Highlights
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings pension tables, UK: 2017 provisional and 2016 revised results
What's in the bulletin?
- Employee workplace pension scheme membership has increased to 73% in 2017, from 67% in 2016, driven predominantly by increases in membership of occupational defined contribution schemes (including National Employment Savings Trust) within the private sector.
- In 2017, there were 89% of public sector employees who were members of a workplace pension scheme compared with 67% of private sector employees, this gap continues to narrow following the introduction of automatic enrolment in 2012.
- Those aged 22 to 29 years had the largest growth in pension membership from 65% in 2016 to 73% in 2017.
Pension participation at record high but contributions cluster at minimum levels
The introduction of automatic enrolment in 2012 has led to a surge in defined contribution pensions, ONS data has shown.Datasets related to Workplace pensions
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Pension type by age group and gross weekly earnings bands: Table P1
Annual estimates of the proportion of UK employees in each pension type and contracted-out status (prior to 2016), by age group and gross weekly earnings bands.
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Pension type by industry and gross weekly earnings bands: Table P2
Annual estimates of the proportion of UK employees in each pension type and contracted-out status (prior to 2016), by Standard Industrial Classification (including public and private sector breakdown) and gross weekly earnings bands.
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Pension type by occupation and gross weekly earnings bands: Table P3
Annual estimates of the proportion of UK employees in each pension type and contracted-out status (prior to 2016), by Standard Occupational Classification and gross weekly earnings bands.
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Pension type by size of business and gross weekly earnings bands: Table P4
Annual estimates of the proportion of UK employees in each pension type and contracted-out status (prior to 2016), by size of company and gross weekly earnings bands.
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Employee contribution bands by age group and pension type: Table P5
Annual estimates of the proportion of UK employees in employee contribution bands, by age group and by contracted-out status (prior to 2016) and pension type.
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Employee contribution bands by industry and pension type: Table P6
Annual estimates of the proportion of UK employees in employee contribution bands, by Standard Industrial Classification (including public and private sector breakdown) and by contracted-out status (prior to 2016) and pension type.
Publications related to Workplace pensions
Statistical bulletins
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Employee workplace pensions in the UK: 2018 provisional and 2017 revised results
Membership and contributions to workplace pension arrangements for UK employees by type, age, industry, public and private sector, occupation and size of company. Compiled from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
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Occupational Pension Schemes Survey, UK: 2018
The nature of occupational pension provision in the UK providing summary data from the Occupational Pension Schemes Survey on membership of schemes and contributions paid.
Articles
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Contracting out of Private Sector Defined Benefit Pension Schemes
The latest information on membership and contributions, by contracted out status, is presented for private sector defined benefit occupational schemes. The story focuses on 2013, but also provides active membership details for 2008 to 2013 inclusive.