"Figure 2: Private sector defined contribution, employee and employer contributions","" "UK, Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2019 to Quarter 4 (Oct to Dec) 2021","" "","" "Notes","1. Employee contributions to defined contribution DC schemes include tax relief at source, that is, amounts claimed by the scheme from HM Revenue and Customs in respect of tax relief on members’ pension contributions." "Unit","£ million" "","" "","Total employee contributions","Total employer contributions" "Q3 2019","1732","3630" "Q4 2019","1766","3670" "Q1 2020","1708","3482" "Q2 2020","1547","3323" "Q3 2020","1713","3488" "Q4 2020","1811","3548" "Q1 2021","1923","3889" "Q2 2021","1843","3877" "Q3 2021","1832","3980" "Q4 2021","2003","4179"