in your current pay strategy
Equity gaps increase compliance risks – especially under UK equity regulations
Outdated salary data harms retention – and makes recruitment slower and more expensive
Leadership expects clarity – HR needs real insight to influence
Built by HR DataHub’s Reward Experts
This quiz was developed by HR DataHub’s in-house reward specialists.
It’s based on hands-on experience with 200+ UK employers, from logistics to healthcare. We’ve helped HR teams build smarter pay strategies using real-world data, not guesswork.
You’ll be scored across 10 core areas of effective reward practice, including:
Pay philosophy & banding
Pay equity & governance
Performance alignment
Transparency & communication
Data maturity & decision-making