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12.4% of UK employers that list benefits offer at least one of the new perks

From a birthday off to menopause support: what 15,379 UK employers list as benefits on their own careers pages.

Data to 28 October 2026
James Costello
By James Costello, Founder · last updated 28 October 2026

Pension, holiday and a cycle-to-work scheme used to be the whole list. Across 15,379 UK employers that list benefits on their careers pages, 12.4% now offer at least one of the newer perks we track, such as menopause or fertility support, a birthday off, pet leave or duvet days.

The most common benefit we track is pension (68.7% of employers that list benefits).

The perks league table

  1. Pension: 68.7%
  2. Wellbeing support: 38.8%
  3. Private medical insurance: 24.9%
  4. Bonus scheme: 22.6%
  5. Cycle to work scheme: 19.6%
  6. Birthday leave: 10.1%
  7. Share options: 6.5%
  8. Enhanced parental leave: 5.8%
  9. Free food: 5.4%
  10. Enhanced sick pay: 4.7%
  11. Volunteering days: 3.9%
  12. EV / electric car scheme: 2.8%
  13. Dental cover: 2.6%
  14. Four-day week: 2.2%
  15. Buy extra holiday: 2.1%

At the other end of the table, pet leave is offered by just 6 of the 15,379 employers.

How we measured it

We read the benefits sections of UK employers' own careers pages and adverts. An employer counts when any of its pages offers the perk; the base is employers that list any benefit.

The perk wars moved past the office fruit bowl years ago. The interesting part is which newer benefits are spreading beyond the tech sector.
— James Costello, Founder, ProdReady Recruitment
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12.4%

12.4% of UK employers that list benefits offer at least one newer perk such as menopause or fertility support or your birthday off (n=15,379 employers).

Sample: 15,379 employers · source: UK employers' careers pages · data to 28 October 2026

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TopicFigureSample (employers)In words
Pension 68.7% 15,379 Pension: offered by 68.7% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Wellbeing support 38.8% 15,379 Wellbeing support: offered by 38.8% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Private medical insurance 24.9% 15,379 Private medical insurance: offered by 24.9% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Bonus scheme 22.6% 15,379 Bonus scheme: offered by 22.6% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Cycle to work scheme 19.6% 15,379 Cycle to work scheme: offered by 19.6% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Birthday leave 10.1% 15,379 Birthday leave: offered by 10.1% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Share options 6.5% 15,379 Share options: offered by 6.5% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Enhanced parental leave 5.8% 15,379 Enhanced parental leave: offered by 5.8% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Free food 5.4% 15,379 Free food: offered by 5.4% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Enhanced sick pay 4.7% 15,379 Enhanced sick pay: offered by 4.7% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Volunteering days 3.9% 15,379 Volunteering days: offered by 3.9% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
EV / electric car scheme 2.8% 15,379 EV / electric car scheme: offered by 2.8% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Dental cover 2.6% 15,379 Dental cover: offered by 2.6% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Four-day week 2.2% 15,379 Four-day week: offered by 2.2% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Buy extra holiday 2.1% 15,379 Buy extra holiday: offered by 2.1% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Sabbatical 1.3% 15,379 Sabbatical: offered by 1.3% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Menopause support 1.1% 15,379 Menopause support: offered by 1.1% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Earned wage access 0.7% 15,379 Earned wage access: offered by 0.7% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Dog-friendly office 0.5% 15,379 Dog-friendly office: offered by 0.5% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Fertility support 0.5% 15,379 Fertility support: offered by 0.5% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Unlimited holiday 0.5% 15,379 Unlimited holiday: offered by 0.5% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Carers' leave 0.4% 15,379 Carers' leave: offered by 0.4% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Duvet days 0.2% 15,379 Duvet days: offered by 0.2% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Neurodiversity support 0.2% 15,379 Neurodiversity support: offered by 0.2% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).
Pet leave 0% 15,379 Pet leave: offered by 0% of UK employers that list benefits (n=15,379 employers).

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James Costello
James Costello
Founder, ProdReady Recruitment

The research is produced by the founder of ProdReady Recruitment, a UK AI recruitment business. Every figure on this page is computed from UK employers' careers pages, and the text-reading measures are checked by hand against real pages.

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