So, how many of us plan to ask for a pay increase in the next 12 months?

41% of people in the UK feel that they’re paid less than they should be for the job they’re doing. 61% of UK adults are not planning on asking for a pay rise in the next 12 months, even though only 39% feel they’re currently paid fairly. Almost twice as many men than women plan on asking for a pay rise in the next 12 months (32% vs 18%). Men are also more likely to ask for larger pay increases than women. More than 1 in 10 UK adults have no confidence in the leadership of their company, feeling that they cause more harm than good. 1 in 20 Brits feel they’re not very good at their jobs. People who have children tend to feel less confident in their ability to do their jobs. Online searches for ‘jobs near me’ spiked in mid-January 2023.

It can be really difficult to put hard work into a job you feel you’re not right for, or that doesn’t play to your strengths. That’s why we asked respondents how self-confident they feel in their ability to do their job....

This statistic shows customers' awareness of how businesses that they use pay their employees, according to adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014. Only six percent of respondents stated that they were very aware of how businesses perform.